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Author and journalist Tim Harford looked at the inventions that have had the greatest impact on today’s economy.

New York University media, culture and communication professor Finn Brunton talked about digital currencies.

Technology journalists Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant talked about their book, User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play, in which they…

American Enterprise Institute scholar Michael Strain argued that the future is bright for those who want to become successful in the United States.

Mary Gray talked about her book, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass, in which she reported on the workforce that drives large technology companies…

Amity Shlaes talked about her book, Great Society: A New History of the 1960s in America, in which she compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those happening in present-day times.…

Steven Greenhouse talked about his book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, on the challenges facing American workers. He was interviewed by…

David Enrich, finance editor at the New York Times, took a critical look at the history and current business practices of Germany’s Deutsche Bank.

Ed Stack, chair and CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, talked about his book, It’s How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference., on building a multibillion dollar business…

Charles Schwab, founder and former CEO of the eponymous financial firm, talked about his book, Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest, on his life and career.

Joe Ricketts talked about his book, The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur’s Memoir, in which he offered insights into becoming an entrepreneur and founding TD…

Journalist Kate Aronoff discussed the history of socialism and what democratic socialism might look like in America.

Historian Gretchen Sorin looked at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of African Americans, providing a new freedom that was supported by black-owned businesses and…

Vanderbilt University Professor Brian Fitzpatrick talked about his book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions, in which he offered his thoughts on class action lawsuits.

Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan Robinson looked at socialism in the 21st century.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor discussed black homeownership and the role of banks and the real estate industry.

Robert Lawson, professor of economics at SMU, discussed his book, Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World.

Aaron Glantz talked about his book, Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Shady Banks and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions out of Their Homes and…

Adam Minter reported on the export of used goods and the impact “secondhand” culture has on American and global economics.

Computer and Information Science professors Michael Kearns & Aaron Roth talked about their book, The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design.