On this episode of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman is joined by Steve Liesman from CNBC. The two of them discuss what's really happening with tariffs, the spotty strength of the economy; the Fed and its relationship to politics and Steve’s time and stories as the head of the Wall Street Journal bureau of Russia during the 1990s Yeltsin era.

00:00 - Intro
01:25 - The State of the Economy
06:40 - Health of the Consumer
11:05 - Youth Unemployment & AI
17:30 - What's Really Happening with Tariffs?
25:35 - Political Pressure on the Fed
41:28 - Steve's Time in Russia During the Yeltsin Era

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