Podcast Episodes

People have the Power

Season 2 Episode 253

As Patti Smith sang, People have the Power. The economic pendulum is swinging from capital to labor, from profits to wages, and these shifts never happen smoothly, markets - previously priced profits…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The future of the internet with Tim O’Reilly

Season 2 Episode 252

Metaverse, web 3.0 and NFTs have been appearing everywhere online in the last year - but what exactly are they? And perhaps more importantly, what do their arrival mean for our daily lives? Today we …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The transformation of Ireland and what comes next

Season 2 Episode 251

Today’s episode looks at the long & the short of Ireland’s transformation. Through a series of choices we have carved a unique place within Europe - where do we go next?

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

We don’t know ourselves - A conversation with Fintan O’Toole

Season 2 Episode 250

Have things really changed? Is Ireland really that different than it was? What are the personalities that have marked our history? Through a wide ranging conversation with Fintan O’Toole we explore t…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The future of the internet economy with Stripe co-founder: John Collison

Season 2 Episode 249

Today we’re bringing you a unique conversation that I had with John Collison over the weekend where I got to ask him a wide variety of questions covering innovation, crypto, macro-trends for the inte…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The 2nd Atomic Age

Season 2 Episode 248

With markets gyrating all over the shop, it's easy to forget the big picture. The price of energy is the foundational price in any economy. Right now it's too high, but it will come down. And, gettin…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Inflation returns (kinda), what would James Joyce think?

Season 2 Episode 247

Inflation is back. Don't panic....unless you bought Bitcoin in the past year. Inflation will abate as the policy and the economy adjust, but it may take a bit of time. Plus Bloomonomics - the economi…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Platinum Jubilee, Sordid Slavery

Season 2 Episode 246

As the UK celebrates the Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee, we forget that monarchies have historically sat on top of an economic system with slaves, colonies and extractive settlements, the objective of whi…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

What hairdressers and Lobster Thermidor tell us about the economy, employment and inflation

Season 2 Episode 245

The economy is changing rapidly, we are seeing challenges everywhere, almost all have to do with an excess of demand and deficient supply. This is, in the context of the past hundred years economic h…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Putin and the long game against the West

Season 2 Episode 244

Last week president Zelensky addressed Davos asking the WEF to help Ukraine rebuild, we talk being at Davos, and why in many ways Davos Man has been involved with Russia long before the Ukraine war c…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago