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Oscar Rivas
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Smart conversations with experts in Economics, Business, and Politics.  How much power do markets have? Which problems are they best at solving? Where do they fall short? We’ll dig into these questions and more on Reasonable.  Less drama and exaggeration. More clarity and insight.  Have a question or a guest recommendation? Email contact@reasonablepod.com. 

Episodes

  1. Aug 9

    Prof. Peter Orazem: "There's nothing better for wages than an increase in productivity"

    Prof. Peter Orazem is the interim Chair of Economics at Iowa State University and an expert in labor economics.  He received his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1983 and with a career that spans over 40 years, he has taught and researched the areas of labor economics, entrepreneurship, education and much more. In this episode, we cover several aspects of labor economics. Peter and I discuss if wages have truly kept up with productivity, how AI could potentially affect labor, and the role immigration plays in the US labor market. We also discuss non-competes and the importance of mobility in a healthy labor market.  Links:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZc2b088kM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9MQfMEm8g

  2. Jul 12

    Dr. John Warner: “The crisis isn't in desire, the crisis is in ability”

    Dr. Warner is a renowned chemist, inventor, and one of the founders of the field of Green Chemistry. He has worked in both academia and the private sector and has over 300 patents.  With his co-author Paul Anastas, he  wrote the book on Green chemistry and later helped to create the world’s first Ph.D program in Green Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.  You may also recognize him from the recent Netflix hit documentary, Plastic Detox.  In this episode, we discuss the idea of Green Chemistry and how we can create better materials that more cost effective and better for industry while also being better for human health and the environment.  His pragmatic approach to science and economics makes his case for Green Chemistry adoption a compelling one for listeners across the political spectrum.  Links:  https://johnwarner.org/ https://www.beyondbenign.org/ https://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/green-chemistry-challenge-winners

  3. Jun 7

    Prof. Elizabeth Hoffman: “States and the federal government have disinvested in higher education”

    Professor Emerita Elizabeth Hoffman has had an extraordinary career in economics and academia that spans over 50 years. She was a pioneer in the fields of experimental and behavioral economics. In addition, she has held the positions of Dean, Provost, and President - in 2000, becoming the 20th President of the University of Colorado system. She has served on numerous non-profit and for-profit boards including the National Science Foundation and Target corporation. In this episode, we discuss the basics of markets, supply and demand curves, externalities, housing, vaccines, and more. We also dig into the importance of higher education and some of current challenges it faces.

  4. May 3

    Intro to Reasonable

    What is Reasonable about?

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Smart conversations with experts in Economics, Business, and Politics.  How much power do markets have? Which problems are they best at solving? Where do they fall short? We’ll dig into these questions and more on Reasonable.  Less drama and exaggeration. More clarity and insight.  Have a question or a guest recommendation? Email contact@reasonablepod.com. 

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  • Creator
    Oscar Rivas
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Reasonable
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