Podcast: Economics & Beyond

Alan Light
Alan Light, veteran music journalist and host of 鈥淚n The Light鈥 on SiriusXM, talks to Rob Johnson about the social and political role of music and its relationship to youth culture over time. Light and Rob discuss how the silo-ization of music subcultures has faded in the streaming era, and how social media influencers are challenging musicians for the central place in youth culture.
Ashley Monet & Brandon Dixon
Ashley Monet & Brandon Dixon: Artistic Healing and the Future of Detroit
Naomi Klein & Avi Lews
Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis: A High-Tech Coronavirus Dystopia 鈥 Technology and Surveillance Meet the Shock Doctrine
Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik: The Future of Developing Countries and Globalization After the Pandemic

George Akerlof: Economics鈥 Sins of Omission
Rob talks to Nobel laureate economist George Akerlof about economics鈥 bias against the 鈥渟oft鈥 social scientific perspectives of anthropology, sociology, and psychology in favor of 鈥渉ard鈥 economic models that attempt to replicate iron-clad scientific laws. They also discuss how to reform the economics profession and the needs of a new generation of economists.

Henry Ponder
Dr. Henry Ponder, former President of Talladega College, Benedict College, and Fisk University, talks to Rob about the responsibility of leaders and the future of American universities after the pandemic.