The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Alice Han and James Kynge break down Microsoft's five-year retreat from China — shuttered offices, closed retail stores, and thousands of jobs wound down — while the company quietly keeps selling Azure and AI services to Chinese giants like ByteDance and Shein. They dig into what's driving the pullback, whether this is the decoupling everyone's been warning about, and the irony that Microsoft's Beijing R&D center helped train alumni now leading rivals like DeepSeek and SenseTime. Then: former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji — the man who steered China into the WTO in 2001 and became known as "China's Thatcher" — has died at 97. Alice and James look at his legacy, from a 12x increase in China's global trade to the tens of millions of state-enterprise workers laid off along the way, and what the surprisingly unscripted outpouring of grief on Weibo says about China today. Finally: Typhoon Dolphin has weakened to a tropical storm, but not before forcing over a million evacuations, grounding 40% of Shanghai's flights, and pushing Hong Kong to its hottest day on record. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com.🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Alice Han and James Kynge break down Xi Jinping's pitch at the World AI Conference in Shanghai: free, open-source Chinese AI models for developing nations shut out by expensive U.S. systems. They dig into WAICO, the new 29-member intergovernmental AI organization China just launched, how it echoes (and diverges from) the Belt and Road and Digital Silk Road playbooks, and whether China's open-source generosity can actually last. Then: mathematicians Yu Deng and Hong Wang just became the first two Chinese nationals to win a Fields Medal in the same year — only the second and third Chinese nationals ever to win math's highest honor. Alice and James discuss why it's being celebrated as a milestone for Chinese science, and what it says about talent flow between China and the West. Plus: Amy Lyons — known online as @BlondieinChina — joins to talk about a decade of covering Chinese food and culture, what most people get wrong about Chinese cuisine outside Beijing and Shanghai, and how the creator economy is reshaping global perceptions of China. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway is joined by Jack Raines, writer of the Young Money newsletter and author of Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties. Scott and Jack discuss what "enough" actually means, why the rent-versus-buy math rarely favors buying in the highest-cost cities, and what a financial advisor is really for once AI can place the trades. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬.🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

In this special Office Hours episode, Scott Galloway and Nick Maggiulli, COO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, answer listener questions on building wealth at every stage of life. They talk about paying down debt on a modest income, generating retirement income without over-obsessing on dividends, and whether young families should keep investing or wait on an inheritance. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Alice Han and James Kynge dig into why Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from a Chinese company on the Pentagon's military blacklist. With DRAM prices up nearly 100% in a single quarter — analysts are calling it "RAMageddon" — Apple already raised MacBook and iPad prices by up to 20%, and iPhones could be next. How far will Apple go to secure its supply chain, and what does it mean if Washington says yes? They also break down DeepSeek's landmark $7.4 billion funding round, which is the first time the Chinese AI startup has ever taken outside money. Tencent, CATL, and China's state-backed National AI Investment Fund are among the backers, and the valuation has jumped six-fold in six weeks to nearly $59 billion. DeepSeek built its reputation on doing more with less — so why does it need the money now? And finally: a new sign that China's middle class is changing what it puts on the table. The Economist calls it the "Californication" of Chinese diets: a growing appetite for organic, health-conscious food. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway unpacks whether the S&P and Nasdaq rule changes for mega-cap IPOs mean you're no longer as diversified as you think, gives advice on thriving in a fully remote sales role, and reflects on what investment banking and the corporate world really teach you. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

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Scott Galloway breaks down why Anthropic is worth more than Walmart, whether we're in an AI bubble, and why traditional advertising careers are in freefall. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Alice Han and special guest Ed Elson break down how Chinese investors are increasingly being shut out of America’s hottest IPOs — even as China pours hundreds of billions into AI, robotics, and next-generation tech. They talk about the growing financial and technological divide between the U.S. and China, the Pentagon’s decision to label companies like Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu as “Chinese Military Companies” and whether Washington and Beijing are entering a new era of financial decoupling. They also look at the big Chinese companies that could be next to IPO, and who China’s Elon Musk might be.  Plus: the growing worker backlash as AI transforms China’s labor market. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway is joined by Sara Fischer, media correspondent at Axios and CNN analyst, to answer your questions on the state of American media — from the future of 60 Minutes to billionaire ownership of the press to the economics of podcasting. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

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We're back with another episode of The Week, a new weekly show from Prof G Media, hosted by George Hahn. Every Friday, we'll break down the biggest stories shaping business, technology, politics, and culture — and connect the dots across the conversations happening throughout the Prof G universe. This week, George Hahn breaks down what the war in Iran reveals about American power, why Wall Street is bracing for a wave of AI IPOs, and how the housing crisis is reshaping the American Dream. Plus, Scott reflects on our obsession with optimization — and why the most important things in life can't be measured. We’d love your feedback as we build this show. Let us know what you think at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

