Paul Krugman Podcast
Paul Krugman
99 episodes
Notes on economics and more paulkrugman.substack.com
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Trump Can't Even Surrender Right
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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Kim Lane Scheppele on Hungary
More than a year ago I interviewed my old friend and colleague Kim Lane Scheppele, a constitutional scholar who speaks Hungarian and knows Hungary, about the march of autocracy. Now, suddenly, a much happier occasion.…
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Trump Wants Regime Change at the Fed
No time for a regular post today, so here’s a video. Transcript When Donald Trump took us to war with Iran, he dismissed warnings from the experts, from the military, from the intelligence community, saying that this…
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How America Is Losing the World | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
Thank you Quentin Hardy, Beth Arnold, Jane Trombley, Resistance Media, Victoria Priya, and many others for tuning into my live video with Heather Cox Richardson! Join me for my next live video in the app. Transcript…
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Delusions of Grandeur, Hungary Edition
Transcript What is Hungary to us or we to Hungary? Hi, Paul Krugman here. A Saturday morning update ahead of the big election in Hungary taking place tomorrow. The eyes of the world are upon Budapest. It’s a little…
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Talking with Lisa Graves
Lisa Graves is a legal activist and the author of a remarkable and terrifying book, Without Precedent, that documents the assault on democracy via the story of John Roberts. I spoke with her about how America has come…
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Losing the World's Respect
Transcript All around the world, big, strong men with tears in their eyes are coming up to Donald Trump and saying, “Sir, you’re a loser.” Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. A brief update on something that has palpably changed…
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Our Darkest Hour
Transcript This is America’s darkest hour. Hi, Paul Krugman with an update Tuesday morning. Earlier today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.…
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Living in Hell
America as we knew it may end Tuesday. Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. Sunday morning update. Yesterday, I talked about how awful Trump’s message about glory to God and all of that was, but it’s looking much, much worse today.…
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Donald Trump Isn't Sounding Like Himself
Donald Trump isn’t sounding like himself, and that’s terrifying. Hi, Paul Krugman here with a brief update on Saturday afternoon. Not my usual thing. No economics, no analytics, just I felt I needed to say something.…
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Trump Doesn't Even Have the Courage to Run Away
A short video rather than my usual morning post Donald Trump doesn’t even have the courage to run away. Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. I’m not going to do a regular post today — it’s Thursday morning — because I wanted to…
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The Psychology of Military Incompetence
Transcript So the world’s greatest military power went to war against a fourth rate nation whose military budget would be rounding error in our defense spending. And it appears that we lost. Hi, Paul Krugman with a…
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Pete Hegseth Believes in the Lethality Fairy
A month into the war, and now they’re talking about pointless ground action and/or war crimes. TRANSCRIPT Pete Hegseth believes in the lethality fairy, and that’s a very bad thing. Hi, Paul Krugman here. Most people…
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The Worst and the Dumbest
For more like this, check out my YouTube channel Transcript Has the US military already been Kudlowized? Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. I’ll explain what I meant by that in a couple of minutes. It’s Friday morning. The war…
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Adventures in Fantasy Diplomacy
Another day in America’s self-immolation as a Great Power. More like this on my YouTube channel Transcript It’s Monday morning. Donald Trump has, at least for the time being, called off plans to bomb Iran’s civilian…
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Iranian Oil, Still Shipping
The willingness of the Trump administration to let Iran keep selling oil shows that we’re not willing to endure pain in a war that it all about enduring pain. For more like this, see my YouTube channel Transcript If…
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Let's Talk About Fertilizer
For more videos, visit my YouTube channel. Of war, fertilizer, airlines and force majeure. Transcript (AI-generated) So let’s talk for a few minutes about fertilizer. Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. Fertilizer is not usually…
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Is it Time to Drive 55 Again?
More videos like this available on my YouTube channel. Also: Substack generates a transcript for these videos, available on the app and the web, but the button doesn’t show up in email. So here’s a cut-and-paste (not…
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Meta Thoughts
Imagine if the U.S. government had wasted as much money as Mark Zuckerberg. PS: I know, the company still named Meta was formerly Facebook; bit of a senior moment in there. Also, it’s easy to miss, but there’s a…
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Are the Economic Books Being Cooked?
I don’t believe that it’s corruption, but it’s not a good look. Get full access to Paul Krugman at paulkrugman.substack.com/subscribe
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In Front of Trump's Nose
People in power can keep insisting that things are going great, never mind reality — until they can’t. Get full access to Paul Krugman at paulkrugman.substack.com/subscribe
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Phillips O'Brien on Iran
Another month, another war — this one looking like a complete c*******k. I spoke again with my go-to military historian, who among other things has thoughts about shoes. Here’s a transcript: . . . TRANSCRIPT: Paul…
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Slavery and Tariffs
The latest excuse for imposing tariffs is even less credible than previous excuses. Get full access to Paul Krugman at paulkrugman.substack.com/subscribe
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Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
Thank you Teresa Hanafin, Lisa Gonzalez, Stephanie G Wilson, PhD, Nenad Georgievski, Diane Osgood, and many others for tuning into my live video with Heather Cox Richardson! Join me for my next live video in the app.…
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Why I Don't Speak American
At a summit with Latin American leaders over the weekend, Marco Rubio said a few words in Spanish. Then Pete Hegseth popped up to say “I only speak American.” And that’s why we’re facing disaster in the Persian Gulf.…
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Where's My Golden Age?
A brief reflection on a bad morning for jobs and a bad week for energy. Get full access to Paul Krugman at paulkrugman.substack.com/subscribe
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ONE BILLION DOLLARS
A reaction to the latest news on how much this war is costing. Get full access to Paul Krugman at paulkrugman.substack.com/subscribe
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Live with Paul Kruman: Davos, Powell, world economy
Thank you Sonya Lea, OrientExpress Marga Zambrana, Alex Schneideman, Dirk Paessler, Dixiane Hallaj, and many others for tuning into my live video with Harry Litman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full…
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Live with Heather Cox Richardson
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talking with Paul Krugman about the Trump economy and zombie Republican policies
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Let’s Do Lunch!
Thank you Steve Chapple, Ethan Phillips, Grace Lovelace, Jenine Baines, Dixiane Hallaj, and many others for tuning into my live video with Jared Bernstein! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to…
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Re: money and creativity with Paul Krugman
Thank you Jeremy Ney, Public Servant, Tosh Berman, Steve Chapple, Sanjiv, and many others for tuning into my live video with Joseph Gordon-Levitt! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Paul Krugman and Ryan Lizza
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Let’s Do Lunch!
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Derek Thompson and Paul Krugman on politics, econ, and AI
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Live with Jared Bernstein
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Paul Krugman on Trump‘s budgetary “cruelty” and more
Thank you MaeKuykendall, sumrow, Sandra Dingler, Larry Ayers, Leah Anderson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Anand Giridharadas! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Live with Ryan Lizza
Thank you Trevor Aaronson, Indran Amirthanayagam, Critical Minerals Journal, PamC, Lawrence Toole, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ryan Lizza! Join me for my next live video in the app. Ryan’s…
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Paul Krugman on Trump’s Trade War
Thank you Dan Gardner, Peter Kalmus, David Richard Holmquist, Marianne O, CFA, Rajan Menon, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ryan Lizza! Join me for my next live video in the app. Ryan’ internet went…
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WTF 2.0: Paul Krugman
Thank you Barnett R. Rubin, Steward Beckham, Mary Annarella, Jef Sneider, Stéphanie Colle-Watillion, and many others for tuning into my live video with Jonathan V. Last! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get…
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Live with Paul Krugman: the convulsions of the Trump tariffs
Thank you Todd Ortscheid, Francis Wade, Gayle S. Rose, Steve Brant, Jeeni Criscenzo, and many others for tuning into my live video with Harry Litman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Paul Krugman on Tariffs
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Live with Andy Borowitz
Thank you Merrill Goozner, Laëtitia Vitaud, Kathleen Sullivan, James Birchler, Niclas, and many others for tuning into my live video with Andy Borowitz! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to…
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Live with Mehdi Hasan
Thank you Molly Knight, kathleen Lingo, Frank Fariello, Marty Neumeier, Andrew North, and many others for tuning into my live video with Mehdi Hasan! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Live with Nate Silver
As promised, a live chat with Nate Silver without a single mention of either poker or sports — or, for that matter, monetary policy! Thank you Laura Fenton, Michael Chang, Marty Neumeier, J Dziak, Sonya Lea, and many…
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Trade Flows and Trade Balances
Last week was supposed to be all about a hugely destructive North American trade war. Instead, that’s been put on hold, while other nightmares have come to the fore. But I’ve had numerous request from readers for a…
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Krugman & Azhar: The World in 2025
Thank you Paul Krugman, Ken Opalo, Andy @Revkin, Taegan Goddard, Ward Hayes Wilson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Azeem Azhar! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Paul Krugman and Noah Smith
Thank you CJ Gustafson, Tom Miranda, Simon Nixon, Rick Geissal, Conrad Quilty-Harper, and many others for tuning into my live video with Noah Smith! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Paul…
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Rethinking Trade Imbalances
If you want to listen to this, I suggest using headphones. For me the volume comes out too low otherwise. Later this week I’ll be giving a presentation to Markus Brunnermeier’s macroeconomics webinar at Princeton; he…
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