Joe Nocera and Gene Epstein debate the impact of capitalism during the pandemic, discussing globalization, cronyism in big pharma, and shortages of medical supplies. They explore private equity in nursing homes, profit motives in healthcare, rising income inequality, and the influence of crony capitalism on vaccine development. The debate touches on government-business alliances, economic consequences of lockdowns, and disparities in pandemic responses worldwide.

In this podcast, Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean discuss the lessons from their book 'The Big Fail' about the pandemic's impact on business leadership. They question the efficacy of lockdowns, explore the pros and cons of a market-based society, and draw parallels to the Enron scandal. They emphasize the importance of adapting to new information, making fact-based decisions, and avoiding panic. They also highlight the disparities and lessons learned from the pandemic.

Joe Nocera from PwC discusses the Global Digital Trust Insights survey and SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rules. Topics include call center attacks, data and identity decoupling, cyber front in the Hamas-Israeli war, hacktivism, TASS case, and TOITOIN Trojan.