Bloomberg Government (or BGOV) has a new show, Capital Gains, which focuses on "business implications of government action." Hosted by Peter Cook, the show (1) adds depth to stories that talking heads usually just endlessly bandy about and (2) getting voices that wouldn't make the normal talk-show circuit but adds a needed viewpoint lacking from the national discussion.
In short, it's close to the web-news program I would one day would to produce. And one you should watch.
Side-note: If BGOV and HuffPoTV teamed up, I think you could have, within 5 years, the first internet news channel that could compete and beat cable news for those who preferred Nate Silver's blog over ESPN this fall--and I know I would to watch it.
With so much focus on the emerging fiscal cliff, if you want a sense of how politicians are going to crunch the numbers of get past the ideologues carping more about strategy than policy, this is the show for you to watch.
Today Capital News/BGOV offers a fantastic segment with Aetna CEO on what a group of business leaders are advocating as part of a grand bargain, and a truly enlightening conversation with two Bloomberg number crunches on just how a fiscal deal can be reached--and common misconceptions of two leading ways to reign in Medicare spending.
The show re-airs on Bloomberg TV at noon and 5 PM, and I suspect by this evening or tomorrow morning, the full show will be available here. In the meantime, watch some of the previous episodes.
In short, this is 'must-see' Sunday morning TV.
Want to know where to watch--online or otherwise--this fantastic program? From BGOV.com:
Bloomberg Government’s Capitol Gains airs Sunday mornings at 11:30AM EST on W*USA9 and on Bloomberg Television at 12:00PM EST and 5:00PM EST.
Follow Bloomberg Government and Peter Cook on Twitter at @BGov and @PeterCCook and follow the conversation at #CapitolGains.
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