About this episode
Kai Ryssdal hosts a live event discussing economics and current events with guests Kyla Scanlon and David Brancaccio.
Nearly 600 Marketplace fans gathered at the Aratani Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch Kai Ryssdal present Marketplace Live, in partnership with LAist. Kai was joined onstage by economics author, educator, and content creator Kyla Scanlon to talk about AI, prediction markets, Federal Reserve independence, and the war in Iran. Later, former “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio joined Kai to discuss his experience rebuilding after the LA fire and his new job as Marketplace senior correspondent covering future effects. Note: This show was recorded on March 29, and the situation in Iran has changed since then. Follow our latest coverage here.
People in this episode
Host: Kai Ryssdal
Guests: Kyla Scanlon, David Brancaccio
Topics covered
- AI
- prediction markets
- Federal Reserve
- Iran
- economics
Keywords
- Marketplace
- AI
- Federal Reserve
- Iran
- economics
- prediction markets
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Marketplace, LAist
Places: Iran
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