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Exploring Prosperity- Challenging Pessimism in the US
by Bob Dewey
Challenge Pessimism. Explore the Complexity of Progress.Headlines and survey results scream pessimism, but is it warranted? Join us on Exploring Prosperity as we delve into the complexities of human progress with leading thinkers across markets, economics, history, philosophy, and more. Discover how economic and societal factors shape our world, and gain a deeper understanding of the drivers of individual and societal prosperity and a fulfilling life. Our in-depth conversations may leave you empowered and optimistic about the future and equipped with insights to navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Bob Dewey brings his expertise in investing and his network in the investment community and beyond to address the big issues of the day and whether we can solve problems faster than they grow. www.exploringprosperity.com
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What Is AI Doing to Jobs? The Data We Need Isn't Being Collected-Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen
AI is already prompting dramatic predictions about jobs and big policy proposals in response. But we still know remarkably little about what AI is actually doing to the economy. The reason isn’t that the data has been lost or hidden. It’s that much of the data we would need isn’t being…
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AI Can Solve Math. But Can It Ask a Good Question? | Steven Strogatz
Can AI solve mathematics without understanding it? And if machines become better than humans at finding answers, who will come up with the questions?I traveled to Cornell University to sit down with mathematician and bestselling author Steven Strogatz to explore what AI's remarkable advances mean...
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AI Extinction Is the Wrong Test
Last week, Evan Hubinger, who leads alignment science at Anthropic, said he believes artificial intelligence has a greater than 10 percent chance of killing every human within the next decade. His position makes the warning impossible to ignore: he works on the safety of Anthropic’s AI systems.…
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Bitcoin Treasury Companies: The Rise of Digital Credit | Tim Kotzman
Bitcoin treasury companies were easy to launch when Bitcoin was rising. Then the market turned and the industry had to learn.Tim Kotzman has had a front-row seat to that process. As host of the Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast and co-founder of Bitcoin Treasuries Media, he has interviewed many of the...
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What Happens to Lawyers When AI Gets This Good?
Artificial intelligence is already changing the practice of law. The question is no longer whether lawyers will use AI, but what happens to the legal profession when they do.Stephen Lofchie, one of the country’s leading financial-services regulatory lawyers, and Ty Greenberg of Caffrey.ai join me...
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Where Disciplines Intersect: Free Will, AI, Economics, and Prosperity
Can free will exist in a deterministic universe? What does that imply for artificial intelligence, capitalism, scientific progress, and the future of prosperity?In this conversation, I sit down with Samir Varma to explore the common thread running through his work in economics, physics,...
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The AI Masterclass: How ChatGPT and Large Language Models Really Work
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than almost any technology in history, yet surprisingly few people understand what large language models are actually doing behind the scenes.In this masterclass, Albert Berdellans, Global Head of AI at Inveniam, explains AI in plain English. We explore...
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What If We Solved the Wrong Problem in Education?
Education was never designed to fail students. It was designed to solve one of humanity’s greatest challenges: how to provide education at scale to millions of people.The factory model of education succeeded beyond anyone’s expectations. Standardization, age grouping, and shared curricula helped...
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The AI Paradox: More Information, Less Shared Reality
Today's guest is Lyn Alden, one of the world's leading macroeconomic analysts and the author of Broken Money and The Stillguard Incident.We explore one of the defining questions of the modern era: humanity has more information, more connectivity, and more problem-solving capability than ever...
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The Hidden Challenge of Bringing Crypto to Wall Street
What does it take for one of the world's largest financial institutions to adopt an entirely new technology?Morgan Stanley's Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Amy Oldenburg, joins Exploring Prosperity to discuss the hidden challenge of bringing crypto, tokenization, stablecoins, and blockchain...
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What Happens When Everyone Has Institutional Investing Tools?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming investing, wealth management, and the global economy — but what happens to human judgment when information becomes instantly accessible?Ram Ahluwalia hosted me as a guest this week and in this conversation we discuss:• how AI compresses the time...
