Darren and Hal discuss the FTC’s pending challenge of Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp with John Newman, former deputy director the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.

Professor Mehrsa Baradaran, UC Irvine School of Law, discusses her book “The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America” (Liveright/Norton Press 2024) with Hal Singer and Darren Bush.

The Slingshot crew chats with Katie Wells about her new study on the uberization of nursing, as well as her new book “Disrupting DC: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City.”

Darren and Hal interview John Farrell, director of Energy Democracy Initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, about his new study detailing the myriad ways in which the monopoly utility model imposes significant costs on society.

Hal and Darren interview Isabella Weber, economics professor at University Massachusetts Amherst, to discuss the impact of inflation on voter sentiment and economic tools outside of monetary policy to address future supply shocks.

Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, who runs the Revolving Door Project’s Economic Media Project, and Luke Goldstein, writing fellow at The American Prospect, discuss price gouging, RealPage and rental markets, and Kroger/Albertson’s with Hal Singer and Darren Bush.

Darren and Hal interview David Berri, professor of economics at Southern Utah University, about David’s new book, Slaying The Trolls. They also discuss Caitlin Clark and the gender-wage gap in basketball, as well as the NCAA’s efforts to promote women’s…

Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director of Open Markets, discusses the FTC’s new rule that bans existing non-competes for nearly all employees, the FTC’s challenge of the fashion merger between Tapestry and Capri, and his new paper “A Revival of Nondomination in…

Hal Singer and Darren Bush interview Randy Stutz, American Antitrust Institute’s New President, about DOJ’s suit against Apple, what competition means, and the future and current initiatives of AAI.

Darren and Hal interview Veena Dubal on Wendy’s (now-retracted) dynamic pricing plan, algorithmic wage discrimination, and misclassification of workers.

Antitrust Professor Zephyr Teachout of Fordham University Law School speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about Netchoice v. Paxton, the Packers and Stockyards Act, and Antitrust and corruption.

Antitrust expert Cristina Caffarra speaks with Hal Singer and Darren Bush about competition regulation in Europe, merger review, the U.S. Google Trial, and the U.S. entrenchment of the consumer welfare standard.

Stacy Mitchell, Co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and author of the book “Big Box Swindle,” walks us through the Amazon complaint. (Interviewed by Hal Singer and Darren Bush)

Simcha Barkai walks us through his research on the labor share, including his latest findings that DOJ antitrust enforcement actions permanently increase employment and the labor share in the affected industry.

Matt Stoller from the American Economic Liberties Project shares his views on judges who have ruled against antitrust enforcement.

Steve Salop tells us his least favorite monopolization cases.

Hiba Hafiz, professor at Boston College Law School and expert advisor to the FTC, explains how antitrust law should apply to labor markets.

Cory Doctorow tells us about his latest book, “Chokepoint Capitalism,” and calls for the un-rigging of labor markets.

Upon returning to academia from the FTC, John Kwoka waxes eloquently on efficiency defenses, big tech, potential competition, and the forthcoming merger guidelines.

Discussing Evan Starr’s research on employment non-competes, Andrea’s work on FTC funding needs, and some short discussion on airlines.

Sanjukta Paul, professor at Michigan Law School, chats about the pending Microsoft-Activision merger, the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes, and Elon Musk’s “libertarian antics” on Twitter.

In the inaugural episode of the Slingshot, the Sling crew debates the Kroger-Albertson’s merger, the Ticketmaster-Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco, and whether the railroad legislation was the best possible outcome for workers.