Over the past 24 months, inflation has soared in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Huw Pill, chief economist and executive director for monetary analysis and research for the Bank of England, discusses the factors driving hi

Boardroom Ballot Battles and the Universal Proxy

Apr 13th, 2023 32m 56s

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted rules mandating the use of universal proxy cards for electing directors to the boards of public companies. Broadridge Financial Solutions Chief Legal Officer Keir Gumbs discusses the

ESG: Losing Its Cool

Mar 30th, 2023 25m 7s

The corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement has come under fire. After many large corporations began to adopt specific ESG measures in response to shareholder pressure, other shareholder groups are trying to undo them. In

Crypto in Crisis

Mar 9th, 2023 31m 38s

With a growing crisis in the crypto financial system, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Matt Levine discusses key challenges and opportunities facing the crypto industry, the relevant regulatory framework, and what lies ahead for the space.

Reintroducing ‘Beyond Unprecedented’

Feb 16th, 2023 25m 38s

The co-hosts kick off season three of Beyond Unprecedented with the Financial Times’ Sujeet Indap to preview the season and map out key developments affecting workers, investors, companies, and communities.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Dec 16th, 2021 46m 19s

In the venture capital industry, overwhelmingly white male investors provide funding to white male entrepreneurs. In Season 2 episode 4, Professor Eric Talley and Research Fellow Kate Waldock ’23 are joined by Columbia Law School professor Tali

The Rise—and Results—of Shareholder Activism

Dec 2nd, 2021 27m 34s

Shareholder activists are trying to force corporations to act on climate change and diversity. In S2 Ep3 Anne E. Robinson ’94 of Vanguard joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to discuss when and

Meme Stock Mania

Nov 18th, 2021 30m 16s

Individual investors flooded into the market during the pandemic—with wild results. In S2 Ep2 Professor Josh Mitts joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to talk about the pandemic phenomenon of m

Reintroducing Beyond Unprecedented

Nov 11th, 2021 18m 54s

A new season of “Beyond Unprecedented: The Post-Pandemic Economy” examines law, business, and capital markets in a world changed by COVID-19. The hosts kick off the season with NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith to discuss what constitutes the new normal

You Can’t Hire Me, I Quit

Nov 11th, 2021 26m 25s

Do Americans want to go back to work? And on what terms? In S2 Ep1 of "Beyond Unprecedented: The Post-Pandemic Economy," Professor Kate Andrias joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to discuss th

Introducing Defending the Planet

Jun 22nd, 2021 16m 32s

Can lawyers save the planet? In Columbia Law’s new limited-series podcast, Defending the Planet, Professor Michael B. Gerrard and leading experts go beyond the headlines and political ping-ponging to discuss combating the climate crisis using o

Pandemic Pressures on Global Trade

Nov 10th, 2020 30m 11s

In the sixth and final episode of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, host Professor Eric Talley is joined by Professors Anu Bradford and Petros Mavroidis to discuss the effects of the pandemic on global trade and whether the World Tr

A Shareholder-Stakeholder Smackdown

Nov 2nd, 2020 33m 44s

In episode five of Columbia Law’s new limited podcast series, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, corporate governance experts Ira M. Millstein and Leo E. Strine Jr. discuss how companies must begin valuing their workers and their environmental im

Helping Small Businesses Survive—and Thrive

Oct 27th, 2020 23m 55s

In episode four of Columbia Law’s new limited podcast series, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, Professors Lynnise Pantin and Tim Wu discuss the obstacles and opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A New Chapter for Bankruptcy?

Oct 20th, 2020 26m 30s

Columbia Law Professors Eric Talley and Ed Morrison and Millstein Center research fellow Kate Waldock talk about whether bankruptcy can be a lifeline for companies to survive the economic crisis, rather than a death knell—and if there is a comi

Can the Fed Rescue Us?

Oct 13th, 2020 30m 46s

Columbia Law Professors Kathryn Judge and Eric Talley along with Visiting Professor Peter Conti-Brown explore the mechanisms the Federal Reserve Bank can use to help the U.S. economy recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential—and Broke

Oct 6th, 2020 24m 55s

Columbia Law Professors Michael Graetz, Katharina Pistor, and Eric Talley discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the ways law and public policy favor the wealthy and fail to protect the vast majority of the 99 percent.

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Introducing Beyond “Unprecedented”: The Post-Pandemic Economy

Sep 18th, 2020 3m 5s

Listen to Columbia Law School’s new podcast on the post-pandemic economy with host Eric Talley, Sulzbacher Professor at Columbia Law School and faculty co-director of the Millstein Center. Produced by Columbia Law School in conjunction with the

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