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As NASA prepares for new missions Adam and Cameron look at the cost of space exploration and how America views its return investing in the space program. The two also discuss what a possible lunar economy might look like. In the second segment Adam answers listener questions on everything from how to get the rich to pay their fair share to the economics of union organizing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi look at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium taking place this week and talk about its history and its significance in influencing world economics. And in the second segment the two discuss the massive teacher shortage occuring in the United States this year and how teacher salaries have failed to keep pace with the salaries of similarly educated professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the news data point this week Cameron and Adam look at the proposed merger of Penguin Random House with Simon & Schuster as well as the tragic attack on acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie. The two then discuss the overall state of the publishing industry and how digitization has impacted the business model for major publishing houses as well as their relationship with libraries. In the second segment the two discuss the astronomical inflation currently underway in Argentina. Adam gives a historical look back at the Argentine economy and details the decline that has lasted for nearly a century. The two also talk about how uncertainty in the price of food has had a negative impact not only on GDP but mental health as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices