The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Scott Galloway — bestselling author, professor, entrepreneur — doesn't pull punches on business, tech, culture, or life. New episodes every day of the week.

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Yesterday · 16 min
No Mercy / No Malice: Shoulders of Giants
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/shoulders-of-giants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Friday · 17 min
The Week: The Hidden Debt Behind the AI Boom
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: how hidden debt is fueling America’s AI buildout, why China is spreading cheap, open-source AI around the world, and what the rise of solo founders reveals about the new creator economy. Plus, No Mercy / No Malice turns ten. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thursday · 50 min
The New Rules of Money in Your 20s — with Jack Raines
Scott Galloway speaks with Jack Raines, author of Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your 20s, about why young people may be over-optimizing for retirement at the expense of actually living. Subscribe to Prof G+ to join our next livestream at profgmedia.com. And if you're not already reading Jack’s work, check out his Substack. Pre-order his book, Young Money, here. Algebra of Happiness: Start writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wednesday · 16 min
Do Ivy League Degrees Actually Matter? Plus, When to Rent vs. Buy
Scott Galloway explains why small firms shouldn't chase elite-school résumés, whether renting really beats buying, and how to make decisions before you feel qualified. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
Tuesday · 50 min
China Decode: China's Bid for AI Dominance, and Chinese Food Trends (ft. @BlondieinChina)
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Monday · 23 min
How Much Money Is Enough? Plus, Why AI Won’t Replace Financial Advisors — with Jack Raines
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 officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
July 25 · 17 min
No Mercy / No Malice Turns 10
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/no-mercy-no-malice-turns-10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 24 · 19 min
The Week: China Is Undercutting America’s AI Boom
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: how cheaper Chinese models are challenging America’s AI dominance, why Oracle’s growing debt is raising alarms about the AI boom, and what Derek Thompson’s “antisocial century” reveals about risk, isolation, and the declining power of friendship. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 23 · 1 hr 8 min
Inside the Anti-Social Century — with Derek Thompson
In a conversation recorded live on Substack, Scott Galloway and Derek Thompson discuss the rise of the “antisocial century” — and what our growing isolation is doing to our happiness, relationships, and politics. They also explore the optimization of everyday life, young men’s retreat into the digital world, AI’s economic bubble, and whether moderate drinking has been unfairly caught in the wellness backlash. Plus, Derek explains the rise of democratic socialism and offers three simple rules for dating in the antisocial century. Subscribe to Prof G+ to join our next livestream at profgmedia.com. And if you're not already reading Derek’s work, check out his Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 22 · 24 min
Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change? Plus, The Right Way to Diversify
Scott Galloway explains why the economics of renewables are already beating fossil fuels, advises a listener sitting on a $1.4 million equity windfall, and shares what enduring decades of rejection taught him about failure. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
July 21 · 46 min
China Decode: The World Now Views China More Favorably Than the U.S. (ft. Selina Xu)
Alice Han and James Kynge start with Trump's claim that China ran an influence operation using voter files from over 220 million Americans, and why Beijing is calling it fabricated. They dig into what the underlying intelligence actually shows, how it lands just two months before Trump's planned visit to China, and what it means that global public opinion is now tilting toward Xi over Trump. Then, Selina Xu, head of China research for former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, joins to talk about her recent trip to China with Schmidt, where the U.S. and China each have the edge in the AI race, how culture and adoption differ between the two countries, and whether Beijing's pushback against emotional dependence on AI is a sign of things to come. 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
July 20 · 20 min
Fixing AI's Branding Problem + Advice for Anxious Public Speakers
Scott Galloway explains why AI's reputation is cratering even as usage climbs — and why he blames Washington more than any single CEO — shares his hard-won tricks for beating stage fright and public-speaking nerves, and owns the political positions he's reversed on, from DEI and tax rates to supporting military action in Iran. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
July 18 · 17 min
No Mercy / No Malice: 1999.AI
As read by George Hahn. https://profgmedia.substack.com/p/1999ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 17 · 17 min
The Week: The Cost of Being Young in America
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: a housing market that works for owners and no one else, and a Congress where the median senator is nearing 65 while the median American is 38. Plus, a version of the same generational opt-out playing out in China — and why Julia Angwin still sees reason for hope. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 16 · 1 hr 2 min
The New Playbook for Resisting Authoritarianism — with Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer
Scott Galloway speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Angwin and former White House senior advisor Ami Fields-Meyer to discuss their new book, On Courage. They explore what modern authoritarianism looks like, why it often advances gradually rather than through dramatic coups, and what ordinary people can do to resist it. They also debate the role of Big Tech, anonymous speech, coalition-building, and why small acts of courage can matter more than grand gestures. Algebra of Happiness: It goes fast. 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
July 15 · 22 min
Is an MBA Still Worth It? and the Future of Legacy Media
Scott Galloway breaks down whether an MBA still justifies the debt, why late night TV is collapsing while podcasts arbitrage the same talent for a fraction of the cost, and what he wishes someone had told him about the first years of fatherhood. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
July 14 · 49 min
China Decode: China Drops Its Jobs Target, Tencent Buys Back Manus, and the Rise of "Tier 3 City" Living
Alice Han and James Kynge look at why, for the first time in decades, China's new Five-Year Plan sets no numerical target for urban job creation. With unemployment at 5.1%, producer prices at a four-year high, and AI anxiety rippling through the labor market, what does it mean when Beijing, a government that treats jobs numbers as sacred, stops setting one? Then: Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder in Manus, the Chinese AI agent startup Meta tried to buy for $2 billion before Beijing forced the deal to unwind. Alice and James unpack why Chinese regulators intervened, what happened to Manus's founders, and what this all signals about Beijing's grip on its AI sector. Finally: Gen Z in China is skipping the megacities. Alice and James dig into why more young people are choosing Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities over Beijing and Shanghai, and whether it's a lifestyle choice or a symptom of a tougher economy. 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
July 13 · 23 min
What SpaceX's IPO Means for Tech Stocks, and Coping With Panic Attacks
Scott Galloway breaks down what SpaceX's rocky debut means for the looming OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs, how to approach celebrities and CEOs without being "that person," and what a lifetime of panic attacks has taught him. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, 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
July 11 · 17 min
No Mercy / No Malice: War on the Young
As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgmedia.com/p/war-on-the-young Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 10 · 17 min
The Week: Who Does the Market Actually Work For?
George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: how presidential favor can move markets, why OpenAI wants the government as an investor, and what SpaceX’s fast track into the Nasdaq-100 means for ordinary investors. Plus, why Americans feel less patriotic as the country turns 250 — and how an 18-month-old podcast built a media business worth hundreds of millions. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

