Nearly everything about SpaceX seems otherworldly–even its forthcoming IPO. Not only will it be the largest in history (by some margin) but, to make good on its promises, the company will need to put data centres in space and build a 1m-person city on Mars. Both of those ambitions depend on SpaceX’s next-generation rocket, Starship. So will Elon Musk's latest test-flight IPO be meteoric or explosive?

Guests and hosts:

• Henry Tricks, The Economist’s US technology editor
• Tim Cross, The Economist’s senior science writer
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• SpaceX IPO
• Starship
• Orbital data centres

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South Korea’s KOSPI stock index has nearly doubled this year alone. The wild bull run has been driven by two companies: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This has prompted big questions about how to spread the benefits of the boom and led to threats of strikes. So how long can the rally last?

Guests and hosts:

• Timothy Moe, chief regional equity strategist for Asia Pacific at Goldman Sachs
• Hyok Jung Kim, associate research fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• South Korea
• AI
• Memory chips

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Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the Federal Reserve could be over. Kevin Warsh, the president’s pick for the new Fed chair, has now been confirmed and is promising “regime change”. What does that mean for the world’s most important central bank?

Guests and hosts:

• Skanda Amarnath, co-founder and executive director of Employ America
• John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Kevin Warsh
• US Federal Reserve
• Interest rates

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