Prof G Markets
Hosted by Ed Elson & Scott Galloway · 37 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 2026
Prof G Markets is a daily briefing on the news moving financial markets, covering earnings, geopolitics, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence. Hosted by Scott Galloway and Ed Elson, the show delivers fast, direct analysis focused on what is happening, why it matters, and how listeners can stay ahead—without jargon.
Episodes 37
- Sep 8, 2026 · 41 minAI claims meet weak jobs data and Germany’s far-right surgeThe episode tests whether headline-driven narratives about technology, employment, and politics survive closer scrutiny.
- Sep 6, 2026 · 59 minVandeHei argues journalism must rebuild trust from the ground upThe episode connects media’s trust crisis to business failures, algorithmic distribution, local-news decline, and the safeguards AI-assisted reporting will require.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 3mAI’s biggest risk may be institutional failureThe episode shifts the AI bubble debate from headline valuations to whether businesses, schools, and governments can absorb a transformative technology.
- Sep 3, 2026 · 40 minBond yields challenge markets as OpenAI faces mounting scrutinyThe episode connects higher borrowing costs and fiscal strain with the economic pressures facing companies, households, and AI labs.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 34 minIran conflict tests markets as Big Tech faces tougher scrutinyThe episode connects a potentially prolonged Iran conflict to inflation and rates, then examines whether landmark tech cases could reset antitrust enforcement.
- Sep 1, 2026 · 37 minBond turmoil exposes tensions over the Fed and AI’s next phaseThe episode connects fragile Treasury markets, political pressure on monetary policy, and competing claims about whether AI will disrupt established software.
- Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 2mScott Galloway confronts wealth’s grip on identityThe conversation examines how financial insecurity can drive ambition, politics, relationships, and the difficult search for enough.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 4 minProf G Markets pauses for a two-week summer breakThe episode marks a defined pause in the show’s market and economic coverage while making a case for stepping back from the daily news cycle.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 14mZucman argues billionaires need a new tax dealThe debate tests whether wealth taxation can curb concentrated economic power without creating unacceptable risks for property rights, migration, or government overreach.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 33 minAI Compute Meets Wall Street’s Circularity ProblemThe episode connects a speculative market for AI computing power with inflation, inequality, weak hiring, and uncertainty around OpenAI.
- Aug 12, 2026 · 33 minNvidia’s financing plan tests the reality of AI demandThe episode examines whether Nvidia’s proposed financing structure reflects durable demand for its chips or helps create that demand through circular funding.
- Aug 11, 2026 · 34 minWeak jobs data exposes deeper labor-market strainThe episode connects labor-force exits and young-worker vulnerability to a broader argument about how AI and economic insecurity are reshaping politics.