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"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg

Economist and Substack writer Noah Smith and investor Erik Torenberg make sense of what’s happening

Episodes

Total: 75

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

Putin, Tucker, and Russia

2024/2/21

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

A Deep Dive on Tariffs

2024/2/7

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

A Deep Dive into Japan

2024/1/24

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

The Truth About Inflation

2023/12/20

Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the factors contributing to rising grocery prices and the impa

America's View on Immigration

2023/12/13

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