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Power in Washington isn't announced — it's revealed. The Capitol Forum brings you inside the policy discussions and corporate investigations that move markets and shape American life. Listen to Second Request with Teddy Downey for sharp, unfiltered analysis of antitrust policy in America. Then stay for TCF Investigates with Arjun Singh, a narrative documentary series bringing listeners inside the reporting, sources, and regulatory developments shaping markets and corporate strategy.
© 2025 The Capitol Forum
Power in Washington isn't announced — it's revealed. The Capitol Forum brings you inside the policy discussions and corporate investigations that move markets and shape American life. Listen to Second Request with Teddy Downey for sharp, unfiltered analysis of antitrust policy in America. Then stay for TCF Investigates with Arjun Singh, a narrative documentary series bringing listeners inside the reporting, sources, and regulatory developments shaping markets and corporate strategy.
© 2025 The Capitol Forum
Will Roblox Survive its Day in Court? (TCF Investigates)
Airlines Know More About You Than You Think (TCF Investigates)
The Case Against AirBnb (Second Request)
How Financial Institutions Became Tools of U.S. Foreign Policy (Second Request)
How Amazon is Capturing Local Government Procurement (Second Request)
Zynex Fought The Capitol Forum and Ended Up Bankrupt (TCF Investigates)
American Electricity's Antitrust Dilemma
“Capital Crunch” and the U.S. Housing Supply Crisis (with Laurel Kilgour)
How the Meta Decision Changes Antitrust Enforcement
Building the Bottlenecks: The Impact of Homebuilder Consolidation (with Steven Xiao and Zheng Liu)
How the Soybean Became a Geopolitical Weapon
Is Roblox Safe for Kids?
The Future of Antitrust Enforcement: A Conversation with Michael Kades & Adam Gitlin
The Antitrust Case Against AI Overviews with Madhavi Singh
In this episode, Europe Executive Editor Javier Espinoza sits down with Senior Editor Jeff Bliss to discuss his reporting on the European Commission's review of the proposed $36 billion merger between Mars and Kellanova.
Presidential Tariffs and Executive Power: Legal Challenges to the IEEPA Tariffs
Lower Artificial Intelligence Literacy Predicts Greater AI Receptivity with Chiara Longoni
In this conversation, Professor John Newman, from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, former FTC official and DOJ antitrust trial attorney, shares insights on Judge Amit Mehta’s decision, the specific measures imposed on Google, and what it signals for the future of Big Tech regulation.
Price Discrimination Laws—the Dormant Half of Our Antitrust Laws that Can Save Our Economy
How Courts Interpret Copyright in the Age of AI
Steris/Synergy a Decade Out: A Retrospective Assessment
Trump’s Trade Letters and the August 1st Deadline
Patenting and Pricing Eliquis, Ozempic, and Other Medicare-Targeted Drugs
Proposed Breakups of Live Nation/Ticketmaster with Tommy Dorfman
Google’s Role in Digital Advertising with Ari Paparo
Promoting AI Innovation Through Competition
Who’s Really Shaping RFK Jr.’s Health Agenda? Inside the Maha Influencers
Textiles, Trade & National Security: A Conversation with Parkdale Mills COO Davis Warlick
What Abundance Gets Wrong
The Hidden Monopoly: How Healthcare Platforms Threaten Competition
Doha Mekki on Labor, Mergers, Monopolies and the New Antitrust Agenda
Hannah Garden-Monheit, Max Berengaut and Jonathan Kanter on Price Fixing, Algorithms, Antitrust, and Rising Prices
Rebecca Slaughter, Katherine Tai and Jonathan Kanter on Getting Fired, Trade, and the Rule of Law
Jonathan Kanter & Rethinking Antitrust for the Modern Economy
Outlook for Congressional Competition Policy and Antitrust Enforcement During the Trump Administration with Slade Bond
Investor-Owned Utilities’ Excess Rates of Return with Mark Ellis
UnitedHealth Group’s Vertical Consolidation with Hayden Rooke-Ley
Fair and Competitive Markets at the U.S. Department of Agriculture with Andy Green
2025 Congressional Antitrust Outlook with Seth Bloom
Vestager Pushes Back Against Calls to Ease EU Merger Rules
Importance of the DOJ Live Nation Suit to Independent Venues with Stephen Parker
Mark Wetjen on Crypto Legislation in the Trump Administration
Ambassador Katherine Tai on U.S. Trade Policy in the Biden Administration
Daniel Hanley, Senior Legal Analyst at the Open Markets Institute, discusses his recent paper "Illuminating the Anti-Coercion Foundations of Refusals to Deal" and its implications.
Market Concentration in Food & Agriculture with Sarah Carden and Basel Musharbash
The Hidden Costs of Electric Utility Monopoly Power with John Farrell
The Recent NAR Settlement and the Future of Residential Real Estate
Antitrust Economics at a Time of Upheaval
CEO of Digital Content Next, Jason Kint, offers his analysis of the recently concluded Google trial proceedings. As one of the foremost authorities on digital media and tech policy, Jason offers invaluable insights into the implications and potential outcomes of this landmark case.
The Re-Monopolization of the U.S. Sports Trading Card Industry
Capital One/Discover: A Competition Policy and Regulatory Deep Dive
Antitrust Enforcement - Past, Present, & Future with Bill Baer
Exploring Shifts in the Global Antitrust Landscape with Cristina Caffarra
John Newman on Antitrust, AI and Current FTC Cases
2024 Presidential Election Outlook with Michael Podhorzer
How Hackers Dox Doctors to Order Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
White House Competition Priorities: A Conversation with Bharat Ramamurti
A Discussion with Clean Virginia’s Brennan Gilmore
Jack Ryan, cofounder and CEO of the real estate brokerage REX, and Darren McCarty, lead lawyer in the current antitrust litigation for REX, discuss the recent litigation against the National Association of Realtors and what it means for the future of residential real estate.
A Deep Dive into the Google Trial and Tech Landscape with Seth Bloom
Kevin Erickson on Live Nation Entertainment
Untapped Government Policy Options for Getting Cheaper Generics to Market with Dr. Michael J. Birrer
Venture Predation: How Venture-Backed Startups Use Predatory Pricing to Suppress Competition
A Discussion with Shaoul Sussman on the DOJ and FTC’s New Merger Guidelines
Diana Moss to Swifties: This is How to Break Up Ticketmaster/Livenation
The Rise of Textualism in Antitrust Enforcement: A Conversation with Bob Lande
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Antitrust Priorities
The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting More Expensive with Stacy Mitchell
FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya Argues for Robinson-Patman Act Revitalization
Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct by Drug Wholesalers with Luke Slindee
Philip Mattera on Pay for Delay
Structural Presumption for Merger Review with Tommaso Valletti
The Coming Antitrust Wars in the Alcohol Market, with Harry Schuhmacher
Spotting Anticompetitive Conduct in Pharma Supply Chain, with Antonio Ciaccia
United Healthcare's Culture and Coverage Denial Crisis, with David Armstrong and Patrick Rucker
Analyzing the FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements with Sandeep Vaheesan
FTC’s Elizabeth Wilkins Discusses Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
Chokepoint Capitalism with Author Cory Doctorow
FTC Chair Lina Khan Discusses Unfair Methods of Competition
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer discusses competition in the video game market.
Fixing "Litigating the Fix" with Professor Steve Salop
Heather Vogell is a Propublica journalist currently investigating the rental housing market. Her recent article, “Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why,” has resonated with citizens, antitrust enforcers, and policymakers across the country.
Neeva is an ads-free search engine that Sridhar co-founded after overseeing advertising at Google. We discuss big tech, competition policy, and how his views on data have shifted since creating Neeva.
Daniel Sherwood, Energy Team Editor at the Capitol Forum, and his colleague Sharon Kelly discuss their investigation into the Natural Gas Liquids market, where they found indications that dominant producers in Appalachia are encouraging each other to keep prices high by producing less.
Lisa Epstein and Vikas Kumar from the Capitol Forum’s corporate investigations team discuss their reporting on the aggressive marketing tactics and sales strategies of Signify Health on the eve of its proposed $8 Billion acquisition by CVS.
Dr. Cristina Caffarra on the State of Europe’s Antitrust Regulation and Enforcement
The Weak Argument Jeopardizing Tech Antitrust Legislation with Gilad Edelman
Beat Inflation by Tackling Market Power and Supply Chain Crisis, Says Niko Lusiani
Bust Up Pharmaceutical Middlemen, Says Representative Buddy Carter
Moe Tkacik is a Senior Fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project. She’s a former journalist who has worked for the Wall Street Journal and Time, and she discusses the supply chain crisis behind the Baby Formula shortage and possible solutions to the problem.
Solving Data-opoly Problems with Maurice Stucke
Stop Bank Mergers to Help Rural America, Says Basel Musharbash
Private Equity is Killing the American Economy, with Josh Kosman
Antitrust Super Influencers with Baron Public Affairs
Shahid Naeem is a policy analyst at the American Economic Liberties Project and the author of a memo calling for the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation to block the merger between Spirit and Frontier.
Tahir Amin is an attorney with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law and the co-founder of I-Mak, which seeks to build a more just and equitable medicine system for all via patent reform.
Big Tech Litigation Outlook, with Jason Kint
Amazon Vs. The U.S. Postal Service, a Ted Tatos Talk
Matthew Buck Explains How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded
Jeff Horwitz on The Facebook Files
Evan Starr, Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, discusses the likely economic benefits of the FTC banning non-compete agreements, including a boost to wages and worker mobility.
Matt Stoller, Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project, discusses the debate around monopoly and inflation. Matt also shares his predictions for the antimonopoly movement in 2022.
Luke Herrine: FTC Should Reject the Conventional Folklore Around its Unfairness Authority
Amazon’s Toll Road with Stacy Mitchell, Co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Jeff Hauser: Cracking Down on Monopolies is Winning Politics
The “No Collusion” Rule by Brendan Ballou, DOJ Trial Attorney
Barry Lynn, Executive Director of the Open Markets Institute
The Honorable Bill Kovacic gives his outlook for antitrust enforcement in the Biden administration and distinguishes between antitrust Transformationalists and Traditionalists and their struggle for influence. He also discusses antitrust rulemaking, antitrust legislation, and Robinson-Patman enforcement.
Claire Kelloway on Meat Industry Consolidation’s Impact on Workers and Citizens
Seth Bloom’s Outlook for Antitrust Legislation
Ron Knox says, “Break up Big Music”
The Honorable William Baer
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A.I.'s Least Informed Users Think It's Magic (Second Request)
April 3, 202656min 34sec
Understanding A.I., it seems, is the fastest way to start doubting it.
Today on Second Request, we're re-sharing a conversation Executive Editor Teddy had with Chiara Longoni, Associate Professor of Marketing at Bocconi University, to discuss her research on AI literacy — and why people who understand AI less may actually trust it more.
Note: This conversation originally aired on Second Request on November 10, 2025.
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