51 episodes

Exploring Solutions to Monopoly Problems
Following forty years of laissez-faire antitrust enforcement and industry consolidation, the White House is considering a fundamental rethink of how to interpret, enforce, and rewrite antitrust law, and many questions remain unanswered for the antitrust community. 
On the heels of federal and state litigation against Google and Facebook, is Amazon next? Will the new administration put big agriculture, big banks, and big pharma in its crosshairs? Will the courts stop antitrust enforcers in their tracks? Will the Biden administration get cold feet?
Second Request provides in-depth discussions with antitrust experts about the answers to these questions and about proposed solutions to the biggest monopoly problems of our time. Backed by the investigative resources and intellectual rigor of The Capitol Forum, Executive Editor and host Teddy Downey examines the effects of the current concentrations of market power across a vast array of industry verticals as he and his guests analyze the potential responses from the federal government. Offering thoughtful conversations with analysts and decision makers, Second Request provides everyone from C-Suite executives to policymakers, and all those in-between, strategic antitrust insights at the intersection of law, policy, and markets.

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    • Government
    • 5.0 • 21 Ratings

Exploring Solutions to Monopoly Problems
Following forty years of laissez-faire antitrust enforcement and industry consolidation, the White House is considering a fundamental rethink of how to interpret, enforce, and rewrite antitrust law, and many questions remain unanswered for the antitrust community. 
On the heels of federal and state litigation against Google and Facebook, is Amazon next? Will the new administration put big agriculture, big banks, and big pharma in its crosshairs? Will the courts stop antitrust enforcers in their tracks? Will the Biden administration get cold feet?
Second Request provides in-depth discussions with antitrust experts about the answers to these questions and about proposed solutions to the biggest monopoly problems of our time. Backed by the investigative resources and intellectual rigor of The Capitol Forum, Executive Editor and host Teddy Downey examines the effects of the current concentrations of market power across a vast array of industry verticals as he and his guests analyze the potential responses from the federal government. Offering thoughtful conversations with analysts and decision makers, Second Request provides everyone from C-Suite executives to policymakers, and all those in-between, strategic antitrust insights at the intersection of law, policy, and markets.

    Venture Predation: How Venture-Backed Startups Use Predatory Pricing to Suppress Competition

    Venture Predation: How Venture-Backed Startups Use Predatory Pricing to Suppress Competition

    On the latest episode of Second Request, Associate Professor of Law Matthew Wansley and Professor of Law Samuel Weinstein of Cardozo School of Law discuss their recent article entitled “Venture Predation” published in the Journal of Corporation Law.

    • 59 min
    A Discussion with Shaoul Sussman on the DOJ and FTC’s New Merger Guidelines

    A Discussion with Shaoul Sussman on the DOJ and FTC’s New Merger Guidelines

    On this episode of Second Request, Teddy Downey and the FTC’s Shaoul Sussman discuss the new draft merger guidelines from the FTC and DOJ.

    • 34 min
    Diana Moss to Swifties: This is How to Break Up Ticketmaster/Livenation

    Diana Moss to Swifties: This is How to Break Up Ticketmaster/Livenation

    Teddy Downey spoke with Diana Moss, President of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), about what a LiveNation-Ticketmaster monopoly breakup could look like.

    • 41 min
    The Rise of Textualism in Antitrust Enforcement: A Conversation with Bob Lande

    The Rise of Textualism in Antitrust Enforcement: A Conversation with Bob Lande

    In the latest episode of Second Request, Teddy interviews Bob Lande on the impact of textualism on merger analysis.

    • 55 min
    California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Antitrust Priorities

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Antitrust Priorities

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta Joins our host Teddy Downey to discuss his interest in antitrust and his anti monopoly priorities.

    • 33 min
    The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting More Expensive with Stacy Mitchell

    The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting More Expensive with Stacy Mitchell

    Stacy recently wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times titled The Real Reason Your Groceries are Getting More Expensive, and has advocated for the FTC revitalizing the anti chain store legislation known as the Robinson Patman Act.

    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Sims97 ,

Super smart podcast

Love how this podcast dives deep into monopoly and problems of corporate power

competition2022 ,

Great Podcast

As the title implies, this is an in-depth look into antitrust and how its enforcement is being transformed. The guests provide invaluable perspectives.

22DCListener ,

Engaging podcast on present-day antitrust issues and headlines

Great podcast to follow if you’re interested in understanding how the concentration of market power impacts industries and society in ways both big and small. Each episode thus far has featured a different speaker so the topics and perspectives are fresh and different for every program. The guests also do a good job of breaking down more complicated topics and showing their real-world implications in easy-to-follow language and terminology.

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