Private equity price hikes have a tell: the product you already rely on suddenly costs a lot more, and absolutely nothing about it got better. In episode 517, Eric Readinger and Law Smith start with Law's 15-year Evernote habit and work outward to a much bigger question: who actually owns everything?

Most management advice quietly assumes the boss makes more than the people being managed. College sports just broke that assumption. In episode 516, Eric Readinger and Law Smith start with John Calipari saying some college basketball players now out-earn assistant coaches, then follow the problem straight into business.