FT Alphachat
218 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsAlphachat is the conversational podcast about business and economics produced by the Financial Times in New York. Each week, FT hosts and guests delve into a new theme, with more wonkiness, humour and irreverence than you'll find anywhere else
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Episodes
When (and when not) to get political as a company
April 07, 2017 04:01 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBCardiff Garcia and Shannon Bond explore how companies have tried to capitalise on the politically charged climate that has developed since the campaign and election of Donald Trump, and how it has backfired for some of them. Plus the FT's Anna Nicolaou and Hearst's Troy Young join as guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How persuasion works in business, life and politics
March 31, 2017 04:01 - 59 minutes - 41 MBSocial-psychologist Robert Cialdini joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the psychology of influence and the importance of what you do before attempting to persuade someone, which is the subject of his latest book "Pre-suasion". The two also cover the role of persuasion in politics, specifically the way it has been used by Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Buy, sell or adapt
March 24, 2017 04:01 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBCardiff Garcia talks to Alphaville's Matt Klein and FT senior investment commentator John Authers about the consequences and lessons of a famous call to sell stocks. Then, MIT economist Andrew Lo talks to John about the adaptive markets hypothesis, the subject of his forthcoming book. Clip courtesy of NBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How economics has evolved since the crisis
March 17, 2017 04:01 - 49 minutes - 33.6 MBEconomist and writer Noah Smith joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss how the economics profession reacted to the financial crisis and the questions that economists are now asking, perhaps belatedly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why Texas works
March 10, 2017 05:01 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBWriter Erica Grieder joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss what the rest of America can learn from the economic model of Texas, and how the state will be affected by the Trump administration's trade and immigration policies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UBI in action, and the need for full employment
March 03, 2017 05:01 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWriter Annie Lowrey joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss a pilot project to implement UBI in more than 100 African villages. Then, Alphaville's Matt Klein stops by to debate whether the concept of full employment is complete nonsense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why economic populists always disappoint
February 24, 2017 05:01 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBEconomist Sebastian Edwards joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the modern emergence of populism, and how his research of populist economics can be applied to Donald Trump's economic agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Radical economics, rethought
February 17, 2017 05:01 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFT economics writer Martin Sandbu joins host Cardiff Garcia to discuss economic ideas that would have been considered unthinkably radical or excessive a few years ago, but which are now generating serious discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Airbnb story
February 10, 2017 05:01 - 39 minutes - 27 MBWriter Leigh Gallagher joins Cardiff and Shannon to discuss the founders, the controversies and the future of the tech company that transformed the hospitality industry. It's the subject of Leigh's latest book, out on Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How the world was shaped by goofing off
February 03, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBFrom fashion to music to drinking in pubs, the activities we do for delight and wonder have led to some of history's greatest innovations. Steven Johnson, author of Wonderland: How play made the modern world, joins Cardiff Garcia to discus how what we do for pleasure often has astonishing effects on the serious parts of our lives, much later on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Mauboussin reflects on 30 years in the markets
January 27, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBMichael Mauboussin, author of "The Success Equation" and head of global financial strategies at Credit Suisse, talks to Cardiff Garcia about his recent paper, "Thirty Years: The Ten Attributes of Great Investors". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An investor's playbook for turmoil
January 20, 2017 05:01 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBNicholas Sargen, senior investment advisor and chief economist at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, joins the FT's John Authers to discuss his recent book, Global Shocks: An Investment Guide for Turbulent Markets, and to offer some insight on planning for the Trump era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The social media we deserve
January 13, 2017 05:01 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBLong before the US presidential election, Twitter attracted vitriolic conversation and internet trolls. In this episode, writer Emily Parker joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the challenges of running an alternative social media platform for civil discussion, and why some people will always be drawn to the virality Twitter affords. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What we're watching in 2017
January 06, 2017 05:01 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBFrom drug pricing to corporate debt and the much-anticipated Snap IPO, hosts Shannon Bond and Cardiff Garcia talk with fellow FT journalists about the stories they'll be watching this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Econ film review: Trading Places
December 23, 2016 05:01 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBIzabella Kaminska and a panel of trading and markets experts analyse the film which launched thousands of trading careers and made frozen orange juice futures a household name, the 1983 classic Trading Places. Music credit: "The Marriage of Figaro", composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Published by Musopen, 2012. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gender, class and work, plus the financial year in review
December 16, 2016 05:01 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWhat do some people misunderstand about the white working class in the US and UK? Law professor and author Joan Williams explains. Then, Alphaville's Alex Scaggs and Matt Klein join host Cardiff Garcia to review the year in finance and economics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Charley Ellis on the merits of index investing
December 13, 2016 05:01 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBThe investment consultant and author of "Winning the Loser's Game" joins the FT's John Authers to debate the merits of index investing, the subject of his latest book "The Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new age of language and truth
December 09, 2016 05:01 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBJournalist and television anchor Joe Weisenthal joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the way social media has heralded a new era for language that resembles Homeric Greece more than the age of enlightenment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Keynes vs Hayek: NOW who's winning?
December 02, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 46 MBCardiff Garcia sits down with Nicholas Wapshott, author of Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics, to discuss which economist's ideas are ascendant in the post-crisis cycle, and why both will matter during the Trump administration. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Cuban dissident on Castro's death
December 01, 2016 05:01 - 27 minutes - 19 MBCuban dissident and independent journalist Miriam Leiva speaks with Cardiff Garcia about the death of Fidel Castro, the reaction of Cubans, and her hopes for the economic and diplomatic relationship between Cuba and the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Econ film review: Charlie Chaplin
November 18, 2016 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the second edition of Alphachat's movie review, Izabella Kaminska leads a panel in discussing the economic and financial themes buried in Charlie Chaplin's most iconic films: The Gold Rush, City Lights and Modern Times, and the parallels between the economic landscape then and now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Trump economy
November 11, 2016 05:01 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThe US Alphaville team breaks down the potential macroeconomic and financial-market effects of a Trump presidency, with special guest Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at New York University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
First comes job, then comes...?
November 04, 2016 04:01 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBCardiff Garcia visits co-host Shannon Bond on maternity leave to dig into the real and intangible costs of child rearing, with an assist from some recent data. Then, Catherine Rampell stops by the studio to explain the new economics of marriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The psychology behind what we do with our money
October 28, 2016 04:01 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBResearchers Colin Camerer and Cary Frydman recently uncovered new facts about the psychological and neuroscientific processes that influence our financial decision making habits. They join host Cardiff Garcia to discuss further. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alphachatterbox: The life of Alan Greenspan
October 21, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBAlan Greenspan's reputation over five decades in public life has gone through wilder swings than the value of technology stocks or Las Vegas real estate during his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. Author Sebastian Mallaby has produced the definitive account of Mr Greenspan's life, career, and the context in which he operated in a new book, The Man Who Knew. He joins FT Alphaville's Matt Klein to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clinton's and Trump's tax plans, and the pound
October 14, 2016 04:01 - 37 minutes - 26 MBBuried deep in this week's US election news was a fresh analysis of the candidates' tax plans from the Tax Policy Center. Cardiff Garcia is joined by the FT's Mary Childs and Alex Scaggs to discuss the inverse impacts of the two economic proposals. The three also discuss what triggered the flash crash of the pound. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alphachatterbox: Tim Harford on the unheralded virtues of messiness
October 04, 2016 07:13 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBTim Harford tells Cardiff Garcia how disorder, messiness and confusion can have surprising benefits, often making us more creative and resilient. It is the subject of Tim's latest book titled Messy: The power of disorder to transform our lives. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The economics of "social capital"
September 30, 2016 04:00 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MBThe FT's Cardiff Garcia talks to writer Ryan Avent about the importance of social capital in an increasingly digitised and labour-abundant economy. The two also discuss recent shifts in global monetary policy. Ryan is a columnist at The Economist and author of the new book, "The Wealth of Humans". Visit FT.com/Alphachatfor show notes and links. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The economics of "social capital"
September 30, 2016 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe FT's Cardiff Garcia talks to writer Ryan Avent about the importance of social capital in an increasingly digitised and labour-abundant economy. The two also discuss recent shifts in global monetary policy. Ryan is a columnist at The Economist and author of the new book, "The Wealth of Humans". Visit FT.com/Alphachatfor show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to price in a Trump or Clinton presidency?
