<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Contrarian: Let's Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch is the show that connects what’s going on in the economy to what’s going on for you. Host Jared Bernstein, economist and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, sits down with esteemed experts to answer your questions live, every other Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/s/lets-do-lunch</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png</url><title>The Contrarian: Let&apos;s Do Lunch!</title><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/s/lets-do-lunch</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:02:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.contrariannews.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[contrarian@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[contrarian@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[contrarian@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[contrarian@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ft. Ryan Cummings]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to measure the health of an economy, what the stock market can tell us, and how we can grow the economy out of a deficit]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-ryan-cummings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-ryan-cummings</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:58:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219002775/756918aa76f173f34a025cda1f1f7aa4.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Let&#8217;s Do Lunch! Today, Jared was joined by <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ryan Cummings&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2717786,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0RYR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F740a30ea-5915-4163-a537-662e336b4707_1900x950.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;dfcdf3d5-6bd3-452b-b7fc-e8bbb2be08ab&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, Chief of Staff for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). Join us LIVE, every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ft. Ernie Tedeschi, Chief Economist at Stripe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diesel prices hit a new high, how tariffs may affect midterm outcomes, and unpacking rising interest rates]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-ernie-tedeschi-chief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-ernie-tedeschi-chief</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:24:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216807855/cf25e83a02fb013920b1fc5abe8f5abd.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for joining us for another episode of Let&#8217;s Do Lunch! Today, Jared was joined by <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ernie Tedeschi&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:21204169,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fec8755b-6acc-41de-ab85-c85b4d635c85_888x888.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;46bd172a-2a9f-4118-9e09-aa7e99a2b450&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, chief economist at <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Stripe Economics&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:532794889,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0b88c93b-f42e-456c-9096-b5511e23c9e9_256x256.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;bc677c7a-527d-4955-8295-eec2f771d0dd&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> and former chief economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. </p><p>We&#8217;re LIVE every other Tuesday at 12pm ET. Join us and get your burning econ questions answered! </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ft. Kyla Scanlon, Economist and Author ]]></title><description><![CDATA[August jobs report, Canadian tariffs, and keeping up hope and optimism for the economy]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-kyla-scanlon-economist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-kyla-scanlon-economist</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:18:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214667471/43ea53f8a1bf84b0b0d5e2860ce4d534.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!, Jared is joined by special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;kyla scanlon&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:13311420,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b584b8b1-d8aa-40a3-8385-17dcccca4792_2488x2488.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;83289fa7-2c06-468e-aad7-6a47eee1e5bd&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, the author of <em>In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work</em>, and coiner of the phrase that has taken over economics discourse everywhere: &#8220;vibecession.&#8221;</p><p>We&#8217;re LIVE, every other Tuesday, at 12pm ET. Join us, and get your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Want to learn more from Kyla? Check out her book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/">here</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ft. Claudia Sahm, Economist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are we heading into a recession? Is the AI bubble going to pop? Should we increase the minimum wage?]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-claudia-sahm-economist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-claudia-sahm-economist</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212561607/80f83d1811ea3e11cab9d453baa8f8b1.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Thank you for tuning into another episode of </span><em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em><span> with </span><a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a><span> and special guest </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Claudia Sahm&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:4650173,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fe97d36a-3361-4fa9-8d48-251ffa4dc05d_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d380988b-a86f-42f2-8463-67191f67ee21&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, Chief Economist at New Century Advisors! </p><p><span>Join us LIVE every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ft. Devesh Kodnani, Economist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progressive economic policy, the July jobs report, and how tariff refunds really work]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-devesh-kodnani-economist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-devesh-kodnani-economist</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:00:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210665404/e019feb6788d7556edcb686b69b49913.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Thank you for tuning into another episode of </span><em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em><span> with </span><a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a><span> and special guest </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Devesh Kodnani&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:7266005,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a5ec1b16-d728-47f6-ab44-2e57a25f034f_1039x1039.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;cbc7de80-b34f-45e0-bdab-4a136e8d0746&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, PhD candidate at MIT<span>! Join us LIVE every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered.