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142 - Value is created in the mind with Rory Sutherland
Why gold may have started with prostitution, why wine makers take the mickey, why economists only see half the picture and what Naomi Osaka tell us about decision-making and why the so-called hard sc…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
141 - Is Bitcoin a bubble or the currency of the future - or can it be both? Part.2
Bitcoin’s value has gone from 10 000 USD to a whopping 60 000 USD in the last 6 month - before going down to about 35 000 USD now. But what is it? Is it money or an asset? Can a currency so volatile …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
140 - Is Bitcoin a bubble or the currency of the future - or can it be both? Part.1
Bitcoin’s value has gone from 10 000 USD to a whopping 60 000 USD in the last 6 month - before going down to about 35 000 USD now. But what is it? Is it money or an asset? Can a currency so volatile …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
139 - Boring but radical: How Biden is getting it done
After a quick hit on Bitcoin we join Harvard economist Megan Greene for a deep dive on why MMT is rising in America, how Biden is embracing this new vision of monetary policy and what he’s trying to …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
139 - The UK’s new economic approach
Brexit has created a new economic environment for the UK. Robert Lind joins us to untangle what the new business model might be moving forward, how it might diversify the UK economy & how it might af…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
138 - Global panic buying & inflation
If you know anyone in their 20s or 30s, no matter where in the world you are, you’ve been talking about housing. By all accounts the pandemic has turned an underlying condition into a fatal diagnosti…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
137 - Israel and Palestine, explained, put into perspective and hopefully made more clear with Tom Friedman
Through a unique Broadway analogy, the fascinating three times Pulitzer Prize winner, New York columnist Times Tom Friedman helps us navigate the bigger picture behind the terrible headlines that we'…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
136 - What the Pope told Mack!
As wages stagnate but house prices rise, a new class will emerge, beneficiaries of the housing boom, an inheritance class. As the younger generation falls behind, they will become more dependent on i…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
135 - Vultures, cuckoos, pigeons - what's with all these avian funds?
Can you feel it in the air? The wind is changing for property funds in Ireland, people are realizing how rigged the system is against them and they’re deciding to do something about it. The first ste…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
134 - Lessons from the Great Depression
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - or so the saying goes. This week, with the help of IG, we’re looking at what happened in the Great Depression and comparing it with Bid…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago