Odd Lots
Hosted by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway · 29 decoded episodes · newest Oct 5, 2026
<p>Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday</p>
Episodes 29
- Oct 5, 2026 · 59 minTreasuries lose their safe-haven statusRising yields and weaker stock-bond diversification could reshape how investors assess US debt, monetary policy, and American financial power.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 3mQatar turned fuel hedging into a pricing weaponThe episode shows how an airline’s hidden exposure to fuel prices can reshape hedging strategy, fares, competition, and financial risk.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 56 minMarkets accelerate as AI spending outruns breadthThe episode examines whether AI-led earnings and capital flows can sustain strong indexes while credit risks, weak breadth, and rapid reversals accumulate underneath.
- Sep 28, 2026 · 29 minLA’s housing ambitions collide with infrastructure realityLos Angeles’s housing and commercial real estate future depends not only on financing and zoning, but on whether basic infrastructure can keep pace.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 39 minHollywood’s production model fractures as AI raises the stakesLos Angeles is losing not only filming activity but also the collaborative workplaces and local spending that once anchored its cultural economy.
- Sep 24, 2026 · 35 minAI Makes Social Media Cheap—and Authenticity ScarceAs generative tools lower the cost of producing posts, creators and marketers must compete on judgment, trust, recognizable formats, and relationships.
- Sep 21, 2026 · 45 minSouthern California bets on factories as strategic infrastructureThe episode examines whether software, aerospace talent, and industrial policy can rebuild U.S. manufacturing capacity without sacrificing efficiency.
- Sep 20, 2026 · 1 minBloomberg launches a personal-finance lens on marketsThe preview frames market news as a practical question about investing, retirement, and everyday financial decisions.
- Sep 19, 2026 · 42 minLos Angeles turns Olympic ambition into a financing and AI testThe conversation connects the practical demands of hosting the 2028 Olympics with a broader question about whether today’s AI investment and dealmaking enthusiasm can endure.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 8mAmerica’s hidden business owners reshape the wealth gapThe episode shows how private business owners, tax structures, and inherited networks have expanded wealth and political influence beyond famous billionaires.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 1mFukuyama tests liberal democracy’s futureThe episode asks whether liberal democracy is suffering a temporary crisis or losing its claim as the endpoint of political development.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 8mOpenAI’s Brockman confronts AI safety’s hardest practical questionsThe episode tests whether frontier AI companies can make safety operational while racing toward systems with increasingly consequential capabilities.