The New Next

The world has been overtaken with inflation. On this first of a two part episode, we talk about what inflation is, how it is measured, the typical ways it occurs, what the Federal Reserve is trying to and can do about inflation, and what is causing the inflation we are experiencing worldwide today. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect w...

As our daily experience becomes more digital, we talk about the intersection between human experience and artificial intelligence in a period of rapidly improving AI technology generating truly realistic audio, video, and images. What will the effect on geopolitics, war, nuclear weapons, and our human experience be when we are unable to distinguish between human and AI produced content? Will we lo...

In a previous episode we talked about the rise and fall of WeWork and their CEO Adam Newmann. Adam Newmann is back with Flow and armed with hundreds of millions in funding from iconic Venture Capital firm a16z (Andreessen Horowitz). We talk about the funding round and why this may and may not make sense. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Con...

Transitioning from oil and natural gas to renewable energy results in a lot of potential financial issues for cities, states and municipalities. Matt and Mike discuss how hydrocarbon production pays to run cities, for schools, for hospitals and cannot be replaced by renewable energy production that often has incentives limiting tax collection. What will be next for these communities? -------------...

Gasoline and oil prices have been falling lately driven partly by dropping gasoline demand and the lack of a summer driving season, but is gasoline demand really falling? Government reported numbers show that gasoline demand at higher prices have fallen 16% while private numbers analyzed by GasBuddy show demand at the pump has grown 2%. Who's right?  Matt and Mike discuss measurement methodologies...

Listener Aaron asks referencing a NASA study, has nuclear energy saved lives? I saw this in an article on South Korea's Multi-Pronged Approach to Boost Nuclear Energy and wanted to get your thoughts: "For years, nuclear proponents have argued that the relative dangers of nuclear energy are vastly exaggerated. In fact, a 2013 study by NASA scientists found that overall, nuclear energy has actually...

Listener Kathy asks if the current US worker shortage is limiting economic growth. Matt and Mike discuss the landscape that has left us with a worker shortage and the fundamentals of how worker shortages limit economic output. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect...

After COVID-19 supply chain disruptions and lack of shipping capacity, retailers over bought inventories resulting in swamped warehouses and discounts heading into a recession. Matt and Mike discuss the factors that left retailers like Target and Walmart with too much stuff and too little demand. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect wit...

Listener Kathy asks us to discuss carbon capture. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcvey-308aa326

Los Angeles has pledged to recycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035. We discuss some of the responses from Western droughts and the exciting future of the reuse economy for human waste. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

Hawaii is replacing its last coal plant with a giant battery powered by oil generators. This coal plant provides 16% of the islands electrical generation capacity currently and the goal was to power the battery with excess energy powered from renewable energy sources. Supply chain issues and delayed projects have left island residents with the burden of coming higher energy costs. https://www.khon...

We discuss the $7,500 EV new card and $4,000 EV used car credit from the new renewable energy bill - The Inflation Reduction Act. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcvey-308aa326

Tesla, GM, Rivian and more EV makers are dependent on the $360 billion battery market for their ambitious EV growth plans but 3rd party suppliers are struggling to meet the demand. We talk about how the auto market is traditionally structured and how vertically integration might be required to meet sales goals. We also talk about EV subsidies and the need for more domestic critical mineral product...

A large financial risk to traditional social media are how content creators are transitioning from a place where all the action happens to a lead funnel where the best content moves off-platform to places like Discord. We discuss the changing methods of building communities online. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on Linke...

California was an early pioneer for solar panel subsidies. Now, many of these solar panels have run their useful life and are headed for the landfill. We discuss to need for a proper recycling and processing market, and solutions, to ensure this toxic waste does not end up polluting groundwater. California went big on rooftop solar. Now that's a problem for landfills https://news.yahoo.com/califor...

China has claimed its first offshore shale oil and gas discovery in the South China Sea. After years of disappointment developing shale onshore, we talk about why this matters for geopolitics. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://ww...

The Nordstream 1 pipeline is back online but at 50% of the capacity prior. We talked a few weeks ago on the podcast about Nordstream being put into maintenance and what that would mean for Europe. The EU has agreed to reduce natural gas consumption by 15% to conserve supplies for this winter. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Ma...

Matt and Mike discuss the new climate focused bill negotiated between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Named the "Inflation Reduction Act", the bill covers climate, renewable funding, oil and gas, healthcare, and prescription drugs. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: ht...

Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly and increasingly reflecting humanity. Mike and Matt talk about Amazon's Alexa demonstration mimicing the voice of a dead relative ( https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/22/amazon-demonstrates-alexa-mimicking-the-voice-of-a-deceased-relative.html ). In the first of many discussions, Matt and Mike talk about AI from a philosophy perspective, the future evolution...

Matt and Mike discuss a quote Matt heard recently that he really loves: "Skills are the ultimate hedge against inflation, it doesn’t matter if you’re trading bitcoin or seashells, if you are valuable people will pay you." - Alex Hormozi -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjens...

Matt and Mike discuss the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcvey-308aa326

Matt and Mike talk about the 2Q 2022 GDP numbers coming out Thursday July 28th and whether they will show negative growth. We also talk about the misleading political disagreements brewing from both sides on what actually defines a recession and the battle to control the recession narrative. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Mat...

After discussing the Statisa poll a few weeks back measured over a year time, we discuss the most recent Monmouth University poll to give a reflection of the state of the electorate and the potential effects of Roe vs Wade being overturned. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewad...

EU designates nuclear and natural gas as green. With Europe in an energy crisis, Matt and Mike discuss the potential impacts and why the change of heart. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewadjensen Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcvey-308aa326

Russia's Gasprom Nordstream 1 pipeline which delivers much of Europe's natural gas is going under maintenance and testing. Matt and Mike discuss the effects of having this pipeline shut down for a minimum of a few weeks and what this means for Europe's energy crisis. -------------- Submit a question for The New Next: https://www.matthewadjensen.com/podcast Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://ww...