Episode 46: it’s their podcast to explain grammar mistakes i.e. listen!!
We discuss common grammatical mistakes such as “it’s vs its” and “i.e. vs e.g.”
Apr 21, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 46
"Dad I have a question"
10-year-old (now 14!) Luke Rascoff asks his dad questions about politics, the economy, technology and science.
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Episode 45: what are some monopoly tips?
During the quarantine, we are playing some more board games. What are some tips for Monopoly?
Apr 10, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Episode 44: Are websites responsible for what people write on them?
Section 230 of a 1996 law protects internet companies from liability for what their users write online.
Apr 01, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Episode 43: Does home field advantage matter?
Luke explains why home field advantage isn’t such a big deal in sports anymore.
Mar 07, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Episode 42: What is Super Tuesday?
In this episode I discuss with Luke what is Super Tuesday and how the presidential primary and nomination process works.
Feb 14, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Episode 40: Top News of the Decade
In this New Year themed episode, we review the top news stories of 2010-2019. Trump, Obama, Global Warming, Osama Bin Laden and more.
Jan 17, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Episode 39: What is Affirmative Action?
Luke asks what affirmative action is. It’s a tricky topic. We do our best to discuss it without getting too political!
Jan 07, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Episode 38.5: what’s with the Einstein photo?
In this mini episode, Spencer asks Luke: “Luke, I have a question: what’s with the famous photo of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue?”
Jan 02, 2020•2 min
Episode 38: who owns someone’s image after they die?
Who owns someone’s image after they die? We discuss Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. And of course, Mickey Mouse.
Dec 23, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Episode 37: What are you teaching in business school? Disney+
In this episode, Luke learns about Disney’s decision to launch its own streaming service. The discussion is based on Spencer’s Harvard Business School class.
Nov 23, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Episode 36: what are you teaching in business school — corporate culture
In this episode we discuss one of the class topics that Spencer is teaching at Harvard Business School. We discuss the class where we teach about the Netflix corporate culture.
Nov 10, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Episode 35: Why is the government going after big tech companies?
We discuss the antitrust investigations of tech companies like Apple, Amazon and Google
Oct 09, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Episode 34: How does the impeachment process work?
We discuss how the impeachment process works in the House and the Senate. We do NOT discuss whether Trump should be impeached or not though!
Sep 26, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Episode 33: What is private equity?
We discuss what “private equity”, “hedge funds” and “venture capital” are.
Sep 11, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Episode 32: How did the internet begin? Birthday special!
It’s Luke’s 11th birthday! He wants to know how the internet began.
Sep 02, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Episode 31: what’s an inverted yield curve?
We discuss what it means that the yield curve has inverted and explain how that predicts a recession.
Aug 25, 2019•12 min
Episode 30: How baseball rules are changing
We discuss how the rules to baseball are changing. And listen to the end to hear some of Spencer’s crazy ideas on how to improve America’s pastime.
Aug 16, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Episode 29: How not to get scammed
We discuss common internet and telephone scams and how to avoid them.
Aug 08, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Episode 28: What is Wikipedia?
What is Wikipedia and how does it work?
Jul 04, 2019•11 min
Episode 27: What is Facebook’s “Libra” cryptocurrency?
We discuss Facebook’s announcement of “Libra”, its new cryptocurrency and it’s wallet “Calibra” which uses blockchain.
Jun 22, 2019•19 min
Episode 26: What are debit cards and credit cards?
Luke and special guest Katerina learn about debit cards and credit cards.
Jun 11, 2019•17 min
Episode 25: What is Cloud Computing?
We discuss cloud computing and Amazon Web Services.
May 31, 2019•10 min
Episode 24: What is a trade war?
Episode 24: What is a Trade War? What are tariffs?
Apr 26, 2019•12 min
Episode 23: How do utility bills work?
We discuss how the water company, the electricity company and the gas company bill their customers. Plus a bonus discussion of fake grass!
Apr 17, 2019•12 min
Episode 22: How do airline ticket prices work?
We discuss airline ticket prices, supply and demand, and how to save money on airline tickets.
Mar 31, 2019•17 min
Episode 21: What is Franchising?
We discuss how franchising works. McDonalds, Subway, and more!
Mar 10, 2019•14 min
Episode 20: How does Google work (part 2)?
We discuss search engine marketing, Google AdWords, pay-per-click advertising
Mar 02, 2019•14 min
Episode 19: How does Google work (part 1)?
We discuss how google search results work. In the next episode, we will discuss how google makes money.
Feb 23, 2019•22 min
Episode 18: The Sharing Economy
We discuss peer-to-peer companies like Airbnb, Uber, Prosper and more.
Feb 16, 2019•15 min
Episode 17: What are Unions?
Discussion of what Unions are.
Feb 03, 2019•12 min
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