Kick the Dogma

About Kick the Dogma

Discussions about global asset allocation with authors, investors, and economists.

Publisher

John Emrich

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2022

Latest episode

28 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Apr 2026

   Ladder or Lottery?

   Good non-fiction books teach you something. Great non-fiction books make you think. And the latest book from Gary Hoover, Ladder or Lottery, Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead, did just that. You might think, I’ve heard this story. Income inequality, rich people and their children have inherent advantages. It isn’t a fair world. Well, you’ve heard a story, but you’ve heard a different version of it. Versions that emphasize college admissions, the varsity blues scandal, ACT tutors, financial aid shenanigans, maybe nepotism. But those are symptoms of a deeper problem, or maybe signals…bread crumbs…The deeper problem is that the social contract that many of us grew up believing was central to our country’s values, one I certainly benefited from, that said if you did a list of things put before you, checked all those boxes, you would be rewarded with personal, professional, and financial progress. I had the pleasure of speaking with Gary this past week for the Kick the Dogma Podcast. And what he does is go back to “first principles” and it’s there, that no matter the subtopic, be it healthcare, education, family structure, student loan debt, employment certainly…you can see the erosion of the social contract. Here’s my talk with Professor Gary Hoover.

2. 

   4 Feb 2026

   The Middle-Class New Deal

   The US middle class was a product of state and federal policies enacted in the wake of the Great Depression. But since the 1980s, lawmakers have undermined what they once built, shredding the social safety net and instituting laws that virtually guarantee downward mobility for all but the most privileged. How can we restore what has been lost? From employment and housing to personal finance and education, Dickerson provides a clarion call for political leaders to enact a bold agenda like the one that created the middle class almost a century ago.

3. 

   11 Mar 2024

   Busting the Bankers’ Club

   New Ep is Up! Bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in 2007 and nearly did the same in 2020. Both times, the US government bailed out the banks and left them in control. How can we end this cycle of trillion-dollar bailouts and make finance work for the rest of us? Busting the Bankers' Club confronts the powerful people and institutions that benefit from our broken financial system—and the struggle to create an alternative. Today we have Professor Gerald Epstein, author of Busting the Bankers’ Club: Finance for the Rest of Us. It was a great talk, about the history of banking regulation, the revolving door between government and industry that poisons our financial system, central bank independence, a fascinating concept called public banking, and my favorite topic, bailouts, what does that word even mean, who is getting bailed out, and WHY. Listen up, Jon Stewart and the Daily Show, you should have Professor Epstein on, because that last question boils down to privatization of profits and socialization of losses, a favorite topic of Mr. Stewart’s. Here’s the talk.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Contact Kick the Dogma

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.