The 10 Best Odd Lots Podcast Episodes
1) What a Bakery Can Tell Us About the Economy Right Now
We talk a lot about macroeconomic trends on the podcast. What's happening with inflation? Is the labor market too hot? Will there be a recession next year? On this episode of Odd Lots, we take a close...Show More
2) What Truckers Already Know About the Future of Electronic Worker Surveillance
Thanks to work from home, and other trends, workers are being electronically monitored by their bosses like never before. But some industries have had experience with this for awhile. Truck drivers, i...Show More
3) The Trucking Episode: Why the Industry Is Such a Mess
You can't talk about the problems in logistics and supply chains right now without talking about trucking. Once goods are unloaded from ships, trucks are the dominant mode of domestic freight. However...Show More
4) Foxconn Has a Plan to Upend the Electric Vehicle Industry
Most people think of Foxconn as the company that assembles iPhones. But it's a lot more than that. In fact the company really got started by manufacturing all of the tiny components and connectors for...Show More
5) The Harvard Endowment Is on the Verge of Losing Its Crown
For years, the Harvard Endowment has easily been the largest endowment of any university. But as of right now, it's at risk of losing its crown to the University of Texas. So what happened? It's a com...Show More
6) The Treasury Payment System Elon Musk Now Has Access To
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have gained access to a unit within the Treasury Department called the Bureau of Fiscal Service. But what does this unit actually do? How c...Show More
7) The Labor Episode: How the Omni Hotel Chain Is Dealing With Hiring Right Now
One of the big stories in the economy right now is the high number of unfilled job openings in the leisure and hospitality sectors. There are numerous theories for why these businesses have had a hard...Show More
8) How Instagram Turned Into a Giant Market for Food
How Instagram Turned Into a Giant Market for Food
9) Two Researchers Explain How Quants Are Going To Revolutionize Long-Term Investing
When we think of computer-driven or "quant" investing, we often think fast moves, algorithms making buy and sell orders at incredibly short timeframes. So in theory, the likes of great long-term inves...Show More
10) Isabella Weber on the Big Rethink of Inflation
Earlier this year, Odd Lots talked about the idea of companies taking advantage of bottlenecks and other disruptions to raise their prices. Since then, the notion of this type of corporate-led inflati...Show More