The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
by The Prof G Pod with Scott
Bestselling author, professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway combines business insight and analysis with provocative life and career advice. On Mondays and Fridays, Office Hours features Scott answering your questions about business, career, and life. On Tuesdays, China Decode co-hosts Alice Han and James Kynge discuss the latest economic, political and cultural news shaping China’s role on the global stage. On Wednesdays, Raging Moderates brings Scott together with political strategist and The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov together to break down the biggest political stories of the week through a centrist lens. On Thursdays, Conversations features Scott talks with leading thinkers across business, geopolitics, tech, and culture. On Saturdays, don’t miss No Mercy / No Malice, Scott’s Webby Award-winning newsletter, as read by actor and raconteur George Hahn. And on the first Sunday of every month, check out First Time Founders, where Ed Elson sits down with entrepreneurs for conversat
Episodes
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No Mercy / No Malice: Criminal
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/criminal 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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…
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The Week: The Death of the Old GOP, Housing’s Incumbent Problem, and the Numbers Anthropic is Hiding
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why the most expensive midterm on record may prove political spending doesn’t work, how existing homeowners control what gets built, and why a “Big Short” investor isn’t buying Anthropic’s IPO. We’d love your feedback as we build…
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Heather Cox Richardson on Why “The Republican Party No Longer Exists”
Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the newsletter Letters from an American, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what the midterms could reveal about America’s political future—and why she sees echoes of the 1850s in today’s shifting coalitions. She explains how concentrated wealth fuels...
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Trump’s War on the Press and the Future of Free Speech — with Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins Scott Galloway to discuss the threats to free speech in America. They discuss Trump’s campaign against the press, why Greg worries AI could give those in power control over what people believe,...
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Do You Need Rich Parents to Buy a Home? — with Kyla Scanlon and Aziz Sunderji
Kyla Scanlon, economic commentator and author of In This Economy?, and Aziz Sunderji, author of the Home Economics newsletter, join Scott Galloway to discuss why housing has become so expensive and what it would take to make it more affordable. They explore what’s stopping America from building...
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Why Housing Is So Expensive, and the Myth of Timing the Market
Scott Galloway discusses what it would take to make housing affordable, how to handle regret after selling stock that later soars, the upsides of becoming a parent later in life, whether to leave a job you love to start a business with your dad, and how to navigate parenting disagreements with…
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No Mercy / No Malice: Preparing men for others
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/preparing-men-for-others 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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…
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The Week: Paris under Curfew, Trump’s Gift to Putin, and a Looming Data Center Bubble
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why France’s protests and its bond market are fueling each other, how Trump and Elon Musk betrayed Ukraine, and what the Railroad Panic of 1873 reveals about the money pouring into data centers. We’d love your feedback as we build...
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Can We Coexist With AI? — with Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of Coexistence: The Next Phase of AI, joins Scott Galloway to discuss how AI is changing work, education, and the skills we need to stay valuable. He explains the four advantages worth developing and how to tell whether AI is helping you learn or doing...
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How America Became Addicted to Debt — with Morgan Housel
From Washington to Wall Street to our credit cards, borrowing has become a way of life. In this Deep Dive, Scott examines America’s reliance on debt and who ultimately pays the price. Then, Morgan Housel joins him to discuss the difference between borrowing that builds wealth and borrowing that...
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Why Optimization Culture Is Making You Miserable
This is a bonus episode of The Prof G Pod — beginning this week, we’re publishing an extra Conversations episode every Tuesday. Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals, joins Scott Galloway to discuss why our obsession with optimizing every part of life is…
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Can OpenAI and Anthropic Justify Their Valuations? + Flock, Privacy, and Plummeting Crime
Scott Galloway answers listener questions on whether frontier AI labs can compete with cheaper open-weight models, his college stint as a sperm donor, Flock license plate cameras, taking a job at an online sports betting company, and what consulting firms look for in new hires. Want to be…
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No Mercy / No Malice: Each Other
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/each-other 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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...
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The Week: Elon’s $366 Million of Influence, Washington’s Corruption Problem, and the Skill AI Can’t Replace
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: what Elon’s political spending actually buys, why Kimberly Guilfoyle shouldn’t be the only one resigning, and what we lose when we outsource reading and writing to AI. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what...
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Musk vs. Bezos: The Battle to Control Space — with Josh Tyrangiel
We’re a Signal Finalist! Vote for us here. Josh Tyrangiel, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Scott Galloway to discuss the rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos—and what their ambitions in space mean for the rest of us. He explains why SpaceX pulled ahead of Blue Origin, how satellites and...
