38 Episodes

  1. The Vibe Is Shifting. Will the Media Follow?

    Published: 13/05/2022

  2. Can Jay Powell bring us to a 'soft-ish' landing?

    Published: 5/05/2022

  3. Peter Suderman Schools Me (and You) on Cocktails

    Published: 29/04/2022

  4. Bad COVID economic predictions, with Jerusalem Demsas

    Published: 21/04/2022

  5. Responding to the energy crisis, with Joshua D. Rhodes

    Published: 7/04/2022

  6. Preparing for disaster, with Juliette Kayyem

    Published: 31/03/2022

  7. New Risks from China, with Patrick Chovanec

    Published: 24/03/2022

  8. Ken White on defamation and Donald Trump

    Published: 17/03/2022

  9. Global shockwaves from Ukraine, with Michael Singh

    Published: 10/03/2022

  10. "Won't somebody please think of the children?" with Elizabeth Bruenig and Tim Carney

    Published: 3/03/2022

  11. Improving your personality, with Olga Khazan

    Published: 24/02/2022

  12. Inflation, with economist Jason Furman

    Published: 17/02/2022

  13. David Leonhardt on COVID mitigation benefits and costs

    Published: 10/02/2022

  14. Matt Yglesias on popularism, Bernie Sanders, and the Joes (Biden and Rogan)

    Published: 3/02/2022

  15. Listen to these experts

    Published: 28/01/2022

  16. What do voters want, and how can we know that they want it?

    Published: 21/01/2022

  17. YOU are the economy

    Published: 14/01/2022

  18. Coming soon!

    Published: 22/12/2021

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Very Serious is a weekly conversation with top political commentators, columnists and policymakers, focused on how events in the news relate to major, long-standing controversies in politics, economics and culture. Host Josh Barro is joined by a rotating set of regular guests to work out the ideas behind the arguments on topics serious and not-so-serious. It’s a great conversation across ideological lines that will leave you entertained, enlightened, and maybe even persuaded. www.joshbarro.com

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