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Can AI Really Go Rogue? Why Today’s AI Fears May Be Overstated
Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, but how realistic are the fears about rogue AI, AGI, and machines turning against humanity?In this conversation, a clip from my previous interview with Albert Berdellans, Global Head of AI at Invenium, he discusses some of the biggest misconceptions...
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Money Is Political | Bitcoin, AI & the Future of Markets
Jeff Park joined usfor a deep discussion on Bitcoin, AI, Federal Reserve policy, financial markets, volatility, and the future of the global monetary system.Jeff explains why “money is always political,” why markets are beginning to behave more like wartime markets than peacetime markets, and why...
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Are We Running Out of Valuable Problems to Solve?
Artificial intelligence is triggering widespread fear about the future of work, white-collar employment, and the long-term value of highly educated workers. After Citadel founder Ken Griffin described feeling “depressed” after seeing the latest advances in AI, many people interpreted it as…
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AI Is Rewiring Markets, Energy & Bitcoin | Matthew Sigel
Why are stocks hitting new highs during war and geopolitical instability? Why are Bitcoin miners suddenly becoming AI infrastructure companies? And could sovereign nations eventually adopt Bitcoin as a reserve asset?In this conversation, Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Asset Research at VanEck and...
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Is Digital Security Ready for What’s Coming? (Zach Herbert)
AI is changing cybersecurity—and it may be increasing the scale of digital threats beyond what banks, platforms, and institutions can manage. In this video, I break down how AI-driven attacks could expose vulnerabilities in financial systems, online accounts, and digital identity infrastructure....
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Credit Stress Is Back: What Happens When Markets Stop Clearing?
Credit stress is beginning to reappear in parts of the economy—especially in private credit markets where institutional capital has surged in recent years.In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I sit down with veteran distressed real estate investor Bill Landis, co-Founder and Managing Partner…
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What AI Can Actually Do — And What It Can’t
Artificial intelligence is changing finance, healthcare, education, and the future of work — but what is it actually doing under the hood?In this conversation, I sit down with Albert Berdellans, Global Head of AI at Invenium, for one of the clearest explanations I’ve heard of how large language...
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Are We Getting Weaker? Hard Money, Harder Virtues
Are we actually progressing—or quietly getting weaker?In this conversation, I sit down with Aleks Svetski, author of The Bushido of Bitcoin, to explore a deeper question that sits beneath economics, technology, and politics: what actually drives long-term human progress?Many believe that fixing...
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OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Obligations: Can the Math Work?
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I sit down with investor Ram Ahluwalia to examine one of the most important — and least discussed — risks in the AI buildout.OpenAI reportedly has nearly $1 trillion in committed obligations tied to data center capacity and compute infrastructure. With...
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27 Million Reports: Will Congress Scale Back Financial Surveillance?
More than 27 million financial reports are filed each year under the Bank Secrecy Act, flagging ordinary banking activity as “suspicious.” Yet, as the data shows, only 370 investigations were tipped off by these reports. In this conversation, Nick Anthony of the Cato Institute explains how U.S....
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The One-Hour Problem: How High School Counseling Fails Families
Families navigate the college decision process rarely—but the consequences can last decades.In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I speak with Jon Carson, CEO of College Guidance Network, about why the traditional college guidance system no longer works—and why rising costs, declining ROI, and...
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Crypto’s Institutional Reset: Why 2026 Changes Everything | Zach Pandl (Grayscale)
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I’m joined by Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, to explore why 2026 may mark the true beginning of crypto’s institutional era.We discuss how regulatory clarity — including the impact of Grayscale’s successful challenge of the U.S. Securities and...
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Growth Without Jobs: AI and the End of the Old Capitalist Bargain
I sat down with Jordi Visser to discuss a historically new phenomenon: economic growth without job growth—and what artificial intelligence means for the future of work, capital, and capitalism itself.We discuss I why economic growth is increasingly happening without job creation and what…
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Inflation Isn’t 3% — Here’s Why the Official Numbers Are Wrong
Inflation isn’t 3%. In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I’m joined by Stefan Rust, CEO of Truflation, to explain what real-time inflation data is actually showing — and why the official CPI number may be missing what’s really happening to prices.See my essay about this interview here: We...
