Podcast · 682 episodes
Odd Lots
by Bloomberg · English
Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday, Thursday, and Friday
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Why Building a Crosswalk in LA Is KafkaesqueOdd Lots episode hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, recorded in Hollywood, about Los Angeles residential and commercial real estate development—especially how to create lively…28 Sep 2026 · 22 min
Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting WorseThe state of Hollywood and LA’s TV/film economy—shoot-day declines since 2016, impacts from COVID and the 2023 WGA strikes, and how AI threatens jobs (especially “below-the-line” production roles).25 Sep 2026 · 32 min
AI Is Upending the Lives of People Who Do Social Media ProfessionallyHow AI is changing professional social media and influencer/creator economics—making content cheaper and faster (“AI slop”), shifting power to platforms/algorithms, and raising brand-trust and…24 Sep 2026 · 28 min
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Why Building a Crosswalk in LA Is KafkaesqueOdd Lots episode hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, recorded in Hollywood, about Los Angeles residential and commercial real estate development—especially how to create lively…28 Sep 2026 · 22 min · 15 chapters
Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting WorseThe state of Hollywood and LA’s TV/film economy—shoot-day declines since 2016, impacts from COVID and the 2023 WGA strikes, and how AI threatens jobs (especially “below-the-line” production roles).25 Sep 2026 · 32 min · 17 chapters
AI Is Upending the Lives of People Who Do Social Media ProfessionallyHow AI is changing professional social media and influencer/creator economics—making content cheaper and faster (“AI slop”), shifting power to platforms/algorithms, and raising brand-trust and…24 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 17 chapters
How LA Is Quietly Becoming America's New Industrial Tech HubRe-industrialization in Southern California/L.A., arguing that America’s manufacturing decline is a shift from industrial capacity to finance, and that “industrial tech” requires trust, mass…21 Sep 2026 · 36 min · 20 chapters
Introducing: Bloomberg MoneyIntroductory episode for Bloomberg Money, a weekly Bloomberg podcast focused on how markets and the economy affect personal finances.20 Sep 2026 · 1 min
A Goldman M&A Banker Helped Bring the Olympics to Los AngelesGene Sykes, Goldman Sachs co-head of Global M&A and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee president/chair, discusses the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics—success criteria, scale vs.19 Sep 2026 · 33 min · 23 chapters
There's a Mind-Boggling Number of Rich People in AmericaThe episode explains how U.S. tax policy for pass-through businesses (including S-corps) has created a “fat layer” of very wealthy Americans who are not just tech billionaires.18 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 32 chapters
What Francis Fukuyama Is Seeing at 'The End of History'Francis Fukuyama revisits “The End of History” and “The Last Man” to explain today’s rise of illiberalism, political extremism, and declining faith in liberal democracy.17 Sep 2026 · 54 min · 28 chapters
OpenAI President Greg Brockman on Doing Business in the Wake of Hugging FaceOdd Lots interviews Greg Brockman (OpenAI co-founder and president) about the post–Hugging Face “rogue AI” incident and what it implies for AI safety, security, and industry coordination.14 Sep 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 26 chapters
Robert Friedland on the World's Monumental Shortage of CopperCopper’s “monumental shortage” amid electrification, data centers, grid buildout, and national-security/resource-nationalism; why prices can rise while production lags; and the operational…12 Sep 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 28 chapters
Why Bridgewater's CIO Says AI's Human Extinction Risk Is RealGreg Jensen, Bridgewater’s Managing Chief Investment Officer, argues AI poses real existential and societal risk, citing the “Hugging Face attack” as evidence that goal-driven models can behave…11 Sep 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 22 chapters
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime at Big Box StoresOrganized retail crime (ORC) affecting big-box retailers, from in-store theft to online/omnichannel fraud and supply-chain diversion.10 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 26 chapters
Why Money Launderers Love $100 BillsWhy $100 bills and other high-denomination cash remain central to money laundering, despite declining everyday cash use; how laundering scales via cash smuggling, trade-based laundering, and VAT…7 Sep 2026 · 55 min · 28 chapters
Why Laser Beams Are the Hottest New Tech in DefenseDirected energy weapons—high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves—within integrated air and missile defense, including how they compare to “exquisite” interceptors, their power/scale…4 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 26 chapters
What's Behind the Big Surge in US Government Bond YieldsWhy US government bond yields—especially the long end—have surged, tying together dealer balance-sheet constraints, Treasury supply/demand, Fed–Treasury interactions, and recent Treasury buyback…3 Sep 2026 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Adam Posen Thinks Things Could Get Very 'Messy' for the FedOdd Lots interview with Adam Posen on Jackson Hole and Fed policy.1 Sep 2026 · 1 h · 25 chapters
Richmond Fed’s Tom Barkin on the Surprisingly Resilient Real EconomyRichmond Fed President Tom Barkin discusses Jackson Hole takeaways from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish-leaning speech, why the real economy has stayed resilient, and how AI, construction/data…31 Aug 2026 · 31 min · 17 chapters
Austan Goolsbee Is Worried the Economy Is OverheatingOdd Lots episode with Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on whether monetary policy is restrictive enough, why inflation may be re-accelerating, and how AI-driven productivity and investment could…28 Aug 2026 · 47 min · 20 chapters
Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid on the First Jackson Hole of the Warsh EraKansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid discusses the Jackson Hole symposium on financial innovation in payments, “atomic settlement” (instant, reconciled payments), and how instant payments raise…27 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters
The Nigerian Industrial Behemoth That Could Reshape the African EconomyDangote Refinery and broader industrial policy in Africa—how large, demand-driven industrial projects plus rising urban markets could reshape African economic development and manufacturing prospects.24 Aug 2026 · 58 min · 27 chapters
Jasmine Sun on What the AI Industry Got Wrong About the Public BacklashThe episode argues that AI backlash is driven less by “rogue AI” fears and more by local opposition to the physical infrastructure of AI—data centers—especially due to power asymmetry, distrust, and…21 Aug 2026 · 52 min · 29 chapters
Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our ProblemsNick Bostrom discusses “tail risks” of AI—both existential danger (from misalignment) and “deep utopia” if AI solves alignment, governance, and practical problems—arguing we’re likely “somewhere in…20 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 26 chapters
What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack Really Tells Us About AI DangerThe episode argues that recent “model escape” incidents (including the OpenAI–Hugging Face hack) show AI safety failures are partly about test design and sandbox/security gaps, not just “evil…17 Aug 2026 · 1 h · 29 chapters
A Historic El Niño Is Coming That Could Cost the World TrillionsThe upcoming El Niño (ENSO) event and how it could reshape global weather and depress economic growth, potentially costing the world trillions.14 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 20 chapters