Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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David Beckworth and producer Sam Alburger dive into the last year of Macro Musings. They discuss David's foray into Substack, their favorite episodes of the year, the most popular episodes of 2025, David's push for NGDP targeting, this year's most hotly contested episode, how the year 2025 will be remembered in macro history, and much more.


Check out the transcript (mercatus.org/macro-musings/2025-macro-musings-retrospective) for this week's episode, now with links.


Recorded on December 10th, 2025


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Timestamps


00:00:00 - Intro


00:01:16 - Macroeconomic Policy Nexus


00:12:24 - David's All-Star AI FOMC


00:14:46 - Most Entertaining Economist Debate


00:16:46 - Underrated or Favorite Episodes


00:24:30 - Most Popular Episodes


00:26:15 - The Push for Nominal GDP Targeting


00:32:10 - Accountability at the Fed


00:36:23 - Bitcoin Policy Summit


00:40:28 - Macro Musings at the Atlanta Federal Reserve


00:44:32 - Review of 2024 in Macro


00:47:17 - Macro in 2025


00:51:40 - Thank You


00:55:48 - Outro