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Why Storytelling Is Now the Most Valuable Skill in Tech
AI was supposed to replace writing. Instead, it made storytelling more valuable. In this Deep Dive, Scott explains why companies are paying a premium for perspective and taste in a world flooded with AI-generated content. He also breaks down what this shift means for jobs, media, and the future…
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No Mercy / No Malice: Asymmetry
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/asymmetry 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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…
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The Week: A Market With Mixed Signals, the Price of Surveillance, and a Collective Feeling of Abandonment
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why the S&P, oil, and treasury yields are all hitting record highs, the tradeoffs of giving up privacy for safety, and what happens when Americans stop believing anyone is coming to help. We’d love your feedback as we build this…
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Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness — with Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging. He explains why cities struggle to help their most vulnerable residents, the difficult questions...
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Who Profits When Everyone Is Recording? (ft. Kyla Scanlon)
A new show in the Prof G universe by writer and investor Jack Raines! Each week, Jack takes a big story in tech or money and asks what it means for your life and your wallet. In today's episode, Jack Raines explores the surveillance economy, from AI glasses and viral videos to police camera...
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Why Young Americans Are Rejecting Capitalism, and the Money Behind the Obesity Crisis
Scott Galloway weighs whether the DSA could take over the Democratic Party, makes the case that Big Food is headed for its tobacco moment, explains how he approaches bold predictions, and breaks down the data behind boomer wealth. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to...
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No Mercy / No Malice: Less for More
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/less-for-more 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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] 🔥…
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The Week: An IPO False Start, an Agent That Goes Shopping, and a War We Keep Paying For
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why Oura pulled its IPO and what the odds are it ever goes public, how AI agents are clawing back the money we lose to forgotten subscriptions and hidden fees, and why America's war with Iran is costing you money, and Ukraine a…
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Timothy Snyder on America’s Superpower Suicide
Timothy Snyder, historian and author of On Tyranny and On Freedom, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what he saw on a recent trip to Ukraine and why he believes America is undermining its own power. He explains how reduced U.S. support is shaping the war, why Ukraine’s fate matters for Taiwan and...
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Can Meta's Muse AI Agent Save You Money?
A new show in the Prof G universe by writer and investor Jack Raines! Each week, Jack takes a big story in tech or money and asks what it means for your life and your wallet. Meta’s new AI assistant, Muse, promises to do more than answer questions. It can shop, handle tedious tasks, and…
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Protecting Your Portfolio in a Bubble, and Is a Move to America Worth the Money?
Starting this week, Office Hours features more questions per episode and airs exclusively on Mondays. Scott Galloway breaks down how to invest in an overvalued market, whether to leave Sweden for a U.S. career, what he got wrong as a new manager, how to sell a small business at a premium, and how...
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No Mercy / No Malice: The 1% Next Door
As ready by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/the-1-next-door 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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] 🔥...
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The Week: Trump vs the Press, Meta’s AI Win, and the Turning Political Tide
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: what happened when Trump banned three news outlets from the White House, how Meta's new AI agent leapfrogged ChatGPT to the top of the App Store, and how Iran and Canada might turn the midterms against the GOP. Plus, Scott discusses...
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Fareed Zakaria on America’s Retreat from the World
Fareed Zakaria joins Scott Galloway to discuss whether the U.S. is losing influence abroad. They examine the war with Iran and its impact on the Gulf, why Canada is building new trade relationships, and what wavering American support means for Ukraine. They also discuss the risks of autonomous…
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What the U.S. Can Learn from Canada's Safety Net + The Real Cost of Private Schools and Clubs
Get a first look at the new Office Hours format, with more questions per episode. Starting next week, Office Hours airs exclusively on Mondays. Scott Galloway tackles whether a stronger safety net dampens ambition, what private schools and clubs cost the communities around them, Mayor Zohran...
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The $1.7 Trillion Data Center Bet, and Why Apple is Getting Into the Subscription Game
Scott Galloway breaks down the borrowed money behind the AI buildout, how Apple turned the iPhone into a monthly bill, and how to angle for your boss's job. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to [email protected], or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway...
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No Mercy / No Malice: Oppenheimer, Inc.
As read by George Hahn. https://profgmedia.substack.com/p/oppenheimer-inc 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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]…
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The Week: China’s Upper Hand, a Troubled Bond Market, and a New Mortgage Crisis
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: why China might be the first to answer the AI question, what $40 trillion in debt means for the bond markets, and how mortgages above 7% have made housing less affordable than ever. Plus, Scott on when moving in with your parents is...
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How Worried Should We Be About AI? — with Alex Stamos
Scott Galloway speaks with cybersecurity expert Alex Stamos about the latest wave of AI alarm. They discuss the Anthropic researcher whose resignation reignited fears of human extinction, why leading AI executives are calling for a slowdown, and what really happened when OpenAI’s models broke out...
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The $40 Trillion National Debt, and the Trade-Offs of Living With Your Parents
Scott Galloway explains why America's $40 trillion debt is different from the panic of the 1990s and what it would actually take to fix it, breaks down how he thinks about key man risk and enterprise value at Prof G, and weighs the trade-offs of living with your parents to save money. Want to be...
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China Decode: The World Order Is Tilting Toward China (Series Finale)
After a year of decoding China's rise, Alice Han and James Kynge sit down for one final episode, and they go big picture on where China goes from here. First: the real AI race isn't just about who has the best model — it's about who embeds AI into the physical economy fastest. China spent roughly...