No Mercy / No Malice: Shoulders of Giants

The Week: The Hidden Debt Behind the AI Boom

The New Rules of Money in Your 20s — with Jack Raines

Do Ivy League Degrees Actually Matter? Plus, When to Rent vs. Buy

China Decode: China's Bid for AI Dominance, and Chinese Food Trends (ft. @BlondieinChina)

How Much Money Is Enough? Plus, Why AI Won’t Replace Financial Advisors — with Jack Raines

No Mercy / No Malice Turns 10

The Week: China Is Undercutting America’s AI Boom

Inside the Anti-Social Century — with Derek Thompson

Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change? Plus, The Right Way to Diversify

China Decode: The World Now Views China More Favorably Than the U.S. (ft. Selina Xu)

Fixing AI's Branding Problem + Advice for Anxious Public Speakers

No Mercy / No Malice: 1999.AI

The Week: The Cost of Being Young in America

The New Playbook for Resisting Authoritarianism — with Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer

Is an MBA Still Worth It? and the Future of Legacy Media

China Decode: China Drops Its Jobs Target, Tencent Buys Back Manus, and the Rise of "Tier 3 City" Living

What SpaceX's IPO Means for Tech Stocks, and Coping With Panic Attacks

No Mercy / No Malice: War on the Young

The Week: Who Does the Market Actually Work For?