The Penta Podcast Channel

Distilled DC, a new miniseries hosted by HPS Managing Director, Andrea Christianson, focuses on how communicators distill complexity. In this inaugural episode, Andrea sits down with Sarah Pompei, founder at The Authentic Irpinia, a wine club focused on elevating small production, family-run wineries. Previously a Communications Director for Lyft, HP, and the House Majority Whip's Office, Sarah gives advice to new and seasoned communicators about building trust and turning doubters into allies. Her thoughts for communicators looking to make a change: wine not?

On this week's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by John Dick from CivicScience to discuss how the markets and consumers are handling this odd holding pattern of economic activity. While markets seem to have an eye towards recovery and the retail economy seems stable, a quarter of Americans are still struggling, with a disproportionate impact on women. The gang discusses what this means for the long-term health of the economy and how the shifting nature of remote work will ultimately impact the post-Covid world.

HPS Partner Stacy Kerr and Managing Director Kriston McIntosh are joined by Linda Goler Blount, the President & CEO of the Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI). Linda discusses the work of BWHI to help protect and advance the health of Black women and women of color. She also explores the impact of COVID-19 on the Black community and the potential for future action to remove discriminatory barriers to accessing quality healthcare. Linda also highlights her work developing the first-of-its-kind Rare Disease Diversity Coalition that brings together leading health experts to combat the challenges facing minorities with rare diseases.

Tony, John, and Brendan discuss the economic debate on the stimulus package prompted by Larry Summers' op-ed. The group discusses the Fed's approach to inflation and how optimism on vaccinations are impacting markets. Plus, they talk through the latest on bitcoin and cryptocurrency. 

Tony, Matt, John, and Brendan unpack the complicated jobs report, discuss the Biden stimulus package and its critics, and take a moment to review the Trump economy — including discussing how the jobs numbers would have played out in an alternate universe with no pandemic. They also chat about the potential for a pandemic-related baby bust and its economic impact. 

Tony, John, and Brendan talk about short squeezes - from Piggly Wiggly to Reddit campaigns, the Federal Reserve’s attempts to talk markets down, and next week’s jobs numbers. The crew reluctantly discusses GameStop and goes long on its implications for how we understand SIFIs and the Fed’s blunt recovery instruments.

Tony, Brendan, & John are joined by John Dick from CivicScience to discuss the outlook for consumers and investors after President Biden's inauguration and first executive actions. The gang discusses the impact of the latest stimulus and the lingering concerns of an unequal, K-shaped recovery. As Tony puts it, "We don't have an output problem, we have acute problems in really important parts of the economy."

HPS Managing Director Bryan DeAngelis speaks with former Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) about Joe Biden’s inauguration and how he will accomplish the enormous tasks he faces upon assuming office. Senator Dodd, one of President-elect Biden’s closest friends, spent nearly three decades serving alongside the President-elect in the United States Senate and worked closely with then Vice President Biden during the passage of Dodd-Frank. Bryan and Senator Dodd discuss life in an evenly divided Senate, bipartisanship, and what this will mean for the Democrat’s legislative agenda.

Tony, John, and Brendan assess President-Elect Biden's stimulus plan, how markets are reacting, and the implications of going big with the initial package. The crew talks through Federal Reserve Chair Powell's recent remarks from his kitchen and Trump's impeachment. As inauguration approaches, they also talk through the Biden administration's road ahead.  

In the first Marcoast episode of Season 3, guest host Matt McDonald, John and Brendan from Markets Policy Partners, and Bryan DeAngelis, discuss the fast-moving start to 2021 — from the Georgia Senate elections to the insurrection at the Capitol to the December jobs report. The crew talks market reactions to both and makes predictions on how the Trump presidency will come to a close. They also discuss the December jobs report.