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The Case for Prenups, and Why Young People Aren’t Getting Married — ft. James Sexton
In part two of our Office Hours special on relationships, Scott Galloway and divorce attorney James Sexton discuss whether couples should keep their money separate, why every marriage already has a prenup, and what’s driving young people away from marriage. Plus, they share advice for…
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No Mercy / No Malice: One Ring to Rule Them All
As ready by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/one-ring-to-rule-them-all 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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...
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The Week: AI Is Getting Smarter. Are We?
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: AI’s growing threat to how we think, why Trump’s pressure campaign is backfiring in Canada, and the small acts of disconnection that quietly destroy a marriage. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you...
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Why “Follow Your Passion” Is Bad Advice — with Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Stanford professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans argue that finding your one true purpose is the wrong goal. Recorded live at Odoo Experience in San Francisco, they join Scott Galloway to discuss why “follow your passion” is often bad advice, whether your job needs to provide both money and…
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What Actually Predicts Divorce, and What Women Really Want in a Partner — ft. James Sexton
In part one of a two-part Office Hours special on relationships, Scott Galloway is joined by divorce attorney James Sexton to break down the subtle signals that predict divorce, why fairness and desire pull in opposite directions, and the red flags people talk themselves out of. Want to be…
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China Decode: What's at Stake Ahead of Trump and Xi's September Meeting, and China's Biotech Surge
Alice Han and James Kynge look ahead to Trump and Xi's September 24 meeting in Washington, set against a busy stretch of Xi diplomacy, from the SCO summit to a first-ever trip to India, plus talk of a possible Trump-Putin-Xi trilateral in November. They dig into how trade, rare earths, and…
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No Mercy / No Malice: Little Tobacco Moment
As read by George Hahn. https://open.substack.com/pub/profgmedia/p/little-tobacco-moment 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The 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...
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The Week: When AI Escapes, and Wars Don't End
George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why neither side can afford to stop the war with Iran, what Dan Driscoll's resignation says about military readiness, and how 700 OpenAI agents escaped their sandbox while another model saved a thousand lives. Plus, Scott discusses...
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The AI Revolution Isn’t What Silicon Valley Promised — with Josh Tyrangiel
Scott Galloway speaks with journalist and author Josh Tyrangiel about how AI is already saving lives, modernizing government, and transforming warfare – and why its most important applications look nothing like the revolution Silicon Valley promised. They also discuss China’s strategy to undercut...
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The Relationship Habit That Makes You Unhappy + Living Far From Aging Parents
We're revisiting some of our favorite listener questions about relationships. Scott Galloway explains why he stopped keeping score in his relationship with his father, advises a listener torn between city living and aging parents, and reflects on how friendships change as money and fame grow.…
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China Decode: Is China Winning the Global AI Trust War?
Alice Han and James Kynge start with the global AI race after an OpenAI system reportedly broke free and hacked into Hugging Face — a mess that pushed Hugging Face toward Chinese firm Z.ai's open-source model, and gave Z.ai an opening to argue China's open-weight approach is the safer one. They…
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Navigating a Mid-Career Crisis, And How to Spend Your 20s
This week, we're revisiting our favorite listener questions about work and career. Scott Galloway explains how to get hired again after a layoff in your 50s, what he'd do differently starting his own career, and how to think about stock options in a first job offer. Want to be featured in a…
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China Decode: Taiwan's Record Defense Budget, Evergrande's Life Sentence, and China's Robot Boom
Alice Han and James Kynge start in Taipei, where the government has approved a record $35 billion defense budget for 2027 — an 18.2% jump — coming right on the heels of this year's Han Kuang drills, which mobilized nearly 22,000 reservists and adopted U.S.-style command tactics for the first…
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No Mercy / No Malice: I Disagree
Audio excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from I DISAGREE by Jessica Tarlov, read by the author. 🚨 INSIDER ALERT: PROPRIETARY ACCESS The difference between a CEO and an employee is information velocity. We’ve unlocked two temporary access points for our premium community. 🔥...
About this show
Bestselling author, professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway combines business insight and analysis with provocative life and career advice. On Mondays and Fridays, Office Hours features Scott answering your questions about business, career, and life. On Tuesdays, China Decode co-hosts Alice Han and James Kynge discuss the latest economic, political and cultural news shaping China’s role on the global stage. On Wednesdays, Raging Moderates brings Scott together with political strategist and The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov together to break down the biggest political stories of the week through a centrist lens. On Thursdays, Conversations features Scott talks with leading thinkers across business, geopolitics, tech, and culture. On Saturdays, don’t miss No Mercy / No Malice, Scott’s Webby Award-winning newsletter, as read by actor and raconteur George Hahn. And on the first Sunday of every month, check out First Time Founders, where Ed Elson sits down with entrepreneurs for conversat
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