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"It’s a Rigged Game": Larry Lepard on the Moral Case for Bitcoin
In this episode, I sit down with investment manager and author Lawrence Lepard (The Big Print) to examine how America’s monetary system actually works—and why its failures increasingly feel moral, not just economic. Larry breaks down the Cantillon Effect: how Federal Reserve money creation and...
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How Schools Can Heal a Generation: Meera Viswanathan on Hope, Learning, and the Social Media Trap
Ethel Walker head of school Meera Viswanathan joins Exploring Prosperity to explain what’s really happening to today’s students — from the rise of social media, smartphones, and anxiety to the decline of confidence, resilience, and curiosity.Drawing on insights aligned with Jonathan Haidt, The...
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Can America Keep Its AI Advantage?
Artificial intelligence is transforming the global economy — but will America stay ahead? In this audio edition of Exploring Prosperity, host Robert Dewey examines whether U.S. innovation can outpace regulation, comparing today’s AI revolution to past eras when new technologies reshaped...
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Gold Surges 30% | Lyn Alden, Bob Murphy & Troy Cross on Fiat, Inflation, and Hard Money
Gold just surged 30% in only 56 days — its fastest rise since 1979.In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, Bob Dewey revisits a roundtable with Lyn Alden, Bob Murphy, and Troy Cross to ask: what does this record-setting move reveal about the weakness of fiat money and the enduring power of hard...
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Uneventful Miracle: The Quiet Triumph Over Infant Mortality
Every generation inherits miracles that once seemed impossible. Childbirth used to be among humanity’s greatest risks—today, it’s routine. In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I look at the extraordinary fall in infant mortality and what it reveals about the quiet triumph of modern medicine....
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Bitcoin's $1.3M Future: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan on US Debt Crisis & Institutional Boom
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I sit down with Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise, and Ryan Rasmussen, Head of Research, to unpack their groundbreaking report on Bitcoin’s long-term capital market assumptions. We cover why Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a hedge against U.S. debt and…
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80 Years Without World War: How Has Peace Lasted?
For nearly 80 years, the world’s leading powers have avoided direct war — a stretch historians call the “Long Peace.” This video explores why peace has lasted so long, what forces have kept it in place, and how fragile it may be in the years ahead. Drawing on my essays from my research,...
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The Drivers of Prosperity Since 1750: Labor, Energy and Sound Money
What if the key to prosperity isn't natural resources, but human labor itself? In this podcast, we explore economist Saifedean Ammous's compelling argument from "The Bitcoin Standard" that human ingenuity, not scarce resources, drives economic growth—but only when amplified by two critical…
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Why AI Models Are Collapsing & How Crypto Fixes It
In this revealing interview from Digital Future Fest, David Nage, Portfolio Manager at ARCA, breaks down the dramatic regulatory shift that's transforming crypto from "enemy of the state" to innovation enabler. Nage shares with co-host Eleanor Terrett (co-founder of Crypto in America) and me his...
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The Decline of Injustice: Why Modern Society Solves More Problems Than It Creates
In this episode, we explore whether modern society is actually solving more injustices than it creates—despite widespread pessimism about the future. Drawing from history, we look at how injustice was once the default condition of human life, and how today’s systems—though imperfect—offer...
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How Blockchain Went From Crypto-Native to Enterprise-Ready (Ava Labs President Explains)
🚀 The Enterprise Blockchain Revolution is Here In this exclusive interview from Digital FutureFest, I sit down with John Wu, President of Ava Labs, to discuss the massive shift happening in blockchain adoption. We're witnessing traditional enterprises move from proof-of-concept experiments to…
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The CPI/PPI Data Crisis: A Case for Digital Transformation
One of the biggest reasons Americans feel pessimistic about the next generation's prospects is our mounting national debt and structural deficits—and the very real threat they pose to the dollar's purchasing power through inflation. Understanding and accurately measuring inflation isn't just an...