</span></p><p>Want to see more expert economic analysis from Jared? Check out his latest piece on the macroeconomy <a href="https://econjared.substack.com/p/market-driven-macro-fragilities?r=53ubpn&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">here</a>!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch! ft. Neale Mahoney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private healthcare markets, what factors into the cost of your groceries, and quantifying Trump's economic harms]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-neale-mahoney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-neale-mahoney</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:04:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208851800/9e0b52281e6edecae2965ad7f2fdd70a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Thank you for tuning into another episode of </span><em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em><span> with </span><a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a><span> and special guest </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Neale Mahoney&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:20026522,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y0dm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45c7829c-7816-42a0-849c-b99f32aad398_3053x3053.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;5e2aad2d-8463-438e-b376-ee880574b230&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! <span>Join us LIVE every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[More strikes on Iran, the June jobs report, and how AI is affecting employment for young job seekers]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-4c6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-4c6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:21:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207039052/a6e7a9c8308c4f20db30c4400cc38279.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Thank you for tuning into another episode of </span><em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em><span> with </span><a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a><span> and special guest </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Aya Ibrahim&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:32474056,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4ee2e670-9dad-45e8-8713-ce6bf5f5430c_2637x2637.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;77c07202-26ba-49f5-bea3-5a47065daffa&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span><span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch! ft. Bobby Kogan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report on fiscal outlook, SCOTUS rules on the FTC and the Fed, and the implications of expanding presidential power]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-bobby-kogan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-bobby-kogan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:34:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204298276/c7e6ff4ac29233aa800b11c70b7748ad.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Thank you for tuning into another episode of </span><em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em><span> with </span><a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a><span> and special guest </span><span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bobby Kogan&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:232615288,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;faf5b0d9-95fc-4cba-805d-4aee567f7d98&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span><span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation numbers, oil prices, social security, and the world's first trillionaire]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-6cf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-6cf</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:04:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202305534/debe9c401b0afa6b3450634a7f15e5c5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jason Furman&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:10665659,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@jasonfurmanecon&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;ad2ed9e1-b27a-462e-a241-bb5dd2c6a6cb&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "vibe economy," home (un)affordability, and Gen-Z's investment habits]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-a7c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-a7c</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:11:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200319172/4b01332f3970d5332316960d20c44c44.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guests <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Lily Conway&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:308254378,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a664e9f7-e3e6-472a-ae8a-6e3b29b115f9_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;245e8978-61b5-4823-bf1c-eab603e208fd&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! </p><p>Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p>Check out Jared&#8217;s latest piece, <em><a href="https://econjared.substack.com/p/whats-up-ie-down-with-the-labor-share">What&#8217;s Up, i.e. Down, With the Labor Share? </a></em><a href="https://econjared.substack.com/p/whats-up-ie-down-with-the-labor-share">here</a>.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade deals, AI boos, wartime prices, inflation, and more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-812</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-812</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/198429617/84fbd008-bd7a-4a08-b3b0-de6dd6b8d2c4/transcoded-00001.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guests <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Soumaya&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:159960756,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ecf44d71-01b6-4d37-be52-ca5a6496342e_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;83ff5423-70e2-4f9f-a62f-41c4d16d4ee9&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> and Chad P. 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Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's federal budget, the war's impact on the economy, and more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-b2d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-b2d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:42:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193516382/8902afc86d6e09dcb2dcdca50a36e9ac.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Shalanda Young&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:324174704,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;766a12e7-08a4-494a-be76-b8274f7f68ad&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch ft. Mark Zandi]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-1fb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-1fb</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192021888/13f235f8d1e1b85cdd5f37c238c0349e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Mark Zandi&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2554620,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5fe1f997-07c5-4356-8afe-d5d13c0af266_2832x2832.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;392c6460-73c9-4fe8-a2ab-4f98384d1f07&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic impacts of the Iran war, the future of Iran, and affordability]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-736</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-736</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:06:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190521828/04133f50cfc6ac782e28667e9c603091.