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Paul Krugman Podcast

Paul Krugman

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  1. The Starlink-Ukraine Scandal, Phase 2

    · 10 min

    Billionaires should not be making decisions critical to national security. That’s straightforward. And the case of Elon Musk and his attempt to undermine Ukraine makes that clearer than ever. Recent events, that is in…

  2. The Midterms!

    · 48 min

    . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with David Nir and G. Elliott Morris (recorded 10/1/26) Paul Krugman: Like almost everybody I know, I spend about 17 hours a day thinking about the midterms, and I’ve…

  3. A Globalist Comeback?

    · 11 min

    Transcript On September 28th Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, one of the most prominent, most successful financial figures in the United States, published an article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “The Hell…

  4. Will Crypto Crash the Blue Wave?

    · 13 min

    Transcript Will crypto crash the blue wave? Probably not a question you’ve been asking, but you should. Paul Krugman here with a video update for September 22nd. I want to talk about something that was a very big…

  5. Henry Farrell and Abe Newman on Weaponized Interdependence

    · 48 min

    . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman (recorded 9/10/26) Paul Krugman: So, it’s a world full of choke points. Weaponized interdependence is a term I think coined by…

  6. Where’s the Beef (Coming From)?

    · 12 min

    Transcript “Mary had a little lamb, but when she saw it sicken, she sent it off to Packingtown, and now it’s labeled chicken.” Hi, Paul Krugman here. That’s a little ditty that was circulating, I can’t find any…

  7. From Kakistocracy to Cheatistocracy

    · 14 min

    Transcript At this point, it’s almost a commonplace to say that under DonaldTrump, America has become a kakistocracy, ruled by the worst. But I don’tthink it’s fully appreciated the extent to which we’ve also become a…

  8. Talking Interest Rates with Ricardo Caballero

    · 43 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. I’m spending a lot of time thinking about high interest rates, both for obvious reasons and because I’m reconsidering some of my own long-held views. So I thought…

  9. Der Untergang

    · 12 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Note: After I recorded this it was reported that Trump officials are threatening to demolish the Kennedy Center if it can’t be renovated to Trump’s taste (and…

  10. Jared Bernstein on Debt (Reposted with better transcript)

    · 43 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Better transcript! . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Jared Bernstein (recorded 8/20/26) Paul Krugman: Hi everyone. Paul Krugman talking with…

  11. Defending the Bonds

    · 1:04

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  12. The Misery Will Continue Until Morale Improves

    · 15 min

    According to an old military maxim, amateurs talk about strategy, professionals talk about logistics. But these days we need a third category: Immature, insecure guys think that war is about acting tough and looking…

  13. Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Democracy

    · 47 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Vanessa Williamson (recorded 8/12/26) Paul Krugman: This week, I’m talking to Vanessa Williamson, senior…

  14. What Malta Tells Us About Oligarchy

    · 7:34

    Link to primer here. Transcript If you want to understand how we went so far down the road towards oligarchy, Malta is a good place to look. Hi, Paul Krugman, doing a video today. Yesterday, my weekly primer was…

  15. Talking With G. Elliott Morris About the Midterms

    · 44 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with G. Elliott Morris (recorded 8/6/26) Paul Krugman: I am returning for another of multiple conversations with…

  16. An Explosion of Misery

    · 10 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Contrary to what Trump administration officials say, we are not experiencing explosive economic growth. We are, however, experiencing an explosion in…

  17. The Fire This Time

    · 8:18

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. Robert Frost wrote that in 1920. With more than a century gone by, we have a verdict. It’s fire…

  18. Talking Again With Gabriel Zucman

    · 52 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. In my writing about wealth concentration and oligarchy, I steal a lot from lean heavily on the truly work of Gabriel Zucman, who is a hugely important researcher…

  19. Oligarchy and the Media

    · 14 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Good news. The second richest man in America might be prevented from taking over CNN. That's the good news. The bad news is, aside from thefact that he…

  20. Lina Khan on AI and More

    · 37 min

    Lina Khan, who chaired the Federal Trade Commission under Joe Biden, is one of the smartest and most influential thinkers about antitrust in our high-tech era, and one who has blazed new paths in policymaking. I spoke…

  21. The Forever War Gets Scary

    · 6:37

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript The war with Iran has just reached a very scary phase, and I’m not talking about the bombs and the drones. Hi, Paul Krugman here, doing a brief podcast…

  22. Dennis Kelleher of Better Markets

    · 55 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. With everything else going on, the ongoing demolition of financial regulation and supervision, which is raising the risks of financial crisis, isn’t getting much…

  23. An Encouraging Encounter With Real Americans

    · 7:46

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Today i want to give you some encouraging news about the state of the heartland. Well, actually New Jersey, but you got a problem with that? But I did…

  24. The Pain in Spain is Mainly in Trump's Brain

    · 2:57

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Yesterday, Donald Trump ordered Scott Bessent, the Secretary of theTreasury, to cut off all trade with Spain. Bessent said “Yes, sir.” Trump also said…

  25. Pump and Dump and Trump

    · 8:11

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Donald Trump has distinguished himself in many ways. One of them is that he is our first pump and dump president. Hi, Paul Krugman here. A podcast…

  26. Lisa Graves on the Supreme Court

    · 36 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Lisa Graves is the author of Without Precedent, a history and analysis of the Roberts Court and the expert on how the Federalist Society has been working to…

  27. The Court Sides With Dictatorship — and Chaos

    · 7:40

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Note: It’s Lisa Cook, not Lisa Graves. Talking to Lisa Graves shortly. Earlier today, the Supreme Court declared war on U.S. democracy. It also declared war,…

  28. Corruption for Make Benefit Glorious Family of Trump

    · 6:03

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript It’s kind of hard to believe, but the original Borat movie was 20 years ago. It’s time for a second sequel. And I already have the title. It would be…

  29. On Holding Elon Musk Accountable

    · 10 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript For most of last year, Elon Musk was the second most powerful man in America. He was running a large part of the government’s budget. And during that…

  30. Catching Up With Ro Khanna

    · 48 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Ro Khanna represents a large part of Silicon Valley, and not surprisingly is a very smart guy. Perhaps more surprisingly, he’s also a very interesting progressive,…

  31. The Chips Are Down

    · 11 min

    For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. A short talk in lieu of a post. Back on full duty tomorrow. Transcript: Hi, Paul Krugman here. I’m recording this on Tuesday afternoon. I just won’t have time…

  32. Arindrajit Dube on Wages

    · 54 min

    I often think of labor economics as a role model for the field: a subfield in which theory is disciplined by evidence and (most) researchers are willing to listen to that evidence even when it challenges their…

  33. Power and Geopolitics After Trump

    · 22 min

    Transcript Hi everyone. Instead of a regular post today, I’m going to put up a video. There are a number of reasons why I feel like doing that instead of the usual. One of them is that this is a dry run for a talk…

  34. Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson

    · 40 min

    Thank you Michael Scarmack, Scotland Explained, Oakbridges.ca, Kim G, Cathy Stein, and many others for tuning into my live video with Heather Cox Richardson! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access…

  35. Talking With Azeem Azhar

    · 47 min

    I last spoke with Azeem, the proprietor of Exponential View, 18 months ago — ancient history on this subject. So we revisited the state of AI. . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Azeem Azhar (recorded…

  36. A Gesture of Contempt

    · 3:05

    A quick video, thankfully not from Midtown Manhattan Hi there. Paul Krugman with a very quick update. I haven’t done a regular post today because I’m jet-lagged out of my mind, but I just wanted to weigh in on…

  37. Comments on a Freaky Friday

    · 26 min

    Hi everybody. I’ve been having an extremely busy week, so no two talking heads conversation this week. Just my head talking alone for a relatively short time. Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. I’m winding down some travel, and…

  38. Learning from a Mentally Ill President

    · 6:12

    Transcript The President of the United States is mentally ill, but everybody knows that. So while we should continue to focus on this degeneration taking place in front of our eyes, we should also, beyond that, ask…

  39. How to Win a Trade War

    · 38 min

    Chad Bown and Soumaya Keynes have a terrific new book with that title — a breezy survey of our chaotic new world of international economics, couched as advice for nations trying to get the upper hand. The book is here.…

  40. Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson

    · 32 min

    I’m posting our Wednesday conversation as this week’s video. Transcript below. . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson (recorded 5/20/26) Heather Cox Richardson: How are you…

  41. A Whiff of Stagflation

    · 8:36

    For more videos, visit my YouTube channel. Transcript Hi, Paul Krugman here. Different city, different country, still not home. Unfortunately, couldn’t manage to do this one in a cafe, but we have been sitting in…

  42. G. Elliott Morris on Vibes and the Midterms

    · 46 min

    For more videos, visit my YouTube channel. I’m away but alas staying in touch with political news at home, and thought I would check in with one of the best public opinion quants about where we stand right now ……

  43. My President Went to China, and All I Got Was Even More Expensive Gasoline

    · 13 min

    Transcript My president went to China, and all I got was even higher gas prices. Hi, Paul Krugman here. Recording a video today rather than one of my usual posts,.I just feel like I’ve been too immersed in charts and…

  44. Why Did Trump Take Elon Musk to China?

    · 7:17

    Transcript What’s good for Elon Musk is not necessarily good for America. In fact, it may go the other way around. So why did Donald Trump take Musk and a bunch of other top executives to China with him? Hi, Paul…

  45. Remember Tariffs?

    · 7:57

    Remember tariffs? They have not gone away. Hi, Paul Krugman with another video update from another cafe. You may remember that back in April 2025, which was seven years ago — well, actually just about one year ago,…

  46. The Super-Rich are Different from You and Me

    · 8:13

    Transcript The super rich are different from you and me. They are pettier and more self-centered than most of us can easily imagine. Hi, Paul Krugman here. This video is partly me trying to show that yes indeed I am…

  47. Don't Cry for Jeff Bezos's Yacht

    · 7:19

    Transcript According to press reports, Jeff Bezos is planning to sell his 417-foot yacht, the one with a carved figurehead of Lauren Sanchez, his second wife, at the front. According to these reports, he’s unhappy at…

  48. Talking Vibes With Jared Bernstein

    · 50 min

    Jared Bernstein, former top Biden economist and all-round economic expert, and I bat around the puzzle of persistent negative economic sentiment. Recorded Wednesday. . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul Krugman in Conversation…

  49. Kevin Warsh is Trump's Sock Puppet

    · 6:17

    Some quick thoughts about yesterday’s hearing. Transcript Kevin Warsh, the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, is Donald Trump’s sock puppet. But we knew that. The question during yesterday’s confirmation hearing…

  50. Trump Can't Even Surrender Right

    · 6:22

    Transcript When you’re losing a war, but it’s not an existential defeat, your country, your government can continue pretty much as before. Aside from the humiliation, there’s a well-established technique, which is to…

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