Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, the state of Russia's economic and military, and the country's relationships with the West. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite netsuite.com/102 and download your own customized KPI checklist.
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🗣 Check out Erik's new show Request for Startups featuring a rotating cast of founders and investors (including Dan) sharing their requests for startups they want to exist in the world, and also their stories of navigating the idea maze in different sectors so founders don’t have to reinvent the wheel anymore. The first episode is out now - we over better dating apps, references as a service, and WeWork for productivity
* Watch and Subscribe on Substack: requestforstartups.substack.com/p/receipt-based-dating-reference-checks
* Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/request-for-startups-with-erik-torenberg/id1728659822
* Spotify:open.spotify.com/show/739L1LR32QI2XyoZlRh5nv
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➕ We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
Sponsors: NETSUITE
💫 NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite netsuite.com/102 and download your own customized KPI checklist.
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📈Econ 102 is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co
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✍️ LINKS:
- Noahpinion “Russia is not actually a very nice place to live” on Substack: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/russia-is-not-actually-a-very-nice
- “The Machine” Bert Kreischer: youtube.com/watch?v=paG1-lPtIXA&t=1s
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@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@noahpinion (Noah)
@Econ102_Podcast (Econ 102)
@TurpentineMedia (Turpentine)
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:50) Tucker Carlson's Interview with Putin
(04:45) Misconceptions about NATO Expansion
(09:44) Poland's Economic Success and Russia's Fear
(12:41) Religion in Poland and Russia
(16:20) Lessons from Poland's Economic Success
(19:12) SPONSOR: NETSUITE
(20:55) Tucker's Misconceptions of Russia
(26:56) Disparity in Post-Communist Societies
(28:27) The Controversy of the EU
(29:24) The Real Economic State of Russia
(32:08) Putin's Legacy
(39:58) Russian Sanctions
(51:17) The Future of Warfare: Drones
(53:13) Russia's Threat to Europe
Music license:
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This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, the state of Russia's economic and military, and the country's relationships with the West. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite netsuite.com/102 and download your own customized KPI checklist.
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🗣 Check out Erik's new show Request for Startups featuring a rotating cast of founders and investors (including Dan) sharing their requests for startups they want to exist in the world, and also their stories of navigating the idea maze in different sectors so founders don’t have to reinvent the wheel anymore. The first episode is out now - we over better dating apps, references as a service, and WeWork for productivity
* Watch and Subscribe on Substack: requestforstartups.substack.com/p/receipt-based-dating-reference-checks
* Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/request-for-startups-with-erik-torenberg/id1728659822
* Spotify:open.spotify.com/show/739L1LR32QI2XyoZlRh5nv
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➕ We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
Sponsors: NETSUITE
💫 NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite netsuite.com/102 and download your own customized KPI checklist.
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📈Econ 102 is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co
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✍️ LINKS:
- Noahpinion “Russia is not actually a very nice place to live” on Substack: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/russia-is-not-actually-a-very-nice
- “The Machine” Bert Kreischer: youtube.com/watch?v=paG1-lPtIXA&t=1s
–
X / TWITTER:
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@noahpinion (Noah)
@Econ102_Podcast (Econ 102)
@TurpentineMedia (Turpentine)
–
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Episode Preview
(01:50) Tucker Carlson's Interview with Putin
(04:45) Misconceptions about NATO Expansion
(09:44) Poland's Economic Success and Russia's Fear
(12:41) Religion in Poland and Russia
(16:20) Lessons from Poland's Economic Success
(19:12) SPONSOR: NETSUITE
(20:55) Tucker's Misconceptions of Russia
(26:56) Disparity in Post-Communist Societies
(28:27) The Controversy of the EU
(29:24) The Real Economic State of Russia
(32:08) Putin's Legacy
(39:58) Russian Sanctions
(51:17) The Future of Warfare: Drones
(53:13) Russia's Threat to Europe
Music license:
D0OF2K0LSHSLEBJW
