Exploring the Community of Dead Malls and Retail Nostalgia

This week we cover state-level regulatory reform, the opinions of Latino voters, Biden’s tax on stock buybacks, and another cool new podcast you should try. Our interview this week is with Sal Amadeo, documentary filmmaker, YouTuber, musician, and proprietor of Quite Studios and the Dead Malls of Discord server. We talk about shopping malls, third places, the retail economy, shady property developers, and the future of the American economy.

Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison. Our co-producer is Destry Edwards and the show is edited by Bilander Media. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.