Economist and Substack writer Noah Smith and investor Erik Torenberg make sense of what’s happening
In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg are joined by Brad Hargreaves, the founde
This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the changing racial dynamics in the U.S
This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimi
This week Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg sit down to deconstruct several economic theories dealing wi
This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the role of tariffs in the world econom
This week, economist Eli Dourado joins Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg to explore the concept of the G
This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore several aspects of Japan’s work system,
This week Erik Torenberg and Noah Smith are joined by Itay Vinik, Co-Founder & Chief Investment
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the resignation of Harvard's President Claudine Gay as well as
This week Dan Romero joins Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg to discuss the overuse of the term “fascism
For this episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg are joined by Sebastian Bensusan, an Argentinian eng
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the factors contributing to rising grocery prices and the impa
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the debate on immigration, including open borders vs border en
Noah Smith joins Age of Miracles hosts Packy McCormick and Julia DeWahl to discuss the future of nuc
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the rise in pseudoscience, the “administrification” in America
This is a bonus episode for Econ 102 listeners of The Riff with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg, rec
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Noah’s travel reflections from Singapore, the recent San Franc
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the new geopolitical dynamics in Asia and the Middle East, why
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the state of the economy, whether tech and the VC ecosystem ar
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto (a16z), the last w