The Prof G Pod Transcripts

When to Sell Your Stocks, and How to Survive a High-Pressure Job

No Mercy / No Malice: Shoulders of Giants

The Week: The Hidden Debt Behind the AI Boom

The New Rules of Money in Your 20s — with Jack Raines

Do Ivy League Degrees Actually Matter? Plus, When to Rent vs. Buy

China Decode: China's Bid for AI Dominance, and Chinese Food Trends (ft. @BlondieinChina)

How Much Money Is Enough? Plus, Why AI Won’t Replace Financial Advisors — with Jack Raines

No Mercy / No Malice Turns 10

The Week: China Is Undercutting America’s AI Boom

Inside the Anti-Social Century — with Derek Thompson

Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change? Plus, The Right Way to Diversify

China Decode: The World Now Views China More Favorably Than the U.S. (ft. Selina Xu)

Fixing AI's Branding Problem + Advice for Anxious Public Speakers

No Mercy / No Malice: 1999.AI

The Week: The Cost of Being Young in America

The New Playbook for Resisting Authoritarianism — with Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer

Is an MBA Still Worth It? and the Future of Legacy Media

China Decode: China Drops Its Jobs Target, Tencent Buys Back Manus, and the Rise of "Tier 3 City" Living

What SpaceX's IPO Means for Tech Stocks, and Coping With Panic Attacks

No Mercy / No Malice: War on the Young

The Week: Who Does the Market Actually Work For?

Why OpenAI Bought a Podcast — with TBPN’s John Coogan and Jordi Hays

The Fed's Next Move, and How Couples Should Actually Handle Money

China Decode: Ballistic Missile Test, Europe's AC Addiction, and China's AI Coding Challenger

Why AI Stocks Are Overvalued + Are Networking Events Actually Worth It?

What Comes After the Iran War? — with Rep. Jim Himes

How to Build Wealth on Less Than $60K a Year + Investing for Retirement Income (ft. Nick Maggiulli)

China Decode: Apple's China Chip Play, DeepSeek Seeking Billions, and the Californication of Chinese Food

Is Wall Street Rigging the Game for SpaceX? Plus, What Investment Banking Really Teaches You

No Mercy / No Malice: World Cup Experience

The Week: Iran, Brexit, SpaceX, and the Business of Sports

The Crisis of Adulthood — with John Burn-Murdoch

Rebranding the Democratic Party + The College Affordability Crisis

China Decode: Hong Kong's AI Crackdown, Lululemon’s Marketing Backlash, and World Cup Fever

Trump Accounts, the Collapse of Local News, and Conversations with Your Parents

No Mercy / No Malice: Europe IRL

The Week: SpaceX, Iran, and the World's First Trillionaire

America at 250 — with Heather Cox Richardson

Anthropic's Insane Valuation + The Future of Marketing

China Decode: Why China Got Locked Out of SpaceX and America’s Biggest IPOs (ft. Ed Elson)

The Business of Media: 60 Minutes, Billionaire Owners, and the Podcast Economy — with Sara Fischer

No Mercy / No Malice: The Weight

The Week: Iran, IPO Mania, and the New American Dream

The New Rules of Power — with Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill

The Story Behind Raging Moderates + Why Jeff Bezos Is Wrong About Taxes

China Decode: The AI Race Just Took a Stunning Turn

How to Fix the Tax Code + the Problem With Corporate Jargon

No Mercy / No Malice: Optimization

The Week: AI, GLP-1s, and Scott's Iran War Reversal

Why People Are Losing Faith in Healthcare

Is Energy the Next Big Trade? + How to Actually Tax Billionaires

China Decode: Can China Challenge Nvidia’s Dominance?

Is AI Coming for Your Boss? + How To Become a Better Storyteller

No Mercy / No Malice: Magnanimity

The Week: Iran, SpaceX, and a Nervous Bond Market

Can Democrats Still Govern? — with Gavin Newsom

Should You Still Trust US Stocks? + Leaving Corporate America in Your 20s

China Decode: Why China Keeps Selling U.S. Treasuries

The Real Problem with CEO Pay, and Why Young Men Don’t Volunteer Anymore

No Mercy / No Malice: Art of the Sellout

How America Became a Loophole Economy

Why Trump's Iran Strikes Are Unconstitutional — with David French

Why Happiness Has Nothing to Do With Success — with Arthur Brooks

China Decode: Trump Promised to Be Tough on China. Xi Outplayed Him.

How to Resist the Attention Economy — with Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

No Mercy / No Malice: Coexistence or Confrontation?

What This Week Revealed About Power

We Legalized Sports Gambling. Now We're Paying for It — ft. Jonathan D. Cohen

Why Markets Don't Panic Anymore + How to Build Real Relationships at Work

China Decode: The Trump-Xi Meeting That Could Reshape the Global Economy

Is Homeownership Still Worth It? + Why Work-Life Balance Is a Myth

No Mercy / No Malice: Apocalypse No

The Economy Is Rigged for Billionaires — ft. Gary Stevenson

Landing Your First Senior Role + The Friendship Recession

China Decode: China Is Beating the U.S. in Space?!

The $84 Trillion Wealth Transfer + The Real Value in Prediction Markets

No Mercy / No Malice: The Reckoning

Can AI Help You Start a Company? + What Social Media Regulation Really Means

The Iran War Has No Exit — ft. Ian Bremmer

Raging Moderates: Trump Blames Democrats, Demands His Ballroom, and Attacks Jimmy Kimmel Again (ft. Sen. Rand Paul)

China Decode: The U.S. vs China AI Battle Is Getting Ugly

Why International Stocks Are Beating the S&P + How Scott Invests his Money

No Mercy / No Malice: Freedom of Navigation

The Case for Making Up with China, and Which Car Company Is Winning the Energy Crisis?

America Has a Moral Problem, Not a Political One — with David Brooks

Raging Moderates: How Trump’s Iran War Could Break the GOP (ft. Ben Shapiro)

China Decode: The AI Advantage No One Is Talking About

The Unemployment Spike Nobody's Talking About + Why the SpaceX IPO Doesn't Add Up

No Mercy / No Malice: Moonshot

The Truth About GLP-1s, Caring for Aging Parents, and When to Accelerate Your Career

Why the Rich Want to Live Forever — with Kara Swisher

Raging Moderates: Trump Spirals as Iran Blockade Triggers Recession Fears (ft. Sen. Chris Murphy)

China Decode: China Steps In as Trump’s Ceasefire Unravels

The Democrat Who Could Flip Texas and Pivoting Out of a Dying Industry

No Mercy / No Malice: Break Now, Fix Later

Trump’s Toxic Leadership, How to Stop Underselling Yourself, and Firing Bad Clients

When Do Protests Actually Work? — with Erica Chenoweth

Raging Moderates: Trump Threatens to WIPE OUT Iran and Triggers 25th Amendment Calls (preview)

No Mercy / No Malice: Chokepoints

What to Do if AI Comes for Your Job — with Aneesh Raman

Schools Are Teaching Kids the Wrong Things — with Ted Dintersmith

Raging Moderates: Trump & Pentagon Now Completely Delusional on War Strategy (preview)

China Decode: China Walks a Dangerous Line as Iran War Escalates

Is AI Killing Entry-Level Jobs? And Why Senior Care Is Booming

No Mercy / No Malice: The Manosphere & Robert Mueller

Scott’s Greatest Legacy and Why Your 20s Are Overrated

How Do We Fix America’s Tax Problem? — with Senator Cory Booker

Raging Moderates: Did Trump Already LOSE the War in Iran? (ft. Ian Bremmer and Dan Senor)

Why the Grifter Economy Is Booming, Raising Money-Smart Kids and Forming Your Own Opinions

No Mercy / No Malice: Patient(s) Zero

Is AI Killing Advertising? & Scott’s Best Financial Decision

Can Journalism Survive AI? — with NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien

China Decode: China’s Long Game in the Middle East

Scott on Losing His Dad, Family Traditions, and Handling Criticism

No Mercy / No Malice: The Resistance Comes for OpenAI

Scott Responds to the Paternity Leave Backlash, Patriotism in America, and more

Peter Zeihan on How the War With Iran Could Reshape the Global Economy

Raging Moderates: The Trump Administration Can’t Get Their Iran War Story Straight

China Decode: How the Iran War Inflation Will Impact China

Does Wealth Make You Selfish?, How Scott Stays Informed, and Negotiating Equity Deals

No Mercy / No Malice: The Worst Acquisition in History, Again

Scott’s Early Career Advice, How Dating Apps Are Making You Lonelier, and Navigating Conflict With Business Partners

Meredith Whittaker on Who Controls Your Data in the Age of AI

Raging Moderates: War in Iran Backfires as MAGA Turns on Trump

China Decode: What Trump’s War With Iran Means for China and Global Oil

Fareed Zakaria on the Endgame in Iran

Speaking Up at Work, Scott’s Guide to Fundraising, and The Case for Atheism

BREAKING: Raging Moderates Now Five Days a Week

First Time Founders: Is Cohere the Next AI Powerhouse?

