Why Young Americans Feel Stuck in Today’s Economy — ft. Ed Elson & Kyla Scanlon

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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This episode wraps up Prof G on Economics, a two-part Office Hours series on the forces shaping the economy and your financial life. Ed Elson and Kyla Scanlon discuss how the American Dream is shifting for younger generations, why common economic signals can be misleading, and how to tell the difference between real economic health and financial strain — plus how they make sense of the noise in today’s media landscape. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Welcome to the second and final episode of Profji on economics, a special series focused
1:09.0	on the forces shaping the economy and your financial life.
1:12.3	I'm Ed Elson, co-host of property markets.
1:14.5	I'm joined again by Kyla Scanlan, economic commentator and author of In This Economy,
1:19.6	how money and markets really work.
1:21.1	Together, we will be answering your questions on the economy and what it means for your money.
1:25.5	And if you'd like to submit a question for next time,
1:28.8	you can send a voice recording to office hours ofprofugemedia.com or post your question on the
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