A Book with Legs

The stock market crash of 1929 will forever be considered one of the darkest hours of the U.S. economy. Decades later, many economists are still searching for the exact reasons as to why it happened. In this episode, Cole and Bill Smead sit down with Amity Shlaes, the author of the book The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Amity’s book takes a deep dive into pos...

For a long time, the world has considered China as an example of economic success, but those days may be over.  In this episode, Cole Smead is joined by Dinny McMahon, author of the book  China’s Great Wall of Debt . Dinny takes a deep dive into China’s financial system and gives us a sense of how the country’s complex and “dysfunctional” economy works from the ground...

News wasn’t always readily available at the click of a button. Ted Turner forever changed that in 1980 when he brought the Cable News Network to life.  In this episode, hosts Cole and Bill Smead are joined by Lisa Napoli, author of the book  Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News . Lisa shares incredible insight into the life of Ted Turner and how...

Buried deep underground lies a wealth of oil and natural gas. Embedded in shale, the major gas companies thought extraction was a waste of time. That all changed when a handful of men thought otherwise, thus creating the process now known as fracking.  In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with Greg Zuckerman, author of the book  The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billi...