Feb 9, 2026

Dan Awrey is a professor of Law at Cornell University and the author of the new book Beyond Banks: Technology, Regulation, and the Future of Money. Dan returns to the show to discuss his new book, the shadow monetary system, the case for markets to correct this problem, Gresham’s new law, his proposals for fixing the...

Feb 2, 2026

Scott Sumner is the Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair Emeritus of Monetary Policy and the founder of the Monetary Policy Program at Mercatus. Scott returns to the show, to discuss his life post Mercatus, nominal GDP counterfactuals of the pandemic and the Great Financial Crisis, the role of QE in inflation, the fears about...

Jan 26, 2026

Tyler Muir is a professor of finance at UCLA. In Tyler’s first appearance on the show, he discusses how he became a leading scholar on quantitative easing, what things the Fed can learn in responding to crises, why QE matters, how QE transformed the bond market, the new “Tyler Rule”, QE’s role in the COVID...

Jan 19, 2026

Richard Berner is the former director of the Office of Financial Research and was a counselor of the Treasury Secretary. In Richard’s first appearance on the show, he discusses a career that included public service and Wall Street, the fragility of global liquidity, the implications of fiscal dominance, the expansion...

Jan 12, 2026

Aaron Klein is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. Aaron returns to the show to discuss his paper with George Selgin calling for real time payments, the inequality caused by the Fed’s current payment processes, the results of Covid time QE, recommendations for dealing with future crises,...