Explaining Trump Tariffs, Insider Trading, & Crypto Scams—Emerging Economic Realities with Michael Mezzatesta | Rapid Response #7

The horrors persist...but so do we?

Welcome to the Urgent Futures podcast, the show that finds {signals} in the noise. Each week, I sit down with leading thinkers whose research, concepts, and questions clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos.

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Bit of a different episode this week! It’s a recording of my Substack Live with

, where we dive into all the topics listed in the title, plus a few surprises.

It was a fun little experiment that ends up packing a punch—all thanks to Michael’s ability to sensemake such volatile, complex topics. He’s also a past guest of the show, and our original conversation is a fantastic introduction to degrowth and post-growth economics (which we need to be considering now more than ever):

Michael Mezzatesta: Why Isn't the Economy Working? An Economist's Case for Post-Growth | #23

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September 3, 2024
Michael Mezzatesta: Why Isn't the Economy Working? An Economist's Case for Post-Growth | #23

Welcome to the Urgent Futures podcast, the show that finds signal in the noise. Each week, I sit down with leading thinkers whose research, concepts, and questions clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos.

Back with new full episodes next week!

Find more episodes of Urgent Futures at: youtube.com/@UrgentFutures. Past conversations include Taylor Lorenz, Lisa Messeri, Legacy Russell, William E. Rees, Renée DiResta, and more. Here is another recent episode on Bacteria to AI with N. Katherine Hayles: