The Case for Making Up with China, and Which Car Company Is Winning the Energy Crisis?

About this episode

Scott Galloway discusses China's rise, the EV boom driven by oil prices, and the loneliness of urban life.

Scott Galloway weighs in on China's rise as a global superpower, identifies the companies best positioned to win as oil prices drive an EV boom, and explains why cities — for all their opportunity — are the loneliest places on earth. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Scott Galloway

Topics covered

• China's global influence
• electric vehicles
• energy crisis
• urban loneliness
• oil prices

Keywords

• China
• electric vehicles
• energy crisis
• oil prices
• urban loneliness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media Podcast Network, oil companies

Products: EV

Places: China, cities

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