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University of Chicago Podcast Network · 253 episodes with transcripts

We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany McLean, our podcast explains why capitalism can go wrong and what we can do to fix it.

Spoken has transcripts of 253 Capitalisn't episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 8, 2026.

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The Case That Could End Super PACs - ft. Larry Lessig

October 8, 2026

Larry Lessig (0:00)

I feel like Citizens United is the most misunderstood decision because Citizens United was not saying you couldn't police coordination. But the failure to police coordination is a failure of the FEC, it's a failure of the prosecutors, it's a failure of the system to actually live up to the policing that the Supreme…

Bethany McLean (0:22)

I'm Bethany McLean.

SPEAKER_3 (0:23)

Did you ever have a moment of doubt about capitalism and whether greed's a good idea?

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