

Organized Money
Rock Creek Sound
Organized Money is a podcast about how the business world really works, and how corporate consolidation and monopolies are dominating every sector of our economy. The series is hosted by writers and journalists Matt Stoller and David Dayen, both thought leaders in the antimonopoly movement. Organized Money is a fresh spin on business reporting, one that goes beyond supply and demand curves or odes to visionary entrepreneurs. Each week Matt and David break down the ways monopolies control everything from the food we eat, to the drugs we take, the way we communicate and even how we date. You’ll hear from workers, business leaders, antitrust lawyers, and policymakers who are on the front lines of the fight for open markets and fair competition.If you care about an economy that is free and open, one not controlled by a handful of corporations, Organized Money is for you. New episodes out every week until the end of the year. Organized Money is a Rock Creek Sound production, from executive producers Ari Saperstein and Ellen Weiss, and senior producer Benjamin Frisch.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 49min
The Business Of Betting On Murder with Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy, a U.S. Senator from Connecticut and author on civic and policy issues, discusses the rise of prediction markets that let people bet on wars, assassinations, and government actions. He explains his bill to ban trades on sensitive operations. The conversation covers corruption risks, the moral harm of commodifying violence, and how war, spending, and broken institutions feed into these dangerous markets.

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Mar 16, 2026 • 56min
Robbing Them Blind, Baby: The Live Nation Case
Tommy Dorfman, an independent live-music promoter who has long fought Live Nation in court, and Gigi Liman, a courtroom reporter covering the trial, unpack the Live Nation/Ticketmaster saga. They discuss alleged mafia-like coercion, the DOJ’s surprise settlement, internal damaging messages, the 'flywheel' of vertical control, and how state attorneys general may carry the case forward.

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Mar 11, 2026 • 53min
Why Your Lamp Sucks
Nick Farrell, preservationist, historian, and vintage lighting dealer behind Estheticvintage and author of Modeline of California, revisits midcentury modern lighting. He traces Modeline’s nature-inspired, minimalist lamps, exposes online misattributions, and explains how craftsmanship, ergonomic design, and Hollywood placement shaped a vibrant scene that later withered under conglomerate consolidation.

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Feb 28, 2026 • 36min
Emergency Pod: The Paramount Takeover
A fast‑moving breakdown of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros assets, HBO Max and CNN and what’s at stake. Legal stakes and antitrust strategy are unpacked, including how state attorneys general could move quickly. The conversation highlights likely mass layoffs, heavy debt and political influence shaping the deal’s urgency.

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Feb 25, 2026 • 50min
How Private Equity Is Driving Up Your Electric Bill
Marissa Gillette, former Connecticut utility regulator now at the American Economic Liberties Project, and James Baratta, investigative reporter on utilities and private equity, unpack how investor-owned utilities and private equity push up rates. They discuss capital spending incentives, data center-driven demand, regulatory weaknesses, and Blackstone’s controversial New Mexico bid. Short, sharp, and full of regulatory intrigue.

31 snips
Feb 13, 2026 • 56min
The Epstein Class War
Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative from California known for pushing transparency, talks about the unredacted Epstein files and elite accountability. He explains why he fought for release. Short takes cover how wealth shields powerful figures, survivor meetings that made the issue personal, and proposals for restoring public trust and tougher oversight.

28 snips
Feb 11, 2026 • 52min
The End of United Healthcare For All
Olivia Kosloff, senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project and publisher of Acute Condition, breaks down Medicare Advantage and insurer power. She discusses market concentration like UnitedHealth's reach. Topics include AI-driven upcoding, new CMS rules that shocked insurers, insurer reactions and exits, and how oncology practices and vertical integration shape costs.

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Feb 4, 2026 • 48min
White Collar Crime Enforcement In The Age Of ICE
Richard Powers, former DOJ antitrust leader and veteran prosecutor of healthcare fraud and bid rigging. He discusses shrinking antitrust and white collar enforcement as budgets shift to immigration. Short takes on lost expertise, whistleblower incentives, hurdles to bringing big tech cases, and what it will take to rebuild prosecutorial capacity.

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Jan 28, 2026 • 47min
The Monopolists Who Gatekeep the Court System
Mike Lissner, co-founder and CTO of the Free Law Project, builds open tools to publish court documents and legal texts. He unpacks how a duopoly turned public records into costly paywalled commodities. They explore PACER fees, citation control, crowdsourced fixes like RECAP, scanning reporter books, neutral citations, and why open legal data matters for access, security, and innovation.

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Jan 23, 2026 • 1h 1min
The New Frontier in Price Discrimination
Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative and pricing expert focused on surveillance pricing, warns about AI shopping that mines Gmail, photos, and payments. She explains how conversational AI could turbocharge personalized price steering, why retailers hand pricing power to big tech, and why early regulation and public pushback matter.