For our 400th episode, Scott is joined by Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill to discuss the wars in Ukraine and Iran, the future of global power, and what these conflicts reveal about America's role in the world. They explore whether Ukraine is changing the future of warfare, how Vladimir Putin's position has evolved over the last year, and what might come next for Iran. They also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of authoritarian regimes, the importance of alliances, and why soft power may matter more than military power in the years ahead. Want to listen to this and other episodes ad-free? You can, if you subscribe at profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway explains why Jeff Bezos' proposal to cut taxes for lower earners is a deflection from the real issue, shares the origin story behind Raging Moderates and how he met Jessica Tarlov, and breaks down how to tell the difference between a toxic workplace and one that just isn't the right fit. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Jonathan D. Cohen, gambling policy expert at the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling, joins Scott to discuss how the 2018 Supreme Court decision unleashed a $150 billion industry — and what it's costing young men. They discuss why frictionless mobile betting is uniquely dangerous, how states were sold on legalization for tax revenue that rarely materializes, and why gambling has the highest suicide rate of any addiction. Want to listen to this and other episodes ad-free? You can, if you subscribe at profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway explains why algorithmic and passive investing have changed how markets respond to crises (and why that's not entirely reassuring), offers practical advice for introverts building relationships with senior leaders, and makes the case that city living is still worth it — but only if you do it young. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Trump heads to Beijing this week for one of the most consequential U.S.-China meetings in years — with trade wars, Taiwan, AI, rare earths, and the fallout from the Iran conflict all hanging over the talks. Alice Han and James Kynge break down what Trump and Xi really want from the summit, why China may have more leverage than many in Washington realize, and how Beijing quietly used globalization to accelerate its technological rise. They also unpack a striking new study showing Chinese investors heavily targeted research-intensive firms across Europe and North America — raising a bigger question: did the West help build the competitor it’s now trying to contain? Plus, Xi Jinping’s military purge is intensifying. China has handed suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers as Xi continues reshaping the PLA ahead of a more dangerous geopolitical era. They discuss why Xi is trying to build a world-class fighting force while simultaneously hollowing out large parts of its leadership. Also: China Decode will be LIVE this Friday at 10AM ET on Prof G Plus with Kevin Xu to break down the first day of the Trump-Xi talks and what comes next. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Scott Galloway explains why renting often beats buying in high-cost markets like the Bay Area, makes the case for building economic trajectory over work-life balance, and offers a post-exit founder a framework for finding purpose without a company to run. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

Thanks for listening to Raging Moderates on the Prof G feed. This is just a preview of today’s full episode — and starting next week, we’ll be leaving this feed entirely. To get the full episode, subscribe to the Raging Moderates feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Subscribe on ⁠YouTube⁠, or check us out on ⁠Substack⁠ if you want it ad-free. Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov sit down with Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to unpack a volatile political moment in Washington. In the wake of the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Republicans and President Trump are blaming Democrats for fueling political violence — while critics argue the response is part of a familiar cycle of partisan escalation, and that President Trump has espoused even more egregious rhetoric throughout his presidency. At the same time, Congress is debating a controversial proposal to fast-track Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, exposing new divisions over spending, security, and priorities inside the GOP. The conversation also turns to free speech and media backlash, as Jimmy Kimmel faces renewed pressure from the Trump camp following a controversial joke that aired just days before the attack. Senator Paul weighs in on political responsibility, party loyalty, rising polarization, and what these flashpoints reveal about the state of the Republican Party heading into the midterms and 2028. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov  Follow Prof G, @profgalloway  Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.

The race for global AI supremacy is accelerating—and getting messier. Alice Han and James Kynge break down the escalating tensions between the U.S. and China as accusations of AI model “distillation” and intellectual theft collide with China’s own rapid breakthroughs, including DeepSeek’s latest powerful new model. But the competition isn’t just happening in code. While Washington warns of industrial-scale AI copying, Wall Street is quietly increasing exposure to China through record renminbi borrowing and offshore “dim sum” bonds—suggesting a deeper financial realignment underway beneath the geopolitical friction. And inside China, a very different story is unfolding: a rising trend of “pretend-to-work” offices, where young people are paying just to simulate employment amid growing youth unemployment and economic pressure. Subscribe on Substack for ad-free episodes and much more! 👉 chinadecode.profgmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESSThe difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community.🔥 [REVEALED: THE NEXT MASSIVE MARKET SHIFT]🔥 [CLAIM YOUR FINANCIAL SURVIVAL KIT]Expires at market close. Get in or get left behind.