In this episode, Marcus and Vic discuss the nonstop barrage of breaking political and economic news, starting with NCAA March Madness brackets and how NIL and the transfer portal have reshaped college sports. They cover February's unexpected 4.2% rise in home sales, Trump's proposed 25% car tariffs, and broader conversations on globalization, economic nationalism, and JD Vance’s key arguments at the American Dynamism conference. The hosts analyze implications of U.S. trade strategies, April's looming tariff escalations, and domestic reinvestment from companies like Johnson & Johnson. They also examine Silicon Valley’s shifting stance on Trump, tightening export controls on China, Delaware’s legal changes to compete with Texas for incorporations, and major AI-driven VC funding rounds including Navaa and Arlo. Further topics include Medicaid waste, bioethics of embryo research, China’s controversial gene-editing comeback, GLP-1 access restrictions, centralized hospital command centers, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, and the neurological impact of retirement. They close by exploring biofeedback’s role in elite performance and the future of work amid rapid technological change.

4:43 - Home Sales Rose 4.2% in February, Beating Expectations WSJ

5:40 - Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Imported Cars and Car Parts NYT

19:57 - What to know about the April 2 tariff day Axios

21:39 - Johnson & Johnson to Invest Over $55 Billion in U.S. in Next Four Years WSJ

22:46 - Trump Takes Tough Approach to Choking Off China’s Access to U.S. Tech WSJ

27:32 - Delaware Punches Back at Texas Efforts to Lure Away Companies WSJ

30:06 - Navina lands $55M from Goldman Sachs Modern Healthcare

32:05 - Silna Health gets $27M for insurance automation Axios

33:46 - Startup insurer Arlo raises $4M on back of AI-powered underwriting Fierce Healthcare

34:33 - Healthtech VCs Look to AI for Next Wave of Returns WSJ

34:56 - Two of a Kind: Founder of Snack Company Seeks to Back Next Big Consumer-Health Startup WSJ

36:12 - Andreessen Horowitz Aims to Raise a Smaller Bio Fund WSJ

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