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How to get ready for globalization 3.0
Episode 25
Small countries live and die by the quality of their strategic thinking. This week’s podcast focuses on how small countries can truly transform themselves, clutching victory from the jaws of defeat, …
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Out of Africa
Episode 25
I’ve just come back from Kenya, this week we are discussing poverty, relentless entrepreneurialism, the role of technology in transforming Africa and why it will be the site of the next battle betwee…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
A future warning from past cities!
Episode 24
This week we tackle the matter of future cities - as urban living becomes financially impossible for the middle class around the world how can we find a way forward that accommodates everyone? Throug…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Boris Johnson is not a politician, he’s a gambler
Episode 23
This week we analyse why Boris Johnson is not a politician, how different societies react to democratic struggles and why bottom-up societies is a better way forward than the traditional top-down str…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Curious minds - Discussing Turkey and losing democracy with Ece Temelkuran
Episode 22
For this month's curious minds episode we talk with Ece Temelkuran, one of Turkey’s best-known journalists and political commentators about her latest book- How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from De…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Fragility of democracy and why winner takes all economics has led to the rise of populism
Episode 21
Democracy is often taken for granted and many countries are currently testing its resilience right before our eyes. On this episode we break down how we ended up in this political/economic/social mes…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Trade wars, amazon fires & the unexpected consequences of economics
Episode 20
Economic decisions impact many facets of our lives - often in unexpected ways. This week we connect the dots between seemingly unrelated events and explain how economics decisions are at the core of …
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Ireland, Brexit and the Great British Breakoff, from Britsplaing to Explaining and lots more in between!! Enjoy
Episode 19
As Brexit moves towards the endgame and the UK government’s new policy appears to centre on inflicting as much economic damage as possible on Ireland to change the “backstop”, we explore why the Brex…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Are we heading towards a global economic slowdown?
Episode 18
With the central bank cutting interest rates last week we thought it would be a good idea to analyze the current market signals and try to breakdown what might be looming in the future for the global…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Trying to untangle Iran and the Middle East relationships
Episode 17
This week we dive into the Middle East as tension have currently been ramping up between the United States and Iran - How did we get here, what do we need to know to understand the middle east and wh…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago