Episode 76: what happened with Silicon Valley Bank?
Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the US, failed this week. We discuss.
Mar 11, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 76
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10-year-old (now 14!) Luke Rascoff asks his dad questions about politics, the economy, technology and science.
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Episodes
Episode 75: what is the trillion dollar coin?
We discuss the US debt ceiling and the concept of the trillion dollar coin.
Feb 06, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Episode 74: What is Chat-GPT?
We explain what Chat-GPT is, pros and cons, and potential ways it could make money.
Dec 25, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Episode 73: what is the inflation reduction act?
We discuss the new law’s impact on the climate and tax rates
Aug 24, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Episode 72: What are call options?
We discuss call options and put options.
May 07, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Episode 71: What is a poison pill?
We discuss poison pills, and Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter stock.
Apr 16, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Episode 70: What is a stock split?
We discuss stock splits, reverse stock splits, and Amazon’s pending 20-1 split.
Mar 28, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Episode 69: What is a class action lawsuit?
We explain what a class action lawsuit is, and some pros and cons of them.
Mar 13, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Episode 68: What is activist investing?
We discuss activist campaigns and activist investing.
Feb 15, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Episode 67: Does Artificial Intelligence do more good than harm?
We discuss the good and bad of AI, and if one outweighs the other.
Jan 25, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Episode 66: What is Web3?
We discuss Web3, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and DAOs.
Dec 13, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Episode 65: What is Quantum Computing?
We discuss quantum computing and how it is different from classical computers with Special Guest Chad Rigetti, founder and CEO of Rigetti Computing #Quantum #QuantumComputing #Rigetti
Nov 24, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Episode 64: What is the metaverse?
We discuss Facebook’s name change and the concept of the metaverse.
Oct 31, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Episode 63: What’s the deal with Rubik’s Cubes?
In this episode Luke teaches Spencer everything there is to know about Rubik’s cubing!
Aug 30, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Episode 62: How does a sport get added to the Olympics?
We discuss the process that sports go through to be added to the Olympics and share our top seven events we think should be added.
Aug 02, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Episode 61: What is the Rule of 72?
The Rule of 72 can be used to calculate how long it will take for the value of an investment to double.
Jun 20, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Episode 60: What is an NFT?
We discuss what an NFT is, with special guest John Brennan!
Mar 16, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Episode 59: what is the deal with GameStop and the stock market?
We discuss the recent stock market volatility and the stock of GameStop, Robinhood, and “shorting” the market
Jan 31, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Episode 58: What are dividends?
We discuss what are stock dividends and also what are stock buybacks?
Jan 05, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Episode 57: How does Congress work?
Special guest star, Jake Rascoff (Luke’s uncle), who works on Capital Hill for a Member of Congress.
Dec 12, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Episode 56: What is a mutual fund?
We discuss mutual funds and ETFs
Nov 22, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Episode 55: What is a SPAC?
We discuss what is a “Special Purpose Acquisition Company” or a “SPAC”.
Oct 20, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Episode 54: How do Supreme Court Justices Make Decisions?
We discuss different judicial philosophies. Katerina (age 9) is our guest star.
Sep 28, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Episode 53: Why is Fortnite not in the App Store?
We discuss how Apple and Google run their app stores and why Fortnite was kicked out of the App Store
Aug 16, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Episode 52: What did Luke learn in his business class?
Luke discusses what he learned in his entrepreneurship class this summer.
Aug 02, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Episode 51: What is an IPO?
We discuss Initial Public Offerings, when and why companies go public, and how direct listings work.
Jul 19, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Episode 50: What is Freedom of Speech?
What is Freedom of Speech and what are the limitations on it? We discuss the First Amendment and Free Speech. #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #FreedomOfSpeech #1stAmendment
Jun 13, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Episode 49: What is a mortgage?
We explain what a mortgage is, and the pros and cons of having one.
May 17, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Episode 48: what is Machine Learning?
We discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning.
May 06, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Episode 47: What is rent control?
We discuss rent control, and it’s pros and cons, with special guest 8 year old Katerina!
Apr 28, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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