September 23, 2016 04:01 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBCiti's chief global political analyst Tina Fordham joins Cardiff Garcia for a trip around the global economy to discuss the economic risks of either a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton victory in November. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Forecasting the next-generation political economy
September 14, 2016 04:01 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBForecasts about geopolitics and economics are often distorted by flawed institutional incentives and a range of cognitive biases. Dan Drezner, a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, tells Cardiff Garcia and Mary Childs how forecasters typically go wrong, and he outlines what he calls the five "known unknowns" that will frame the political economy of the next generation. The three also discuss the foreign policy views of Donald Trump and Hillary Clin...
Forecasting the next-generation political economy
September 14, 2016 04:01 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBForecasts about geopolitics and economics are often distorted by flawed institutional incentives and a range of cognitive biases. Dan Drezner, a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, tells Cardiff Garcia and Mary Childs how forecasters typically go wrong, and he outlines what he calls the five "known unknowns" that will frame the political economy of the next generation. The three also discuss the foreign policy views of Donald Trump and Hillary Clin...
A trip through Trumpland
September 06, 2016 04:01 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBSociologist Arlie Hochschild spent five years in the Louisiana bayou as part of her study of the American right. Hochschild tells host Cardiff Garcia how Donald Trump's nomination has appealed to the Louisiana residents who feel their story has increasingly been ignored. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The drug price short
September 02, 2016 04:01 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBCorporate villains are sometimes behind sudden increases in drug prices, but these unwanted surprises are often the result of a complicated and opaque healthcare system. The FT's David Crow joins Cardiff Garcia and Mary Childs to discuss in this snack-sized episode of the weekly podcast. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The protectionist policy controlling Canadian milk prices
August 26, 2016 04:01 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBThe price of milk in Canada is disproportionately higher than it is in the US or even France, thanks to a government policy known as Supply Management implemented in the 1970s to protect dairy farmers from market instability. What does this policy mean in practice and how does it affect Canada's involvement in global trade? FT Alphaville's Cardiff Garcia and Matt Klein discuss with guest George Pearkes, Canadian expat and macroeconomic strategist at Bespoke Investment Group. Visit FT.com/Alph...
The inaugural econ film review: Tron and Tron Legacy
August 19, 2016 04:01 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBAlphaville's Izzy Kaminska leads a rousing panel analysing the economic and financial themes as well as the two visions of the tech industry portrayed in the Tron movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alphachatterbox: Heidi Williams on the economics of medical innovation
August 05, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBThe 2015 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and MIT professor joins host Cardiff Garcia to discuss her work on the incentive systems that drive innovation in medical technology, including the effect of patents on the development of early stage cancer drug treatments. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alphachatterbox: Gavyn Davies and Tyler Cowen on the productivity puzzle
July 29, 2016 04:01 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBFT Alphaville's Izabella Kaminska leads Gavyn Davies, chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management and an FT blogger, and Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University, in a discussion on the forces causing productivity stagnation. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. This conversation was recorded at the FT Festival of Finance on July 1, 2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tackling the housing 'trilemma', and the business of MMA
July 22, 2016 04:01 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBWhat are the economic and social tradeoffs of deciding where to live and how can one measure these? An economist at the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis joins Cardiff Garcia and Kara Scannell to discuss a system he developed for this exact purpose. Then, how did a failing business promoting mixed martial arts grow to become a global brand valued at $4bn? Cardiff talks the economics of the sport with John S. Nash, a writer for the UFC and MMA industry website Bloodyelbow.com. Visit FT.com/Al...
With all eyes on Brexit, what aren't we seeing?
