Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss staggering student debt levels, the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Movement, and share their After Hours picks for the week.

For interested listeners:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twocents.lifehacker.com/the-basics-of-fire-financial-independence-and-early-re-1820129768" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Basics of FIRE</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/10/05/the-fire-movement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Money Moustache (FIRE blog)</a></li>
</ul>

Some recent picks:

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<li>Today, Explained Podcast, Nov. 30 Episode (Humans 2.0)</li>
<li>Babylon Berlin (Netflix)</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-prisonstay/south-koreans-lock-themselves-up-to-escape-prison-of-daily-life-idUSKCN1NS0JB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Prison Inside Me</a>” (Reuters)</li>
<li>Robert Stavins (follow on Twitter)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FRED</a> (Federal Reserve Economic Data)</li>
<li>RBG (Documentary on Amazon Video)</li>
<li>The Man in the High Castle (Amazon Video)</li>
<li>The Ringer website</li>
<li>Janesville (Amy Goldstein)</li>
<li>Airtable (software)</li>
<li>Small Fry (Lisa Brennan-Jobs)</li>
</ul>

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: <a href="mailto:harvardafterhours@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">harvardafterhours@gmail.com</a>. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

Not Everyone Can Build a Digital Ad Business, Plus Debating Radical Transparency

Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo movement. Informed by their unique expertise as professors at one of the world’s leading business schools, their takes are always surprising, unconventional, and insightful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.