Masters in Business

Jesse Eisinger, the Pulitzer-winning journalist now working at ProPublica, tells Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz how the collapse of Arthur Andersen, Enron and WorldCom led to a neutered Justice Department. The title of his new book, "The Chickenshit Club," comes from a speech that then-Southern District U.S. Attorney James Comey gave to prosecutors saying that if they were never losing, they were only taking on easy cases. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Ed Thorp, one of the most storied people in finance. A math professor at MIT and UC Ivine, Thorp figured out how to beat Las Vegas at blackjack and baccarat, created statistical arbitrage, and ran a hedge fund that not only beat the market by a wide margin, but never had a losing quarter. He is the author of several books, including "Beat the Dealer" and "Beat the Market"; his latest book is "A Man for All Markets." Thorp tells Ritholtz that the secret to beating the market is having an edge that's specific, definable and mathematical. If you don't, you should be in index funds instead. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Duff McDonald, a journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, "The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite" and "The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business." McDonald tells Barry Ritholtz why the elite institutions that feed into government, business and finance are broken, and what must be done to fix them. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Chris Anderson, a co-founder and CEO of 3D Robotics, and the founder of DIY Drones. He was with the Economist for seven years before joining WIRED magazine as the editor-in chief. Anderson tells Ritholtz that the dot-com collapse masked the organic growth of the internet by real users. The innovations of the late 1990s are obvious at Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, but there is a new crop of disruptive and innovative technologies coming up right behind them. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Anindya Ghose, a professor of information, operations and management sciences as well as marketing at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, tells Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz that technology is changing things even more rapidly than we might have guessed only a few years ago. The future as envisioned in such science fiction films as Philip K. Dick’s “Minority Report” isn’t several decades away -- it's only two or three years away. And it is profoundly changing economies. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Ned Davis, a senior investment strategist who founded the Ned Davis Research Group (NDRG). He is the author of "Being Right or Making Money" and "The Triumph of Contrarian Investing." This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daron Acemoglu, a leading MIT economist and co-author of "Why Nations Fail," delves into the intricate connections between institutions, technology, and inequality. He discusses how micro-level behaviors inform macroeconomic outcomes and the significant impact of political processes on economic incentives. Acemoglu also addresses the minimum wage debate and the challenges posed by automation, revealing that robots may reduce local employment. His insights on the role of extractive institutions and their effect on poverty are both eye-opening and thought-provoking.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews William F. Sharpe, the STANCO 25 professor of finance, emeritus, at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Sharpe is a past president of the American Finance Association and received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University. Professor Greene is world-renowned for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of superstring theory, including the co-discovery of mirror symmetry and the discovery of spatial topology change. He is the director of Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Physics. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Andreessen discusses the evolution of the tech industry, startup costs, and the impact of software. They explore the misconceptions about startups, the portrayal of the tech industry in TV shows, and the influence of programs like Y Combinator. The conversation also delves into venture investing strategies, the alchemy of software, and communication of technology insights through various mediums.