This Week in The Prof G Pod (May 11 - May 17, 2026)

This week, The Prof G Pod tackled a fundamental question running through markets, politics, and personal life: what's the real cost of the choices we're making? From the reshaping of global trade under a Trump-Xi realignment to the hidden expenses of legalized sports gambling, the episodes reveal how decisions that seem individually rational—buying a home, chasing work-life balance, staying calm in volatile markets—often carry systemic consequences we're only beginning to reckon with. Whether examining power dynamics at work or between nations, this week's conversations suggest we're living through a period where the old rules no longer apply, but we haven't yet agreed on what replaces them.