Billionaire Backlash: Trolling the Rich, Wealth Caps, and a Generation Locked Out

As Elon Musk closes in on becoming the world's first trillionaire, wealth has drifted so far out of reach that Americans can't fight it the normal way, so they've started to troll it. A mayor announced a tax from the sidewalk outside a billionaire's $238 million penthouse. A movie star walked the M…

Bitcoin Down Payments, Frozen Markets, and the Death of Starter Homes

Fannie Mae just accepted its first crypto-collateralized mortgage. 75% of Americans say starter homes are priced like luxury homes. And most Americans say the housing market feels frozen, buyers and sellers waiting each other out. John and Libby unpack why nobody's moving and why an entire generati…

Wrestling Dates, Supper Clubs, and the Death of the Swipe

Hundreds of Gen Z singles showed up to a Brooklyn warehouse to wrestle strangers for a first date.  Meanwhile, Bumble has lost 90% of its market value, and 77% of singles say dating apps feel more like a marketplace than a love story. So what actually replaces the swipe? In this episode, we unpack …

Rampant AI Washing, Ghosted Workers, and What's Next

81% of business leaders admit most companies in their industry are faking their AI readiness. Meanwhile, 68% of workers are navigating the biggest economic shift of their lifetime completely alone. John and Libby dig into the dangerous silence between boardrooms and break rooms  and find a surprisi…

Sleep Away Camp Trash Clubs and Smoking Mobs

Why IRL: Intimate, Random, Life Experiences Are Bringing Humans Back to Life. What happens when the first fully digital generation decides screens aren't enough and starts paying $800 to sleep in a cabin with strangers just to make a real friend? Humans are sprinting back toward each other — and t…

Ozempic, Doomscrolling, and the Death of the Craving

What if GLP 1s just turned off the engine that powers billions of dollars in consumer spending? GLP-1s were supposed to be about weight loss — but people keep using one word to describe what they actually feel: quieter. Less food noise. Less doomscrolling. Less drinking. Less wanting. When 54% of M…

AI Boyfriends, AI Cafés, and a Chatbot Breakup

A man got his heart broken by an AI bot that was literally designed to agree with him. He's not alone — there are 54,000 people in a Reddit community called "My Boyfriend Is AI." And recently the world's first AI dating café opened in NYC with a waitlist. In this episode, we explore the Attachment …

Witches, Lottery, and Logic

What if buying a $500 spell on Etsy is the most rational financial decision a young person can make? What happens when you've done everything by the book and still can't afford the rent? The systems have stopped working, and young people are turning to witches for hope, thankfully, over nihilism. N…

So, Get This ... Coming Soon!

So, Get This — Hosts John Gerzema and Libby Rodney (The Harris Poll) will share unexpected and uncomfortable insights you need to hear. Each episode will break down new cultural insights grounded in research that forces you to rethink what you thought you knew.