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Brexiternity - the only way the Tories to stay in power
Season 2 Episode 243
We focus on our closet neighbour the UK today as it turns its back on the metric system. Yes, true, you believe it? We explore why the Tories have to keep Brexit going. It's their only electoral meal…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
There's great dryin' in that wind!
Season 2 Episode 242
Economics is energy and energy is economics. Imagine a country blessed with renewable energy, able to power itself and export electricity, faced with the opportunity to completely transform its econo…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
A Global Perfect Storm
Season 2 Episode 241
Markets are suffering from global contagion. Stock markets are down 22% this year. Bonds are tanking too. There are at least four if not five proximate reasons as the global economy heads towards coo…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Living with inflation, the story of Turkey
Season 2 Episode 240
Today’s episode is going to be exploring the intersection between Turkey and inflation, a country that has been living for many years with what traditional metrics would call “out of control” inflati…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Coins and Crypto Carnage
Season 2 Episode 239
Digital assets are crashing across the board, something that we’ve warned about across various episodes. Today’s chat is about what is happening & why its happening - is this going to be like the .co…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Scandinavian Models
Season 2 Episode 238
Swanneying around Gothenburg this week, the thought stuck me how do these people do it? Why do the Scandinavians do this so well economically, from income, to health, to women feeling safe walking al…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
The coming interest rate crusade against inflation?
Season 2 Episode 237
Imagine mortgage rates at 8%, inconceivable possibly but when you think about it not completely out of the question. Historically we've been here before. We examine the last time the interest/inflati…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
The Death of Distance - direct from Inis Meain
Season 2 Episode 236
This one’s a special one: we’re coming to you from Inis Meain, the middle island of the three Aran islands to discuss how Covid and connectivity has enhanced our ability to thrive in remote locations…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
What can the Reformation tell us about Twitter, Martin Luther, Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin?
Season 2 Episode 235
What is power? How is it acquired and who owns it? We look at the economics of power, the power of networks and the "strength of weak ties" and the constant historic tension between vertical power, t…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
The Biggest Question in Economics - How exactly does and economy grow or contract?
Season 2 Episode 234
Economies weren’t always focused on growth, as weird as that might sound now, growth, is a relatively new concept. Today we’re joined by one of the greats: Mark Blyth, who talks to us about past & fu…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago