Zuckerberg in court + taxing the ultra-rich with @garyseconomics

February 19
31 mins

Episode Description

Meta is on trial in a landmark case in the US and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke in front of the jury today for the first time.  

Plus Gary Stevenson (who you might know as @garyseconomics) grew up poor, became a millionaire trader, and now wants to tax the super rich. 

In the big chat this week, he sits down with Dave to talk about poverty, extreme wealth, and why he reckons Australia has a unique window to fix inequality before it spirals out of control. 

Listen now:

01:11 - Mark Zuckerberg in court 

07:25 - Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality 

Guests: 

  • Gary Stevenson, author, economist and former Citibank trader

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