Podcast Episodes

213 - How do we solve the inflation problem?

All around the world people are feeling their purchasing power shrink: as inflation rises the cost of living - and indeed your real wealth - goes down. What is causing this? Is this going to continue…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

212 - The full shilling? The case for crypto as a speculative asset - but a currency, eh no!

Crypto has captured the imagination of many as way to get rich quick - but few are able to agree or even explain what it actually is. In today’s conversation we are joined by Michael Saylor, one of t…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

211 - Understanding inflation through the man behind the FED in America

Behind every decision is human beings, who they are, how they act & where they’re from is critical to understanding the context in which any given decision is taken. In light of the announced interes…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

210 - Russian tensions explained & pub economics

Russia has been dominating headlines as of late and clickbait titles want you to believe that World War 3 is on the horizon - What is really happening in Russia? Join us as we hear from people living…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

209 - If global warming is the question, free public transport is the answer

With the return to office happening all around the world, we’re seeing old problems come back; namely, traffic and congestion in cities. This is something we can, and should, solve - join us as we lo…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

208 - Breaking down the metaverse & why we we need to disconnect

There’s massive amounts of money being thrown around by people who are trying to invest in the metaverse… so what exactly is it? And perhaps more importantly: is it a necessary or even a desirable fu…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

207 - What's happening in finance, why all the crashing? Plus, the key to unlocking the Irish economy

We breakdown what is happening with the falling stocks in the tech sector by talking about bonds, inflation and returns on investment before looking at the state of the Irish economy as we emerge fro…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

206 - Is it Last call for Boris Johnson?

Today is about the UK: as Boris Johnson fights for his political life we breakdown the timeline of events that brought us here, when & how this all might end and finally: what is legacy might be.

Hos…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

205 - Can the centre hold?

WB Yeats in his poem "The Second Coming", described a world, 100 odd years ago, where the forces of economics and politics meant that "things fall apart" and "the centre  cannot hold". In many ways h…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

204 - The Origin of Covid. Where precisely did it come from?

Where exactly did Covid come from? Today’s episode tackles the origin of Covid, where did it come from, the food chain or a lab leak? A lab leak opens the door to all sorts of questions, geo-politica…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago