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  • Can We Stop People Watching Porn?

    October 21, 2026 · 29 min

    One of the top things that people do online is look at pornography. Pornhub is among the world's most popular websites, but not in 25 US states including Florida, Texas, and Virginia, where it has decided to shut down in response to…

  • How "hidden" features shape shopping habits

    October 14, 2026 · 22 min

    When companies sell products, they only put some of the features front and center and hide others. How do they know if they're highlighting the right things? Chicago Booth's Giovanni Compiani talks about his research on salient and hidden…

  • Why AI won't take over the sales department

    October 7, 2026 · 28 min

    Selling to customers drives all companies, but it's very different for a startup versus a big established corporation. So what are those differences? Chicago Booth's Michael Alter talks to us about the sales process. When should an…

  • What is the Cost of Authenticity?

    September 30, 2026 · 29 min

    Leaders are often told to be their authentic selves, but what does that actually mean? Chicago Booth's Samantha Coleman thinks that authenticity is a choice. How do we make that choice, and what are the consequences of being authentic?

  • How measuring "vibe" can explain consumer choices

    September 23, 2026 · 23 min

    How much do consumers care about shoppers' reviews and product photos? And can economists capture that information and turn it into data? Chicago Booth's Giovanni Compiani talks about his research using AI to analyze "unstructured data."…

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  • Why sales skills are life skills

    September 16, 2026 · 30 min

    How good are you at selling? Or do you think that you don't need to be? Our guest today would like you to think again. Chicago Booth's Michael Alter wants us to think about sales as less about convincing people and more about listening to…

  • How some "small business" owners profit from politics

    September 9, 2026 · 27 min

    People with a net worth at least $5m are heavily overrepresented in politics. That enables them to bend the law to benefit themselves. Many tend to be business owners, and some have used policymaking to make their companies more…

  • Who are the multi-millionaires among us?

    September 2, 2026 · 28 min

    When you think of someone who's rich, who comes to mind? The billionaires of Silicon Valley, AI entrepreneurs or the titans of Wall St? But what about toilet paper and toothbrush manufacturers, chicken processors and burger chain owners?…

  • Does your brain think accurately about time?

    August 26, 2026 · 22 min

    Imagine it's 1 o'clock. Would you rather wait for 30 minutes or until 1:30? They're the same, but research suggests that people tend to feel that 30 minutes will take longer. What does that tell us about how our brains think about time?…

  • How can we have more meaningful conversations with our kids?

    August 19, 2026 · 28 min

    How was school today? What did you have for lunch? Any parent who's asked these questions consistently has probably been met with a single-word response or even just a grunt. How do we make those conversations better? Ariel Kalil of the…

  • How can technical leaders improve their people skills?

    August 12, 2026 · 26 min

    The Peter Principle observes that employee tend to rise to their level of incompetence. It's a sarcastic take on corporate culture, but many of us have seen technically brilliant people get promoted into nontechnical roles where they…

  • Can Anduril disrupt the US defense industry?

    August 5, 2026 · 23 min

    For many decades, the Pentagon has bought most of its equipment from five big defense contractors: Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and General Dynamics. Is all that about to change? Chicago Booth's Marc Knez talks about how…

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About the show

The Chicago Booth Review Podcast is the audio companion to CBR's coverage of the latest academic research in business, policy, and markets. Each week we dig into CBR articles and videos to examine a different topic in depth, from inflation to artificial intelligence. Join host and CBR editor-in-chief Hal Weitzman for groundbreaking research, explained in a clear and straightforward way.