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113 - Bidenomics, why we should not worry about inflation and embracing economic heres
Episode 113
The USA is embarking on the biggest change in economic policy in decades. Biden is using the economics of the 1930s to avoid the 1930s. This is a big deal. We speak to renowned economic heretic and f…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
112 - How Ireland really works!
Episode 112
The upcoming sale of Ulster Bank will reveal how Ireland actually works. We give you the "collars up" view from the West Lower Stand at the Aviva stadium - where deals are done. This corporate financ…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
111 - The future of the City
Episode 111
What will our cities look like after Covid? We talk to renowned urbanist Richard Florida, the man behind the concept of the Creative Class and Creative Cities about what next for our cities. We also …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
110 - Going Dutch, London's Brexit losses and what's the story with Bitcoin?
Episode 110
Hundreds of years ago, the Dutch were Europe's moneymen and it looks as if they are at it again. We look at new alliances & digital trade routes emerging in the post-Brexit era. Looking at Hindu para…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
109 - The fallout from economic mania & the conventional thinking trap with Tom Bergin
Episode 109
we start off by taking a look at the fallout of the Gamestop fiasco before tackling the bigger issue: Conventional thinking. In many ways the world is still pushing “zombie” ideas - ideas that have b…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
108 - How to fix the housing market
Episode 108
Public housing should be addressed with the same urgency as public health. If we can close down the economy, borrow billions, furlough millions and stop the world in the name of public health, we sho…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
107 - Wall Street and the Short Selling Revolution Part 2
Episode 107
We take another look at the "day-trading" insurrectionists to examine who is actually in control, what human emotions are unleashed by the markets and what it all means for politics and economics. We…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
106 - Wall Street, Game Stop and the Short Squeeze Revolutionaries!
Episode 106
Something unusual is happening in the stock market: the little guy - or in this case, guys - are beating up the big multi-billionaire hedge-fund managers. This is in stark contrast to the usual marke…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
105 - The Rentier Economy
Episode 104
Ireland, like many economies is hostage to the rentiers, companies that sidle up to governments to get a licence to provide some product or service that the government used to provide. This is a lice…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
104 - Doughnut Economics
Episode 104
The arrival of Joe Biden has led to a profound change in tone, with America quickly re-signing back up to the Paris Accord. The planet is back on the agenda and the mantra of growth at all costs irre…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago