Podcast Episodes

172 - The Economics of Casement, Carson, Congo and Colonialism

As Michael D Higgins, Ireland’s President gets into a scrap, we have a hot take on rubber booms, Apocalypse Now, Roger Casement, King Leopold and Oscar Wilde! Enjoy!

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Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

171 - Inflation: why it's personal

With headlines around the world talking about rising inflation its well worth the time to break down what it is, why yours might not be like anyone else’s and why, in time, this too shall pass.

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Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

170 - A few thoughts from Dubai and what Sally Rooney and the points race can tell us about the elite and elite overproduction?

This week, we're in Dubai, giving a quick run down of what the region looks like to the visitor, then we head back to Europe in order to look at the dilemma of elite overproduction, how our new merit…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

169 - The great Chinese closedown

China has been making huge policy changes in the last few weeks - it’s laying out a clear vision for what it wants the country to look like for the decades to come. We join Angelica Oung in Taiwan to…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

168 - Thoughts on the new Irish housing plan

The Irish governments has finally laid out a vision to tackle the ongoing housing crisis and while it’s far from perfect, it is a step in the right direction. Join us as we go over what was proposed …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

167 - Education for the brave new world

As the 4th industrial revolution has converged with a global pandemic creating seismic shifts in various aspects of our lives, how will the future of work look like?

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Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

166 - Taliban Tremors

What is the implication of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul? The author of "The Silk Roads", Peter Frankopan shares his wisdom with us, and explains what all this means for the region and the globe. P…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

165 - Afghanistan, from the perspective of people who are & have been there with Nelofer Pazira Fisk

Afghanistan is unraveling in front of our eyes, and while many stories are making headlines, few talk about what it currently feels like for the regular folks living there. We’re bringing you a uniqu…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

164 - Russia after Putin with political dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky

It's not always you get to chat to a man who survived 10 years in a Siberian Gulag, Mikhail Khodorkovsky is such a man, so this is a real treat. Who better to discuss Putin than the man Putin was so …

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

163 - The Edge & Brian Cox go beyond the music

Today's episode is a unique blend of music, creativity & quantum physics between two masters of their respective fields. From Brian Cox's early brushings with music to tips on being a good ancestor -…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago