Market Forces
Why Do Prices Soar?
4.7 (34)
73 mins
Explore the surprising rise of greed from virtuous roots, untangle the misunderstood genius behind Nobel laureates, and dive into the shocking tactics of the wealthy. Discover the forgotten history of inequality and the lasting echoes of the 2008 financial crisis. From the secrets of extraordinary wealth to the impactful struggles of the middle class, these stories demystify the complex dance between economics, society, and human nature, posing captivating questions that challenge our understanding of progress, power, and the price we pay.
Ep 1:
The Invisible Hand's Moral Coup
From a Disney line-jumping scam to a secretive 1947 Swiss meeting, discover how economists quietly rewrote our moral rulebook and made greed respectable.
Ep 2:
When Everything Has a Price Tag
A kidney sold for an iPad and a Swiss village's nuclear rebellion reveal a startling truth: putting a price on things can backfire, corrupting the very motives money was meant to reward.
Ep 3:
Putting a Dollar Sign on Death
From Cold War bomber calculus to the cost of a concert ticket, economists learned to price human life itself—unleashing consequences that now strain healthcare, tuition, and society's fairness.
Ep 4:
The Machine That Ate the Middle Class
A steel worker in Gary, Indiana becomes the symbol of a hidden revolution, as technology and trade quietly hollowed out America's middle class while few were watching.
Discussions (16)
Ruby
Level 10 · 9 mo agoPutting a price on human life is so gross 😭
Brooks
Level 4 · 9 mo agoThat cost disease point is true. We get cheap TVs but rent is waaaay up. It feels like extortion.
Sal
Level 3 · 9 mo agoIreland used the Euro in 2002 so it was 15 cents not pence. The 94% drop figure is spot on though.
