Scott Galloway says Boomers are robbing Gen Z of their future

VPM | By Manoush Zomorodi, James Delahoussaye and Sanaz Meshkinpour

Published August 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM EDT

Part 2 of TED Radio Hour episode “Are the kids alright? Part 1”

Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business school professor Scott Galloway says today’s economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.

About Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway is the host of the podcasts Prof G Pod, Prof G Market, Raging Moderates and Pivot. He also writes the No Mercy / No Malice newsletter. He is a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and has served on the boards of brands including The New York Times Company and Urban Outfitters. His books include The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Adrift: America in 100 Charts and The Algebra of Wealth. His upcoming book is Notes on Being a Man.

This segment of TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahoussaye and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook @TEDRadioHourand email us at [email protected].

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Manoush Zomorodi

Manoush Zomorodi is the host of TED Radio Hour. She is a journalist, podcaster and media entrepreneur, and her work reflects her passion for investigating how technology and business are transforming humanity.

Zomorodi is a co-founder of Stable Genius Productions and is the co-host and co-creator of ZigZag, the business podcast about being human. She also created, hosted, and was managing editor of the podcast Note to Self in partnership with WNYC Studios, which was named Best Tech Podcast of 2017 by The Academy of Podcasters.

Prior to her time at WNYC, Zomorodi reported and produced around the world for BBC News and Thomson Reuters, including a few years in Berlin.

She was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2018 and has received numerous awards for her work, including The Gracie for Best Radio Host in 2014 and 2018. Her book "Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Creative Self" (2017, St. Martin's Press) and her TED Talk are guides to surviving information overload and the "Attention Economy."

Zomorodi received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in English and fine arts. She is half-Persian and half-Swiss but was born in New York City, where she lives with her family.

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