The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, The Big Short, and the new book Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what happened when DOGE went after the career civil servants who stood in its way.

He explains why DOGE’s young engineers led with contempt over curiosity, how the IRS’s chief privacy officer fought to keep immigrants’ tax data away from ICE, and why watching DOGE’s leadership up close made him question how the world’s richest man runs his companies. They also explore how prediction markets are upending sports betting, why gambling apps go after their most vulnerable users, and what it’s like to watch a son leave for college.

To order the audiobook or learn more about buying the book, visit Blockers.fm.

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Scott’s December ‘25 No Mercy / No Malice post, “The Cult of Therapy,” argued that therapy has been oversold as a cultural cure-all. In this Deep Dive, he tests that argument with Dr. Jonathan Shedler, a clinical psychologist and researcher best known for his work on the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy.

Dr. Shedler agrees with much of the critique, and goes further: most people who believe they’re in therapy, he argues, aren’t getting the kind of treatment that produces lasting change. They discuss when therapy is warranted, why economic suffering often isn’t a psychotherapy problem, what the gender imbalance among providers means for men, and why AI can’t substitute for a human therapist.

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Eliza Filby, historian and author of Inheritocracy, joins Scott Galloway to discuss why getting ahead increasingly depends on your parents’ wealth. They explore how the bank of mom and dad shapes careers, homeownership, and inequality. Plus, why time has become the ultimate status symbol, how businesses profit from Gen Z’s financial anxiety, and what changing gender roles mean for modern relationships.

Check out Dr. Filby’s work: https://drelizafilby.substack.com/

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In the first episode of Prof G on Entrepreneurship, a three-part Office Hours special, Founders podcast host David Senra joins Scott to answer listener questions on what motivates the best entrepreneurs, whether founders can build something big and still have a life, how to compete with incumbents, and when to sell a company.

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.

Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬.

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As read by George Hahn.

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