
The Penta Podcast Channel
The Penta Podcast Channel is home to all of Penta's podcasts, including the Macrocast and What's At Stake: A Penta Podcast. The Macrocast, produced by Penta and Markets Policy Partners, features weekly insight and analysis on the latest macroeconomic trends. What's at Stake: a Penta Podcast features in-house experts and often special guests for analysis on the biggest issues shaping business and public policy.
Latest episodes

Aug 6, 2021 • 27min
Macrocast: July's Job Report and Delta Doubts
On today's Macrocast, HPS's Matt McDonald and Market Policy Partners' Brendan Walsh are joined by John Dick of CivicScience to discuss July's job report and economic prospects amidst uncertainty over the Delta variant.

Aug 2, 2021 • 24min
Insights: Capitol Chatter: What Is Congress Tweeting?
In this edition of HPS Insights, Managing Directors Bryan DeAngelis and Andrea Christianson and Associates Maggie Wang and Koby Gordon discuss HPS' latest quarterly analysis of members of Congress' tweets. They touch on declining mentions of COVID-19, rising mentions of infrastructure, and who holds the title of most prolific congressional tweeter.

Jul 30, 2021 • 38min
Macrocast: Building The Infrastructure Bill
In this week's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan discuss new Federal Reserve developments and the tentative bipartisan infrastructure deal. Plus, the group breaks down Beijing's offensive against Chinese private sector businesses and the frosty state of U.S.-China relations.

Jul 23, 2021 • 36min
Macrocast: The Long Road Ahead
In this week's Macrocast, Bryan, John, and Brendan are joined by CG/LA Infrastructure's Norman Anderson to discuss his new book "VISION: Our Strategic Infrastructure Roadmap Forward", which has been lauded by many as a roadmap for President Biden's infrastructure plan. You can purchase a copy of Norman's book here: https://amzn.to/2UGImYw. Plus, the group forecasts the Federal Reserve's next steps as the Delta variant continues to rage and policymakers look ahead to return to work and school in the fall.

Jul 16, 2021 • 40min
Macrocast: Beyond Inflation
In this week's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan break down the latest retail sales data and look ahead to the uncertain future of the infrastructure negotiations. Plus, the group discusses the political and economic implications of the new child tax credit payments.

Jul 9, 2021 • 37min
Macrocast: What Will Outlast The Pandemic?
Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by CivicScience CEO John Dick to break down the new Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). They also discuss concerns about economic growth, COVID-19's implications on the future of work, and why more people than ever before are paying others to mow their lawns.

Jul 9, 2021 • 25min
Insights: A Tale Of Two Infrastructure Bills
In this edition of HPS Insights, HPS Partner Michael Steel and Managing Directors Bryan DeAngelis and Meghan Pennington tackle the latest on the infrastructure negotiations set to resume as Congress returns from recess. With progressives, moderate Democrats, and Republicans at odds over the two major infrastructure bills, the group discusses which legislation—if any—will pass.

Jul 2, 2021 • 37min
Macrocast: Who's Talking To Ireland?
HPS Managing Director Meghan Pennington joins John and Brendan to discuss the jobs day news, the Fed, and the ongoing infrastructure negotiations. Plus, the gang discusses the international support for a global minimum tax and what it might take to get holdouts like Ireland on board.

Jun 25, 2021 • 34min
Macrocast: The Infrastructure Two-Step
Tony, John, and Brendan discuss the infrastructure deal and the two-step approach to an infrastructure package with the bipartisan agreement and reconciliation. The crew also talks through Federal Reserve Chair Powell's comments on inflation and the conversation on tapering between the doves and hawks of the FOMC. Plus, they break down the latest on fiscal policy across the pond in Europe and take a look ahead to next week's jobs report.

Jun 18, 2021 • 38min
Macrocast: Juneteenth & The Importance Of Diversity In Economics
Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by Diamondnia Mack of the Sadie Collective for a special Juneteenth edition of the Macrocast to discuss the pipeline problem in economics and how to get more Black women involved in the field. They also take a broader look at the economy to discuss transitory inflation concerns and the latest FOMC meeting.