Second Request Podcast
1) Price Discrimination Laws—the Dormant Half of Our Antitrust Laws that Can Save Our Economy
In this Capitol Forum podcast, Executive Editor Teddy Downey speaks with Catherine Simonsen—co-founder of the newly launched Simonson Susman LLP and former FTC antitrust enforcer—about the long-neglec...Show More
2) How Courts Interpret Copyright in the Age of AI
Generative AI is testing the limits of copyright law — and the courts are starting to weigh in. Teddy Downey speaks with Keith Kupferschmid, CEO of the Copyright Alliance, about: The legal sta...Show More
3) Steris/Synergy a Decade Out: A Retrospective Assessment
In this episode, Capitol Forum’s Nate Soderstrom sits down with Jeremy Sanford, partner at Econic Partners and former FTC economist, to discuss his new paper on the 2015 Steris/Synergy merger—a key po...Show More
4) Trump’s Trade Letters and the August 1st Deadline
In this wide-ranging conversation, Capitol Forum Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Beth Baltzan — former Counselor to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai — and Capitol Forum Trade Corre...Show More
5) Patenting and Pricing Eliquis, Ozempic, and Other Medicare-Targeted Drugs
Teddy Downey, Executive Editor of The Capitol Forum, sits down with Tahir Amin, co-founder of I-MAK, to discuss the pharmaceutical industry’s misuse of the U.S. patent system—and what it costs America...Show More
6) Proposed Breakups of Live Nation/Ticketmaster with Tommy Dorfman
What happens when one company dominates every aspect of an industry—from venues and ticketing to artist access and local politics? In this in-depth interview, The Capitol Forum’s Teddy Downey speaks w...Show More
7) Google’s Role in Digital Advertising with Ari Paparo
Ari Paparo has done it all in digital advertising—from DoubleClick and Google to founding Beeswax and covering the DOJ antitrust trial as an independent analyst. In this conversation with Capitol ...Show More
8) Promoting AI Innovation Through Competition
9) Who’s Really Shaping RFK Jr.’s Health Agenda? Inside the Maha Influencers
In this Capitol Forum podcast, Executive Editor Teddy Downey is joined by Jeremy Furchtgott and Riley Kruse of Baron Public Affairs to unpack the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement shaping RFK...Show More
10) Textiles, Trade & National Security: A Conversation with Parkdale Mills COO Davis Warlick