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Neale Mahoney&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:20026522,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y0dm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45c7829c-7816-42a0-849c-b99f32aad398_3053x3053.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9415e2c9-08af-40f7-b0e0-f800fb12dbea&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[SCOTUS tariff ruling, the state of the economy, tonight's SOTU, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-58d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-58d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:27:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189038435/8b433b25250a9c139b66874ae2a80ba5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Erika&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:131113254,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e88acc-2b95-4968-aea8-6f7c7c68c9c0_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;ba5a320e-ae2c-4da0-bca1-5d4849308843&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> McEntarfer! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[GDP as a helpful tool, the growing AI sector, and the economic woes of the younger generation]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ce4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ce4</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:53:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187533697/8bb7ca2f3269f9f4fa0c075aafb2b7d5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bobby Kogan&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:232615288,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d16c642d-bcf2-46f6-b83d-acd7e9d22d39&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch! ft. Daleep Singh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh at the Fed, the falling U.S. dollar, Gen Z in the workforce, and more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-daleep-singh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-ft-daleep-singh</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186760581/3f09460a9afc529ab5c884e421cc9bdc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Robert Boyd Skipper&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:100967330,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@skippersan&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nD9V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b56b3ea-96de-4045-937a-6cda13d0c8b9_2276x2276.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;00570be3-3d1e-405a-aebf-d8054ccee9dc&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Stuart Cohen&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:351205065,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@stuartcohen3&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/93ee1248-43b5-4ba4-9eb3-ae66dc1b977c_1167x1167.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;19ca57c9-2837-45e5-92b7-9c2e4329c6a1&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Julie&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:140136152,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@julie413999&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ba9cd6ac-e10f-4977-b947-80e6543c38f9_620x622.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;56d4aaa0-fc78-49df-ac8b-c5c5ce267474&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Martha Morningsong&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:315643458,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@marthamorningsong&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b23044f0-9441-447b-8a2b-2e83044b3751_1168x974.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;ef3b12c4-1e72-48e0-8d55-ceda6c743436&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Sandra Steffen&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:251352224,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@sandrasteffen&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2250b11b-d3f4-42d0-b32f-02fba50caf4c_957x796.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;ed9d734d-6dab-44b9-923b-0220d44acf58&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, and many others for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Daleep Singh&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:142044436,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@daleepsingh1&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;56d8f366-a4f0-4234-a92a-cee42c61eec8&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>!  Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Do Lunch! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's Do Lunch With Jared Bernstein & Heather Long]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-b4f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/lets-do-lunch-b4f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Bernstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185201940/8466228e8a94fa1a1b27ee2fed8add32.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;MaeKuykendall&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:630970,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@maekuykendall&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/abc3627f-5b75-4a03-bcda-268f2dd3b263_4032x1960.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;4cb06aea-5846-4f12-9552-0f94633cd8ef&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Michelle C. Funk&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1290880,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@michellecfunk&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/456b657a-9699-494b-a083-b10870e8d70d_1122x1120.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;4b7f017d-b30e-48e8-bce3-76f71ddb79ae&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;PaulM&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:196283569,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@plforest&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8138089d-8ea3-4731-a45d-2df150f51460_755x755.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;13e4648a-bcb7-4659-b2ad-9cb7476a6090&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Teresa Baustian&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:100826247,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@teresabaustian&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48d3de29-0640-4185-93ad-d3915e720623_182x294.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;790e28bf-3329-45ad-8895-362083caee3e&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Cort Gross&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:800456,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@cortgross&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0748604c-9e86-40a3-ab3c-1f1f60d90973_48x48.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;cb15a148-9acd-4ed9-862a-925ac23638b7&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, and many others for tuning into another episode of <em>Let&#8217;s Do Lunch!</em> with <a href="https://substack.com/@econjaredb">Jared Bernstein</a> and special guest <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Economy_Heather&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1242503,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.com/@economyheather&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4bafed71-7587-40ec-b8a5-b92c959a8207_5000x3821.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;2b25c158-3b22-4760-ba35-d85758ec9ed7&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>! 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