Summary
The Prof G Media weekly news show for October 23 covers three stories, the last of which looks at whether today’s AI investment boom resembles a famous 19th-century financial panic. Host George Han opens with the week’s headlines before turning to the AI market segment.
The first part follows unrest in France, where protests over school conditions grew into a wider movement over living costs, with curfews in Paris and other cities, hundreds of thousands marching, and French 10-year bond yields reaching 4.9%. Commentators discuss the political stakes ahead of next year’s election and the link between bond-market pressure and street protests. The second story covers the White House stepping back from its stance on Russia and the reaction to it.
The closing segment compares the AI boom to the railroad-driven crash of 1873, asking what that episode can teach investors and observers about heavy capital spending, speculation, and the risk of a market correction. Viewers curious about the financial side of the AI buildout, and how historians and economists frame bubbles, will find a historical lens for thinking about current valuations.
📺 Source: The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway · Published October 23, 2026
🏷️ Format: News Analysis
