When it comes to commodities, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had a notable impact on the price of oil and natural gas. It's also a huge deal for wheat, and food more broadly. Ukraine is a massive player in the global wheat market, and the planting season is basically right now. What's more, Russia is also a big wheat seller, and Belarus is a big supplier of fertilizer. On this episode of Odd Lots, Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal speak with Scott Irwin, an agriculture economist at the University of Illinois, about what he calls the biggest disruption he's seen in his career.

The Nigerian Industrial Behemoth That Could Reshape the African Economy
58:18

Jasmine Sun on What the AI Industry Got Wrong About the Public Backlash
51:43

Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems
55:55