Capitalisn't

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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. Send us your questions or comments by emailing capitalisntpod@gmail.com Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt.

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Capitalisn't

Episodes (248)

Thu Aug 6th How Washington Privatized The Capital Market - ft. Renée Jones
Jul 30th A Conservative's Attack On Neoliberalism - Ft. Chris Griswold
Jul 16th Was The Constitution An Anti-Democratic Coup? - ft. Michael Klarman

Capitalisn't

Aug 6, 2026
50¾ minutes
45 MB

Amazon went public three years after it was founded. SpaceX stayed private for 24 years. What changed and why does it matter? The standard story is that companies avoid an IPO because public markets carry too many government rules and too many lawyers looking to sue. Renee Jones, law professor, former SEC official, and author of the new book Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance Is Broken and How to Fix It, makes the opposite case. Jones argues what changed was the deregulation of private markets, driven by decades of industry lobbying. Due to decisions in Washington...

Capitalisn't

How Washington Privatized The Capital Market - ft. Renée Jones

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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