No Mercy / No Malice: The Epstein Tax

Raising Young Men, The Case for College in the AI Age, and Relationship Red Flags

Will the U.S. Go to War With Iran? — with Karim Sadjadpour

Raging Moderates: Trump's "Forgettable" State of the Union

China Decode: Trump’s Trade War Turns Into a Win for China

Is Scott Friends with Tech CEOs?, Who Should Run in 2028, and Overcoming Rejection

No Mercy / No Malice: The Algebra of Resistance

The Economics of Undocumented Labor, Scott’s Plans for SXSW, and Should Parents Leave the U.S.?

Kai Ryssdal on Why the Economy Isn’t as Strong as It Looks

Raging Moderates: Censoring Stephen Colbert Backfires

China Decode: What the Fire Horse Reveals About China’s Past and Future

No Mercy / No Malice: Role Models

Trump and Canada, How ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ Affects Scott’s Investments, and the Power of Focus

Why CEOs Are Getting AI Wrong — with Ethan Mollick

Raging Moderates: Trump’s Sparking Culture War Fights to Bury the Epstein Scandal

China Decode: Why China is Sorting Kids into “Genius Camps”

Is Reddit Still a Buy? Democratic Strategy and Rethinking Financial Advisors

No Mercy / No Malice: Resistance Infrastructure

Scott Galloway Answers Your Questions on Resist and Unsubscribe

Why America Feels So Unhappy — with Derek Thompson

Raging Moderates: Confronting the Ethical Vacuum Exposed by Trump and Epstein

China Decode: Trump Warns American Allies on China—But Beijing Keeps Winning

Starting Businesses With Friends, Why We’re So Divided, and the Danger of Keeping Score in Relationships

First Time Founders: Has Substack Changed Media For Good?

No Mercy / No Malice: Resist and Unsubscribe

Scott’s Struggle With Body Dysmorphia, the Affordability Crisis, and the Cost of Ambition

America Is Entering a Dangerous Moment — with Timothy Snyder

Raging Moderates: Trump Pulls Back in Minneapolis as Democrats Turn Up Pressure on ICE

China Decode: Inside Xi’s Shocking Military Purge

Why Podcasts Are the New TV, Careers After 50, and Divorce With Kids

No Mercy / No Malice: License to Intervene

What Mayor Mamdani Is Getting Right (and Wrong), Career Risk, and Letting Your Kids Go

Trump’s World Order — Live from Davos, with Niall Ferguson

Raging Moderates: A Year of Trump 2.0; A Decade of the War on Truth (ft. Heather Cox Richardson)

China Decode: Did the U.S. Push Its Allies Closer to China?

No Mercy / No Malice: The ‘Vcel’ Movement

Why Young Americans Feel Stuck in Today’s Economy — ft. Ed Elson & Kyla Scanlon

The Crisis of Truth in American Politics — with Sam Harris

Raging Moderates: Is This a Turning Point for America? (ft. Sarah Longwell)

How to Think About Careers, Global Risk, and Teaching Money — ft. Ed Elson & Kyla Scanlon

No Mercy / No Malice: Rare Earths

Why Scott Shut Down His AI Persona, His Daily Routine, and When to Give Kids Money

The Biggest Global Risks for 2026 — with Ian Bremmer

Raging Moderates: Can Democrats Criticize Trump’s Invasion Without Defending Maduro?

China Decode: The U.S. Attack on Venezuela is All About China

First Time Founders: This Former Trader Built A Luxury Clothing Brand

No Mercy / No Malice: Slow Dopa

No Mercy / No Malice: The Cult of Therapy

How to Get Involved in Politics, How Scott Galloway Writes, and How He Follows the News

Ukraine and America’s Credibility Crisis — with Anne Applebaum

Raging Moderates: How Rage Bait Runs Our Economy

China Decode: How China Is Breaking the World of Trade

The Case for National Service, How to Avoid Burnout, and How Scott Galloway Became Prof G

Raging Moderates: MAGA in Turmoil — MTG Out, Mamdani In, and Major Legal Blow

China Decode: Inside China’s Economic Slowdown — and the Gig Workers Keeping It Moving