After Hours

Latest Episodes:

Walmart’s Strategy to Beat Amazon, and Millennial Socialism Feb 27, 2019

Show notes

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss how Walmart is trying to compete against Amazon and whether the strategy is working. They also debate the rise of socialism in U.S. millennials — is it a healthy phenomenon or a dangerous one?

Some recent picks:

Free Solo (National Geographic Documentary)
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Benjamin Dreyer)
Interesting as F*** (Reddit subreddit)
BA Magic Videos (British Airways)
General Social Survey Visualization Tool
Chef’s Knife Mac MTH-80
Goodbye Big Five: Life Without the Tech Giants (Kashmir Hill, for Gizmodo)
Minding the Gap (Hulu documentary)
Andy Warhol retrospective (Whitney Museum)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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WeWork, and Can the Government Really Print as Much Money as It Wants? Feb 20, 2019

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Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai discuss whether WeWork’s success is sustainable. Plus, can the government really spend as much money as it wants without worrying about deficits? What in the world is Modern Monetary Theory and does it actually make sense?

Some recent picks:

BA Magic Videos (British Airways)
General Social Survey Visualization Tool
Chef’s Knife Mac MTH-80
Goodbye Big Five: Life Without the Tech Giants (Kashmir Hill, for Gizmodo)
Minding the Gap (Hulu documentary)
Andy Warhol retrospective (Whitney Museum)
Cassette (app)
Seven Days Out: Ep 2: Eleven Madison Park (Netflix)
Tsutaya Bookstores (Japan)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Medicare for All, plus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon HQ2, Marie Kondo, Toys, Spotify and Podcasting, and More Feb 13, 2019

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate Medicare for All and ask whether the U.S. healthcare system is broken. They then offer quick takes on everything from Amazon’s latest HQ2 news, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s influence, Marie Kondo, the toy industry, Spotify’s aggressive push into podcasting, and more!

Some recent picks:

Goodbye Big Five: Life Without the Tech Giants (Kashmir Hill, for Gizmodo)
Minding the Gap (Hulu documentary)
Andy Warhol retrospective (Whitney Museum)
Cassette (app)
Seven Days Out: Ep 2: Eleven Madison Park (Netflix)
Tsutaya Bookstores (Japan)
Richard Brody’s Review of Roma (New Yorker)
The Tangled Tree (David Quammen)
Mary Oliver poetry
Money Heist (Netflix)
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Profile of Mark Burnett (New Yorker)
Cooking by Ear (Podcast)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Fears About Huawei, and Facebook Earnings (What We Learned) Feb 06, 2019

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate U.S. fears about Huawei and implications for U.S.-China relations. They also offer their interpretation of Facebook’s latest earnings results, before sharing their After Hours picks for the week.

Some recent picks:

Richard Brody’s Review of Roma (New Yorker)
The Tangled Tree (David Quammen)
Mary Oliver poetry
Money Heist (Netflix)
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Profile of Mark Burnett (New Yorker)
Cooking by Ear (Podcast)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Taxing the Rich, and the “Woke” Advertising Trend Jan 30, 2019

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing the trend among brands like Gillette, Nike, and Pepsi to launch “woke” advertising campaigns. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

Some recent picks:

Money Heist (Netflix)
Mark Burnett profile in The New Yorker (by Patrick Radden Keefe)
Cooking by Ear (Podcast)
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
Turing Tumble (toy)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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High CEO Churn, and the 401(k) Turns 40 Jan 23, 2019

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss why CEO departures are occurring so frequently, before unpacking the flaws in our 401(k) system. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

Some recent picks:

Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix)
Turing Tumble (toy)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Apple in China, and Payday Lending Jan 16, 2019

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss Apple’s position in the Chinese market; debate whether payday lending is good or bad for workers; and ask whether companies should be doing more to help employees manage cash shortfalls. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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New Year’s Crystal Ball Episode Jan 02, 2019

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Taped a few days before heading off for the holidays, Youngme, Felix, and Mihir share their After Hours Predictions for 2019, covering everything from Big Tech, to food, to finance, to entertainment.

Some recent picks:

Hilma af Klint Exhibit (Guggenheim Museum)
Prime Suspect (Amazon Prime Video – Britbox)
Atavist Magazine
Atlanta, Season 2 (Netflix)
Bloomberg article (“Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women At All Cost“) and Response from Jefferies CEO Richard Handler
The Value of Everything, by Mariana Mazzucato
21c Museum Hotels
The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle (by Leslie Connor)
TikTok (phone app)
Today, Explained Podcast, Nov. 30 Episode (Humans 2.0)
Babylon Berlin (Netflix)
“The Prison Inside Me” (Reuters)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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2018 Awards Episode Dec 26, 2018

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Taped a few days before heading off for the holidays, Youngme, Felix, and Mihir share their After Hours Awards for 2018, including their awards for Best/Worst Trend of the Year, Biggest Fail of the Year, Sleeper of the Year, Comeback of the Year, Work Cut Out for Them Next Year, Most Under-Reported Story of the Year, Most Over-Hyped Story of the Year, Person of the Year, and Favorite Entertainment of the Year.

Some recent picks:

Atavist Magazine
Atlanta, Season 2 (Netflix)
Bloomberg article (“Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women At All Cost“) and Response from Jefferies CEO Richard Handler
The Value of Everything, by Mariana Mazzucato
21c Museum Hotels
The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle (by Leslie Connor)
TikTok (phone app)
Today, Explained Podcast, Nov. 30 Episode (Humans 2.0)
Babylon Berlin (Netflix)
“The Prison Inside Me” (Reuters)
Robert Stavins (follow on Twitter)
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
RBG (Documentary on Amazon Video)

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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Not Everyone Can Build a Digital Ad Business, Plus Debating Radical Transparency Dec 19, 2018

Show notes

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss Verizon’s write-down on Oath (Yahoo, AOL) and the challenges with building a digital advertising business. They also debate the notion of Radical Transparency, before sharing their After Hours picks for the week.

Some recent picks:

Bloomberg article (“Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women At All Cost“) and Response from Jefferies CEO Richard Handler
21c Museum Hotels
The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle (by Leslie Connor)
TikTok (phone app)
Robert Stavins (follow on Twitter)
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
RBG (Documentary on Amazon Video)
The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Video)
The Ringer website

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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