Podcast Episodes

The new energy reality

Season 2 Episode 281

OPEC+ has announced that it will reduce its production quota by 2 Million barrels per day - something the west has seen as OPEC+ siding with the Kremlin. What does that mean for. your life? For our e…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

UK experiments & Irish stability

Season 2 Episode 280

When the Tories lose the trust of the financial markets you know that something has gone incredibly wrong. History tells us that people need to trust the governments for them to succeed - let’s look …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

The crucial link between the planet and your pension

In partnership with Irish Life , we bring you: The crucial link between the planet and your pension - because making the right investments can end up being more environmentally friendly than taking t…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

UK chaos and bond doom loop

Season 2 Episode 279

The global financial markets, particularly the bond markets are in bad shape, and the UK was the first to show how bad it can get, but this is not a UK problem - its a global problem.

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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Endgame for Putin?

Season 2 Episode 278

With the "mobilization" Putin reveals that he is running out of road. He is doing what he always does, escalating. To make sense of this escalation, and living with this regime, we talk to a Russian …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Is Liz Truss the leader of a Doomsday Cult?

Season 2 Episode 277

The UK, already the most unequal country in Western Europe, just got more unequal. We start by breaking through the internet noise with tangible facts about inequality and standard of living, compari…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Populism might not be what you think

Season 2 Episode 276

Populism is often vilified - but it’s origin is far more noble than you might think - and we might all need a bit more populism moving forward!

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

With interest rates going up, housing market is heading down

Season 2 Episode 275

Housing is a global asset class now and now that rates are rising, lots of leveraged property funds are likely to go bust. How is this going to play out and what does it all mean?

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

How inflation in the 1970s brought us to our current situation - and what we can do about it

Season 2 Episode 274

The economy is full of unintended consequences - and those ripple through time for decades. How the world stopped inflation in 1970 brought on our current world view - but this time we’re fighting in…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

The Queen is dead. What now for her kingdom?

Season 2 Episode 273

A few months back we talked about 1922 being the year the 20th actually began, in terms of modernism, ideology, politics and economics. We mused whether the same would be said of 2022, that this mome…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago