Parades of Horribles

Episode 28 | Published: 2026-06-01

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Clips from Matt Dinniman, Benn Steil, Odd Lots, Steven Strogatz and the Newsagents.

Chapters

Parade of Horribles

Parade of Horribles

00:00:00 - 00:00:40

From the opening of the new Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman. Narrated by Jeff Hays.

The Triffin Dilemma

The Triffin Dilemma

00:00:41 - 00:02:49

Excerpt from The Battle of Bretton Woods by Benn Steil.

What flipped?

What flipped?

00:02:50 - 00:06:08

Albert Edwards on the post-pandemic flip to a regime of higher interest rates and inflation (Odd Lots podcast)

What is the value of short-selling in the golden age of fraud?

What is the value of short-selling in the golden age of fraud?

00:06:09 - 00:07:27

Fahmi Quadir on the challenges of short-selling when everyone is willing to ignore the grift. (Odd Lots podcast)

The Zucman Tax

The Zucman Tax

00:07:28 - 00:09:11

Gabriel Zucman describes his proposal for a wealth tax. (The Newsagents podcast)

They are going to move to Dubai

They are going to move to Dubai

00:09:12 - 00:10:42

Gabriel Zucman describes his proposal for a wealth tax. (The Newsagents podcast)

Calculus developed backwards

Calculus developed backwards

00:10:43 - 00:12:45

Excerpt from Steven Strogatz's book, Infinite Powers