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Episode 22Jun 23, 2026•52:18

Optimist Q&A: The AI Bubble, the Rapture, and Free Lunch

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We can’t give financial advice. Or feedback on your 20-page tax proposal. But economist Kathryn Edwards did take a run at nearly 20 listener questions in under 60 minutes. Among them: Why care about birth rates if robots are taking all the jobs? What happens if the AI bubble bursts? Will the dollar collapse? Can the bond market sway the White House? Plus: Why the minimum wage matters even if it doesn’t alleviate most poverty and how to argue for universal free school lunch.

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Published
Jun 23, 2026
Duration
52:18
Episode Number
Episode 22
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