Odd Lots
Hosted by Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway · 30 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 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 30
- 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.
- Sep 12, 2026 · 1h 15mCopper demand races ahead of the mines needed to supply itThe gap between electrification ambitions and copper supply reflects a broader collision between technology, industrial capacity, geopolitics, and environmental constraints.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 18mBridgewater CIO warns AI could outrun human controlThe episode connects AI’s near-term economic disruption to a harder question: whether institutions can regulate systems that may eventually evade human control.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 0mRetail theft rings turn store security into a surveillance dilemmaOrganized theft now reaches stores, marketplaces, payment systems, and supply chains, forcing retailers to weigh losses against safety, privacy, and convenience.
- Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 1mCash still dominates the hidden economyThe episode shows why illicit finance persists across cash, trade, banking, and stablecoins even as governments expand regulation.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 1mLasers promise cheap defense, but power and weather still decideDirected-energy weapons could change the economics of defending against drones and missiles, but infrastructure, supply chains, and battlefield conditions limit their reach.
- Sep 3, 2026 · 45 minTreasury supply tests the bond market’s capacityRising yields reflect not only inflation and fiscal concerns but also whether dealers and markets can absorb unprecedented government borrowing.
- Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 7mWarsh’s Fed vision leaves inflation and dissent unresolvedThe episode tests whether a more forceful, dissent-friendly Federal Reserve can improve accountability without inviting political pressure or policy confusion.
- Aug 31, 2026 · 37 minBarkin sees resilience colliding with a more inflationary economyThe episode tests whether strong demand and AI investment can coexist with persistent inflation, constrained housing, tariffs, and uncertain Fed policy.
- Aug 28, 2026 · 54 minGoolsbee warns shocks could keep overheating the economyThe episode examines how tariffs, supply constraints, AI investment, and uncertain interest-rate signals complicate the Fed’s next decisions.
- Aug 27, 2026 · 34 minFed officials confront higher yields and stubborn inflationThe discussion tests whether fiscal pressure, AI investment, demographic change, and a potentially higher neutral rate are reshaping monetary policy.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 8mDangote’s refinery tests Africa’s industrial turning pointThe episode asks whether large domestic firms, manufacturing, and directed finance can help African economies overcome infrastructure, land, and market constraints.