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Can Anything Save the House GOP? (Second Request)

With a month until the midterms, the polls have Democrats favored to take the House and voters angry about high prices, especially at the pump. In this episode of Second

The Fox Guarding the Hen House (Private Credit Crisis)

Private equity owned life insurers are supposed to prepare for the worst, but some of them aren't preparing for anything close to it. Today on Private Credit Crisis, Exe

Antitrust in Trump 2.0 (Second Request)

From Ticketmaster to Paramount-Warner Bros., the Trump administration has had a full docket of antitrust-related cases to deal with. In this episode of Second Request, E

Clouding Accounting (Private Credit Crisis)

Two life insurers can own the exact same bond and tell their regulators two different stories about how risky it is.  In this episode of Private Credit Crisis, Executive

The Anonymous Data Problem DOGE Created (Second Request)

Everyone knows their data gets sold. Almost nobody knows how much of it companies just give away, blurred enough to call it anonymous. In this episode of Second Request,

Hiding Money in Bermuda (Private Credit Crisis)

There's a hole in the life and annuity sector's balance sheet, and private equity dug it. In this episode of Private Credit Crisis, Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits do

The Perils of Personalized Pricing (Second Request)

With little response from the federal government, state legislatures around the country are looking at banning the use of personalized pricing. Today on Second Request,

Lies, Loans and Lawsuits (Private Credit Crisis)

We're excited to introduce Private Credit Crisis, a new weekly podcast from The Capitol Forum examining the policy problems building inside the private credit industry.

Streaming Is the New IP Battleground (Second Request)

When phone makers turned on Qualcomm, the company built an intricate, multi-front strategy to fight back. Now, two former employees say the same playbook is being run in

Meta's House of Cards (Second Request)

This week, Meta reached a multibillion-dollar settlement in federal court over allegations that it was aware of the harm its products could cause to teenage mental health

AI Needs to Nearly Triple Productivity to Pay Off (Second Request)

To earn the return on its investment, artificial intelligence will need to nearly triple productivity in the U.S. economy. So what will it do? Today on Second Request, E

Paramount's Long Odyssey to Own Warner Bros. (TCF Investigates)

The Ellison family has been on a quest to reshape American media and Hollywood — their next target: Warner Bros. Discovery, home of HBO Max and CNN.  Today on TCF Invest

Alternative Protein vs Big Meat (Second Request)

Plant-based protein has become a mainstay in restaurants and household dinners, but as an emerging industry it's susceptible to the market power of major food companies.

How Private Equity Could Create a New Financial Crisis (Second Request)

Millions of life insurance policies are tied to the fortunes and speculation of the world's biggest private equity companies. Now, their risk of defaulting on their oblig

The Emerging Antitrust Risks in Edge Computing (Second Request)

Waymo, Apple, Meta and Google have constructed ecosystems that have immense leverage over the global economy and infrastructure. So how should antitrust law tackle that?

Inside Uber's AI Strategy to Inflate Your Fare (Second Request)

Same ride, two different prices — that's the new reality facing Uber and Lyft passengers. Today on Second Request, Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Derek Kra

How Credit Card Swipe Fees Became Multibillion Dollar Tolls (Second Request)

Today on Second Request, Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Carter Dougherty, senior fellow for anti-monopoly and finance at Demand Progress, who argues that Vi

Is the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger in Real Trouble? (Second Request)

Twelve states just sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would leave viewers with fewer choices and higher prices

Can an AI Chatbot Be Responsible for Murder? (Second Request)

What happens if an AI chatbot tells someone to kill someone else?  Tragically, this situation unfolded at a Florida school when a shooter asked ChatGPT for advice on how

The Surveillance Economy, Part Two (TCF Investigates)

In the second episode of The Surveillance Economy, a mini-series from The Capitol Forum Investigates, Arjun Singh sits down with Andrew G. Ferguson, a law professor and e