# Our Curious Amalgam A podcast by American Bar Association. Our Curious Amalgam explores topics in antitrust, competition, consumer protection, data protection, and privacy law around the world with leading experts in those areas. It is an amalgam because it is a group of diverse topics all in one place. It is curious because it gets the experts and asks them in-depth questions. Feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/203741/destinations/1456700.xml ## Latest episodes - [#401 A Series of Unfortunate Events? Verisk Analytics v. AccuLynx and Lessons Learned](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/be0a0e521066) (2026-10-26, 27 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/da2e4b0c/a469c583.mp3 - [#400 Is California Dreamin’ of Merger Challenges? Diving Into the Golden State’s HSR Notification Regime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/dcd7437a885a) (2026-10-19, 21 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c42cf381/22eef584.mp3 - [#399 Who Has the Inside Track on Litigation Risk? An In-House View From the Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/b6461c0c464b) (2026-10-12, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/209ce4a9/1a5a5356.mp3 - [#398 What's 340B? An Economist's View of the Recent Wave of 340B Litigation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/af2449e15efc) (2026-10-05, 28 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/da47b45e/d99e33dd.mp3 - [#397 What’s Next for the ABA Antitrust Law Section? Stability, Balance, and Value](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/d7c82b7c4149) (2026-09-28, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/225b009f/bec9a2e5.mp3 - [#396 Is EU Law on Abuse of Dominance Now Clear? The ECJ’s Judgment in Google Android](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/3fd8c985b2c1) (2026-09-21, 42 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/86de6724/c7906d42.mp3 - [#395 Which Side of the V? Larry Buterman on Trying Antitrust Cases for the Government and Against It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/e03a39aa2495) (2026-09-14, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a9fd0c17/4081f617.mp3 - [#394 A Tribute to Randy Picker: Revisiting Episode #74 on the Implications of DOJ's Case Against IBM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/24d86fdae4c8) (2026-09-07, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ca75d73d/d57531a3.mp3 - [#393 Who Gets To Say the Price Is Right? State Regulation of AI Pricing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/a39721037d90) (2026-08-31, 30 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/dac3e7c1/3c32cb0c.mp3 - [#392 Do I Really Need To File? HSR Avoidance and the Edwards/Genesis Settlement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/9d07d49644e1) (2026-08-24, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/cdab4a2e/b79dbe16.mp3 - [#391 Have States Found the Answer to Subscription Traps? Click-to-Cancel and Beyond](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/f3e79466c9fb) (2026-08-17, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/dfda0a45/4b2b5c12.mp3 - [#390 Circuits, Cargos, and Cures: How Does Singapore Run Competition and Consumer Protection?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/2e37999aa684) (2026-08-10, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/71fd353b/fb6ee024.mp3 - [#389 What Should Directors Be Asking? Antitrust in the Boardroom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/08f2cfc616b5) (2026-08-03, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/de775da2/b27a5af4.mp3 - [#388 Who's Minding the Money? The Role of Competition Authorities in Digital Finance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/a16471b2ac7b) (2026-07-27, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/977e5466/4d4d6ea6.mp3 - [#387 Can Potential Vertical Integration Harm Be (Silver) Screened Horizontally?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/e70c2f237bda) (2026-07-20, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/13cc7bfb/3b764118.mp3 - [#386 How Is AI Changing the Practice of Antitrust Law? A Discussion With Daniel Schwarz of CompetitionAI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/b4b4b3bad234) (2026-07-13, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/bd04f61b/6e94dc29.mp3 - [#385 How Do We Level the AI Fluency Playing Field? The 21 Days of AI Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/bab6ee3a77dd) (2026-07-06, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f3799601/01ac55c6.mp3 - [#384 What’s Up? Enforcement Updates From the Middle East and Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/6eb7e1cbb7ae) (2026-06-29, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/bb500051/cdbc261f.mp3 - [#383 What’s the Role of Communications Strategy in M&A? How Public Affairs Impacts Antitrust](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/c560f1bf3ac8) (2026-06-22, 28 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6d78ab06/d70a1550.mp3 - [#382 What’s Up? Enforcement Updates From Austria and Switzerland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/5a1dd351865e) (2026-06-15, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6b47ab57/ce273c70.mp3 - [#381 A New Era for EU and UK Deals? The EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines and the CMA’s Growth Approach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/f875fe0d7723) (2026-06-08, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/940a60fe/86d393ba.mp3 - [#380 What Is Happening at the OECD Competition Division? A Discussion With Ori Schwartz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/0d5abee910d9) (2026-06-01, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/681169f0/ea81140a.mp3 - [#379 What's Up? Enforcement Updates from Ireland, Brazil, and Paraguay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/70e2a2330bdc) (2026-05-25, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/aff415b6/4a53b65f.mp3 - [#378 How Do Enforcers Approach Information Sharing and Benchmarking?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/6f6930e880d9) (2026-05-18, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/98d29fa6/3d603b85.mp3 - [#377 What’s Up? Enforcement Updates From Australia and New Zealand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/2a10d160766f) (2026-05-11, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/3723e34e/28d34439.mp3 - [#376 Where Is Europe's Path Forward in AI? Mistral AI's Case for Rethinking Competition Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/28363a153a16) (2026-05-04, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2f726c5c/62abbb6c.mp3 - [#375 What's Up? Competition Enforcement Updates From Italy and Portugal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/3f45f41a1522) (2026-04-27, 37 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0d51a706/ef16a757.mp3 - [#374 What if Robots Are Setting My Pay to Employees? Economic Tools To Avoid Compliance Pitfalls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/439d5cc40368) (2026-04-20, 40 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/265bc640/08e53577.mp3 - [#373 What’s Up? Competition Enforcement Updates From Malaysia and Hong Kong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/57099684a72e) (2026-04-13, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/8c599cae/70b95a69.mp3 - [#372 Can a Price Be Put on Harm? FTC Monetary Remedies and the Data-Driven Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/cd33967a67b7) (2026-04-06, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d63d4263/1355f155.mp3 - [#371 Who Does Your Doctor Work For? Vertical Integration in the Healthcare Provider Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/3648949f3898) (2026-03-30, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/48c9a967/60119f23.mp3 - [#370 Is Any Deal Safe From Review in the EU? Implications of the “Towercast” Judgment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/65b2a235c223) (2026-03-23, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/dff8c4aa/a42bf23c.mp3 - [#369 Back To Form or Back to the Drawing Board? How To Navigate the Decision Vacating the New HSR Rules](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/ff6555e1d1b7) (2026-03-16, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/979cdfcc/7f957b1a.mp3 - [#368 Mother, May I? The Use of Prior Approval Requirements in Merger Settlements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/f406cd02f63a) (2026-03-09, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/cf370f59/352abf00.mp3 - [#367 How Do States Make Independent Judgment in Merger Review? The Tunney Act and HPE–Juniper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/c67eb4fe4b2b) (2026-03-02, 26 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d14db414/5cd0aa0a.mp3 - [#366 What’s the State of Mini-HSR Regimes? Perspectives from the Colorado & Washington State AGs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/59ebd0420a18) (2026-02-23, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7b6b19c6/241019dc.mp3 - [#365 What Roles Do Economists Play in Chinese Competition Law? Conversation With Dr. Vanessa Zhang](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/1e9f85fac8ae) (2026-02-16, 30 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/41f7aa3b/46be0fe0.mp3 - [#364 Does Visual Generative AI Make Better Ads? Exploring AI Advertising Effectiveness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/ae65364de730) (2026-02-09, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/e3e5cde7/b20612e0.mp3 - [#363 The Antitrust Controversy Surrounding Brazil’s Soy Moratorium](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/5ff71bbd90d2) (2026-02-02, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/58192419/eca9d138.mp3 - [#362 What’s Happening With AI and Data Privacy? An Update From the PRIS Committee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/74a32819ee9d) (2026-01-26, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d5fd679c/983e21b7.mp3 - [#361 All Change or More of the Same? UK Merger Control Developments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/2331209a0c4b) (2026-01-19, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/75368e2a/1fff2e4d.mp3 - [#360 How To Unshackle the Golden Chain? Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Markets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/17e880e27d04) (2026-01-12, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/436744ff/ad91ceaf.mp3 - [#359 What is Happening With Class Claims in the UK? The Competition Law Opt-Out Collective Actions Regime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/f1bdd690afab) (2026-01-05, 42 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/64ef2665/f20a58e0.mp3 - [#358 The Future of Enforcement and Compliance? How Computational Antitrust is Used](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/950e414c0e50) (2025-12-29, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b189a5fb/2e950618.mp3 - [#357 Is Strong Competition in GenAI a Hallucination? Discussing Economic Insights in the Industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/6e764978c88f) (2025-12-22, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/161b3a70/00203de5.mp3 - [#356 Can Pay Transparency Create Antitrust Risks--or Compliance Opportunities?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/b6b9b6298285) (2025-12-15, 28 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/536ad321/e519d620.mp3 - [#355 What’s the Score, Your Honor? Conversation With Judge Richard Boulware](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/1e5e8bfe7348) (2025-12-08, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d57ab3f4/ce54505d.mp3 - [#354 What Do the Updated HSR Rules Really Mean for Your Next Deal? A Conversation With Zak Goodwin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/eff2e9073250) (2025-12-01, 28 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/8d939a36/4d71fee8.mp3 - [#353 What’s Happening in Ukraine? A Conversation With Timur Bondaryev](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/c21bebd4d91a) (2025-11-24, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b1544b34/8a9fd379.mp3 - [#352 Is There a New Playbook for Merger Remedies? Evaluating the Current Stance of the U.S. Agencies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1475699244/ad3bf2ff647d) (2025-11-17, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a1d64e9f/734b4bac.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.