Episode648. The Merger You Never Knew You WantedFreakonomics Radio · Oct 3, 2025 · 1 h 06 minPlay · 1:06:02SaveShareEpisode pageThe N.F.L. is a powerful cartel with imperial desires. College football is about to undergo a financial reckoning. So maybe they should team up? (Part one of a two-part series.)RelatedEpisodes 7Books 6Blogs 8Brian Albrecht on Business Dynamism, Greedflation, and AntitrustMacro Musings with David Beckworth • Feb 3, 2025 • 57 minDebt Spiral or NEW Golden Age? Super Bowl Insider Trading, Booming Token Budgets, Ferrari's New EVAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg • Feb 13, 2026 • 1 h 13 minElon's Anthropic Deal, The Next AI Monopoly?, "FDA for AI" Panic, Trading the AI BoomAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg • May 8, 2026 • 1 h 22 minSpecial: Acquired x My First MillionAcquired • Sep 9, 2020 • 1 h 28 minPlatforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi)Acquired • Apr 6, 2022 • 1 h 17 minThe college dream has failedThe Gray Area with Sean Illing • May 15, 2026 • 48 minMoneyball feat. Musa OkwongaTRASHFUTURE • Oct 13, 2026 • 1 h 14 min