Macro Talk

Hope King

Where is the economy headed? What will jobs look like? How do you prepare? Every week on Macro Talk, veteran business journalist Hope King — formerly of CNN, Axios, Cheddar, Business Insider, and a Merrill Lynch VP before that — puts those three questions to economists and executives. Recent guests include leaders from Zendesk, TIAA, LinkedIn, and Charter Communications. From AI, labor, and the future of work, it's all on the table. Candid, rigorous, and actually fun. New episodes weekly. Subscribe to the Macro Talk newsletter for breaking analysis and companion guides with fact-checked, annotated transcripts of every episode: https://macrotalk.news

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    LinkedIn data reveals typical AI role pays $177k

    LinkedIn data shows a striking divide emerging in the AI labor market: the median salary range for AI job postings is roughly $177,000, compared with about $80,000 for job postings overall. And despite widespread anxiety about AI’s impact on entry-level workers, Gen Z is capturing a significant share of new AI engineering and Forward Deployed Engineering roles. But there’s a catch: AI workers still represent only a tiny fraction of the overall workforce, more than 90% of people working in AI have at least a bachelor’s degree, and women remain dramatically underrepresented— particularly in AI leadership. LinkedIn Head of Economics for the Americas Kory Kantenga joins Hope King on Macro Talk to break down what LinkedIn’s latest data says about the AI jobs boom, Gen Z, salaries, inequality, college, layoffs and the broader U.S. labor market.

  2. 2d ago

    Zendesk CEO eyes $1 billion of AI ARR in 2028

    Zendesk CEO Tom Eggemeier expects the company to return to public markets at some point, but for now, the customer service and support platform is enjoying being private — aiming to hit $1 billion in AI annual run rate in 2028. Download the podcast companion guide here: MacroTalk.News

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Where is the economy headed? What will jobs look like? How do you prepare? Every week on Macro Talk, veteran business journalist Hope King — formerly of CNN, Axios, Cheddar, Business Insider, and a Merrill Lynch VP before that — puts those three questions to economists and executives. Recent guests include leaders from Zendesk, TIAA, LinkedIn, and Charter Communications. From AI, labor, and the future of work, it's all on the table. Candid, rigorous, and actually fun. New episodes weekly. Subscribe to the Macro Talk newsletter for breaking analysis and companion guides with fact-checked, annotated transcripts of every episode: https://macrotalk.news

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  • Creator
    Hope King
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Hope King