Supply and Demand Podcast

What do Bud Light, Star Wars and the American banking industry have in common? The Supply and Demand boys think these and other enterprises have become too big, and dissect the fine line between growing something good and sustaining what made it good, between charm and greed, between Chick-Fil-A and TGI Fridays. They also answer some inquisitive listener mail. Dive into the best episode yet and respond with your thoughts!

It's official. Greg has hung up his teacher hat for a new job in education policy research, and now, he tells all. Nate, Mike, and Steven ask away about true teacher stories and the state of middle school education in 2023. They learn about the Reset Room, chronic misbehavers, parent-teacher conferences, Tiktok, Borgs, and the Mount Midoriyama of teaching certifications. To hear more of Greg's perspective on education policy, check out his Substack newsletter, Armchair Thoughts: armchairthoughts.substack.com

Biomedical engineer and Supply and Demand brethren Sam Palczewski joins the podcast for a deep discussion on artificial intelligence. ChatGPT is just the beginning. How will humanity deal with the threat - or perhaps opportunity - of the Singularity looming on the horizon? And what is the Singularity, anyway? Sam walks through all of this and more as the boys inquire about the future of industry, education, and human experience in a world of artificial general intelligence. On a related note, Greg helps shed light on a mysterious story about a chatbot that speaks in puns.

The suppliers return from winter recess to discuss the state of gambling in the 21st century. Mike reflects on high stakes in the NFL, Steven shares war stories from the poker table, Nate reminisces on one fateful day trading GameStop stock, and Greg steadies the ship with more sage financial wisdom. Are you reaping the benefits of a democratized playing field -- or falling prey to a new scheme in American capitalism? Listen now to find out!

Steven's been watching the World Cup and has some thoughts on the future of America's pastime. The demand-dudes go fully down the rabbit hole about the rise of soccer in America, the softening of football, the Moneyballification of baseball, the ascent of eSports, and the increasingly blurry line between sports, athletics, and hobbies. In other news, Nate shares his true feelings about Imagine Dragons and Greg drops a conspiracy theory bomb.

The boys don't know much, but they do know what college was like and how much it cost them. In this episode, Nate asks his college-accredited co-hosts to reflect on the important decisions of their higher education journey and the utility of their bachelor's degrees in life so far. Another round of listener mail also gets the guys going about viking accessories, core memories, middle school fashion and Italian cuisine.

The boys kick off the long-awaited podcast reboot with a lively discussion of post-apocalyptic fiction, its persistence as a genre, and the age-old question of how one might survive a zombie apocalypse. To guide the discussion, Greg flexed his teacher muscles by assigning his fellow co-hosts and post-apocalyptic-panelists with homework to review classic books, movies and video games such as The Stand, The Road, World War Z, and The Last of Us. After this deep dive, the boys answer some Fall-related listener mail. Send more fan questions @supplydemandpod on Instagram and stay tuned for more episodes coming soon.

It's been two long years since Nate, Greg, Mike and Steven produced regular episodes of the Supply and Demand Podcast. Where are they now? In this special trailer episode, the boys give life updates and set expectations for the return of the podcast scheduled to debut in October 2022. Join us for the ride @supplydemandpod on all social media platforms and get ready to rekindle your relationship with your favorite podcast.

In the first ever Supply-Side Special, a new periodic interview series by the Supply and Demand Podcast, Mike sits down with John D'Orsi, Drug Product Process Engineer at Sanofi Pasteur - the largest vaccine company in the world and one of the companies currently testing a vaccine for COVID-19. In the episode, John discusses what goes on behind the scenes in the development of a vaccine and how the normally multi-year production of a vaccine is being accelerated to combat COVID-19 safely and effectively. We look forward to producing more Supply-Side Specials in the future!

What does your income tax bracket have in common with a swimming pool? Greg spent the summer contemplating this while lifeguarding and has some observations to share about how society arbitrarily shapes itself into groups. Steven and Nate use calculus principles to help make order out of the chaos. Afterwards, we answer listener mail and Mike provides a long-awaited and somewhat underwhelming update to his Bitcoin enterprise.

In an increasingly globalized world, are individuals loyal to their country or themselves? Using Greg’s pillars of economic theory as guidelines, casual discussion over the 2018 Italian election leads the gang to connect the U.S. steel industry, Chipotle guacamole, environmentalism, the Articles of Confederation and the plot of Black Panther together into a grand theory about society as we know it. Questions are supplied, answers are demanded.