Impact Investing
15 episodes
#4652: Can Capitalism Fix What It Breaks?
Exploring whether impact investing can truly solve global problems—or if the profit motive's reliance on scarcity makes it structurally impossible.
#4407: How We Know Pension Funds Manage $56 Trillion
A deep dive into how pension funds became the world's largest capital pool and the hidden assumptions behind the numbers.
#3660: From Tweak to Revolution: Fixing Capitalism
A spectrum of proposals from better disclosure to degrowth — mapping every idea for fixing or replacing capitalism.
#3385: The Book as Stage Prop: Pay-to-Publish Unpacked
When anyone can buy a publisher's logo, what happens to the signal a book is supposed to send?
#2050: Is Impact Investing Just a Cult?
We explore the structural parallels between high-control groups and the ESG industry, from loaded language to isolation tactics.
#1681: Why Does Everything Feel Broken Right Now?
Trust in institutions is plummeting. Here’s why the feeling that the world is off-track is so universal—and what’s actually driving it.
#1513: The Death of the Passion Tax: Non-Profits Go Professional
Stop paying the "passion tax." Discover how 2026’s mission-led organizations are finally reaching salary parity with the private sector.
#1486: Why Governments Are Putting a Price on Literacy
Are we commodifying social change? Explore the shift from boutique social bonds to massive $500M funds targeting global literacy and poverty.
#1360: The Resilience Pivot: Impact Investing’s New Language
As ESG labels vanish, "Resilience" is the new buzzword. Is this a strategic evolution of finance or a surrender of core values?
#1353: Why Impact Investors Need You to Stay Poor
Explore the "perverse incentive" trap: what happens to your investment when the social problem it’s meant to solve actually disappears?
#1348: The Ghost in the Machine: Why Accounting Ignores the Planet
Why does the global economy feel disconnected from reality? Explore the 500-year history of the "blind spots" in our financial ledgers.
#1341: Can You Save the World and Get Rich Doing It?
Is impact investing a revolutionary tool for scale or a threat to genuine kindness? We dive into the tension between profit and purpose.
#1324: The Dark Side of Impact Investing: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Is impact investing a revolution in capitalism or a tool for globalist control? We dive into a sharp critique of the "invisible heart" of the market.
#922: Can We Turn Human Welfare Into a Financial Asset?
Discover how Sir Ronald Cohen transformed global finance by aligning profit with purpose through the world’s first Social Impact Bond.
#97: Paying for Results: The Future of Government Spending
Herman and Corn dive into "Pay for Success." Should governments pay for activities or results? Discover the future of social impact funding.