July 15, 2016 04:01 - 29 minutes - 20 MBEconomists, analysts and bloggers in attendance at the FT's Festival of Finance weigh in on the global economic activity we might be missing because of Brexit-myopia. Then Cardiff Garcia quizzes Tyler Cowen, blogger and economist at George Mason University, in a game of "Overrated, Underrated", and guest co-host Kara Scannell discusses JP Morgan's lift in bank teller wages. Visit FT.com/Alphachat for show notes and links. Music by Minden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Fact-checking Brexit claims with Tim Harford
July 01, 2016 04:00 - 26 minutes - 60.2 MBTim Harford joins host Cardiff Garcia to discuss the potential economic effects of the UK leaving the EU. The referendum campaigns that preceded Brexit included a number of exaggerations and, in some cases, outright lies. But there are also nuanced and difficult questions that cannot be answered definitively, and deserve careful scrutiny. Music by Minden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Credit and crises, and the economic shocks of 2016 thus far
June 24, 2016 04:01 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBDuring normal economic cycles, increasing credit hides an economy's deeper problems, but when a financial crisis hits, all of that credit flips from shock absorber to shock multiplier. Professor of economics Alan Taylor explains his research. Then, FT journalists discuss some of the biggest shocks of 2016, including the change in perception at the Fed over what type of monetary policy would benefit the US economy. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Social bonds served up at McDonald's, the US education divide, and a look at Wall St post-crisis
June 17, 2016 04:01 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBAcross the US, McDonald's restaurants serve an underappreciated role: as defacto community centres for people at the margins of society. It's a story chronicled by bond trader-turned-journalist Chris Arnade, who talks to the FT's Cardiff Garcia and Mary Childs about why this happened. They also discuss how access to education shapes modern American society, and whether Wall Street employees have been punished enough for the role played by their industry in the 2008 financial crisis. Visit FT....
The economics of striking a work-life balance
June 10, 2016 04:01 - 39 minutes - 22.8 MBFinding a balance between work and your personal life matters not just to you and your family; it can also make companies and the economy in general more productive. Economist and author Heather Boushey joins Cardiff Garcia and Mary Childs to discuss the many policy provisions, from paid family leave to flexible work schedules, that could improve this productivity, and Cardiff and Mary dive deeper into hedge fund culture. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. Music by Minden. Hos...
Maria Konnikova on psychology, work, and why we all get conned
June 06, 2016 04:00 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBMaria Konnikova, a writer and author of “The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It… Every Time” talks to host Cardiff Garcia about her work and the challenge of judging the quality of social-science research. The two also discuss big data, open-plan offices, sleep and the psychological effects of pornography. Maria also describes the methods and traits of con artists, and explains why everyone is susceptible to being a victim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's going on in hedge fund land?
June 03, 2016 04:01 - 37 minutes - 26 MBMany investors are questioning the benefit of allocating chunks of their money to hedge funds after recent bouts of financial market turbulence and poor performance. The FT's US financial correspondent Mary Childs joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the big players and their idiosyncratic personalities, contentious issues like fees and benchmarking metrics, and the institutional lack of diversity among top fund managers. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. Music by Minden. See ac...
What's going on in hedge fund land?
June 03, 2016 04:01 - 37 minutes - 26 MBMany investors are questioning the benefit of allocating chunks of their money to hedge funds after recent bouts of financial market turbulence and poor performance. The FT's US financial correspondent Mary Childs joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the big players and their idiosyncratic personalities, contentious issues like fees and benchmarking metrics, and the institutional lack of diversity among top fund managers. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. Music by Minden. Hosted o...
Spotlight on the Australian economy
May 27, 2016 04:01 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBGuy Debelle, assistant governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, discusses with Cardiff Garcia and Matt Klein how decisions by the Federal Reserve have an effect on Australian monetary policy (and how they don't), Australia's experience with capital account liberalisation, fluctuations in the Chinese economy, and the foreign exchange code of conduct from the Bank of International Settlements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The life and times of Paul Volcker: Part 2
May 22, 2016 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBIn the second half of the extended interview, former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker discusses his appointment as president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York, his famous tenure as Fed chair in the 1980s, and some of his thoughts on the current financial system. Hosted by Cardiff Garcia. Visit FT.com/alphachat for a full transcript of the interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The life and times of Paul Volcker: Part 1
May 22, 2016 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBThe former chairman of the Federal Reserve talks to host Cardiff Garcia about the years prior to his inflation-fighting days of the 1980s, including his economics education, early career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and US treasury, and his role in ending the Bretton Woods system of global finance. Visit FT.com/alphachat for a full transcript of the interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.