Economic Architecture
The Podcast

How do we solve the problems that really matter?

Join host and founder of Economic Architecture, Dr. Stuart Yasgur, in conversation with pioneers at the leading edge of innovation to understand the concrete actions we can take to address the daunting challenges that are shaping our lives. Through in-depth conversations with innovators, community leaders, experts, and others most proximate to the issues, the Economic Architecture podcast brings us closer to understanding how we can redesign the market and our collective capacity to solve the important problems we face.

How Regenerative Ocean farming can preserve livelihoods [Episode 42]

How Regenerative Ocean farming can preserve livelihoods [Episode 42]

April 12, 2026

In this week's episode, aquaculture farmer and founder of GreenWave, Bren Smith, shares his work pioneering regenerative ocean farming: an innovative approach to preserving ocean life to support the livelihoods…

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Episodes

How can targeted information lead to action and effectively mitigate the risk from wildfire? [Episode 5]

How can targeted information lead to action and effectively mitigate the risk from wildfire? [Episode 5]

September 8, 2025

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How do we protect our homes from the growing threat of wildfires? [Episode 4]

How do we protect our homes from the growing threat of wildfires? [Episode 4]

September 1, 2025

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How do we make permanent affordable housing a community asset? [Episode 3]

How do we make permanent affordable housing a community asset? [Episode 3]

August 25, 2025

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How should climate policy integrate community knowledge? [Episode 2]

How should climate policy integrate community knowledge? [Episode 2]

August 18, 2025

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When affordability is a challenge, how do we address extreme weather? [Episode 1]

When affordability is a challenge, how do we address extreme weather? [Episode 1]

August 11, 2025

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Meet the Host, Stuart Yasgur

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Stuart Yasgur brings 20 years of experience in advancing innovations that use market forces to address social challenges at large scale. As the founder and principal of Economic Architecture, Stuart leads a team of innovators and researchers to foster and design structural innovations that address problems of historic proportions; and build a wider public understanding of our ability and responsibility to (re)design our markets to serve the public good.

Stuart has initiated efforts that directed more than $500 million to innovative market-based solutions, engaged with the G20 through multiple Summits, and has taught at NYU and The London School of Economics. Stuart holds a PhD from LSE, a Master’s from Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s from Cornell University.