Daniel Wagner, investigative financial reporter with The Center for Public Integrity. David Graeber

Tim and Dave discuss, and debate, the phenomenon of bullshit jobs. The role of the rich in the 2008 financial crisis is discussed and there is a VIGOROUS debate about the value of banking in the economy. House of Cards is discussed, and a major historical inaccuracy in its dialogue is revealed!

Currencies are telling of our current time. Debt, labor, commodification, ownership, and consumerism structure and characterize contemporary life and academia. From the monetization and protection of intellectual property to the debts that students accrue, from the exploitation of adjunct labor to t