On today's episode of Intrigue Outloud, Mark Zandi joins to discuss the debt ceiling: why it exists, why it's become such a political lightning rod, and what might happen if US lawmakers fail to raise it in coming weeks. Mark Zandi is the Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics, a regular contributor to The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and CNBC, and the host of the Inside Economics podcast. Debate over raising the debt ceiling is ‘simply crazy talk’ by Mark. Thanks to our sponsor, HubSpot.