David Beckworth and producer Sam Alburger dive into the last year of Macro Musings. They discuss David's foray into Substack, their favorite episodes of the year, the most popular episodes of 2025, David's push for NGDP targeting, this year's most hotly contested episode, how the year 2025 will be remembered in macro history, and much more.
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Recorded on December 10th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:16 - Macroeconomic Policy Nexus
00:12:24 - David's All-Star AI FOMC
00:14:46 - Most Entertaining Economist Debate
00:16:46 - Underrated or Favorite Episodes
00:24:30 - Most Popular Episodes
00:26:15 - The Push for Nominal GDP Targeting
00:32:10 - Accountability at the Fed
00:36:23 - Bitcoin Policy Summit
00:40:28 - Macro Musings at the Atlanta Federal Reserve
00:44:32 - Review of 2024 in Macro
00:47:17 - Macro in 2025
00:51:40 - Thank You
00:55:48 - Outro