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Clean Energy from Nuclear Waste: The Radical Economics of Thorium Reactors
Part I: Why This Series Matters—and What Comes Next This three-part series with Erik Townsend began with a simple but urgent question:How do we power a prosperous future for everyone—without wrecking the planet in the process? The stakes are real. Economic growth has always been tethered to…
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The Urgent Clean Energy, Small Modular Reactor Race with China
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, we dive into the nuclear energy race that should define the 25 years. Host Robert Dewey and MacroVoices founder Erik Townsend explore how China is sprinting ahead with mass production of nuclear reactors—and why America is falling behind. With the U.S. now...
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What Economists Get Wrong About Entrepreneurship and Growth
What if economists have misunderstood the true engine of prosperity? In our latest episode I interview economist Per Bylund, whose work challenges mainstream thinking on how economic growth actually happens. Rather than viewing entrepreneurship as a side effect of capital or policy, Bylund argues...
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Constitutional Crisis: Who's In Charge of the Rule of Law?
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I relay the importance of my interview with Professor Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, about a crucial constitutional crisis threatening America's future. His 2010 book "The Decline and Fall of the American Republic"...
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The Technological Challenge That Bitcoin Might Solve
This is the final essay in our six-essay series exploring what might have happened had Nixon reinforced rather than abandoned the gold standard in 1971. Throughout this series, we've examined how abandoning the gold standard has led to significant consequences for economic growth, government…
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Is Tenure Killing Academic Freedom?
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, University of Austin President Pano Kanelos dives deep into the problems with the tenure system in today’s universities. Once designed to protect academic freedom, tenure has evolved into a system that promotes intellectual conformity and suppresses...
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The Profitable Art of Face-Planting
In this episode of Exploring Prosperity, I sit down with Evan Ratner, the brilliant mind behind "Rat Links" on Substack, to explore his counterintuitive thesis on "Failure Inc." We unpack how spectacular failure has evolved from a stepping stone to success into its own lucrative business model -...
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Tariffs: Populism’s Price Tag
A global reserve fiat currency, unanchored by a hard money standard, inevitably leads to trade imbalances where powerful nations exchange their currency for goods, resulting in the hollowing out of their manufacturing base and increased financialization that widens wealth disparities. This…
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Two Types of Wealth: How Fiat Currency Tilted the Balance
How did abandoning the gold standard in 1971 reshape wealth distribution in America? This episode explores how our monetary system drives inequality through the Cantillon Effect, asset inflation, and forced speculation. Drawing from insights by economist Bob Murphy, financial analyst Lyn Alden…
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Fiscal Strategy or Vote of No Confidence?
The upcoming White House crypto summit has generated significant interest regarding the Trump Administration's potential cryptocurrency reserve strategy. A central question remains: which digital assets might be considered appropriate for such a reserve? Our discussion with Anthony Pompliano and...
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Bits, Bytes, and Breakthroughs
In this third essay exploring the paradox of pessimism in an age of progress, we examine a powerful reason for optimism about America's future prosperity: the democratization of technology. While several factors paint a positive picture, perhaps none is as transformative as the unprecedented…
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Shadows Amidst Advancement (Updated)
In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements, medical breakthroughs, global interconnectivity and reported consistent economic growth, one might expect a surge of optimism about the future. Yet, a curious phenomenon persists across the United States: a growing pessimism about the...
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The Prosperity Puzzle: Reconciling Data and Perception in Modern America
The release of a comprehensive State of the Nation report (see link below) this week offers a crucial framework for understanding America's current trajectory. The report was covered extensively in the press (links below). Each week on Exploring Prosperity, we either delve into these challenges…
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Challenge Pessimism. Explore the Complexity of Progress.Headlines and survey results scream pessimism, but is it warranted? Join us on Exploring Prosperity as we delve into the complexities of human progress with leading thinkers across markets, economics, history, philosophy, and more. Discover how economic and societal factors shape our world, and gain a deeper understanding of the drivers of individual and societal prosperity and a fulfilling life. Our in-depth conversations may leave you empowered and optimistic about the future and equipped with insights to navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Bob Dewey brings his expertise in investing and his network in the investment community and beyond to address the big issues of the day and whether we can solve problems faster than they grow.
www.exploringprosperity.com
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