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Popeonomics?
Season 2025 Episode 34
We mark the passing of Pope Francis by asking: is there such a thing as "Catholic Economics"? If so, what is it, and what strain of Catholic economics did the Pope represent? We start with a lad stop…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
The New Great Game?
Season 2025 Episode 33
The world shifting under our feet and US financial markets remain in turmoil. We explore whether Trump’s economic war with China is backfiring, and might push Europe closer to Beijing, not Washington…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Paris, Power & Picking Sides: Europe’s Awakening in a MAGA World
Season 2025 Episode 32
Broadcasting from Paris, we bring a bottle of wine and a warning: the transatlantic honeymoon is over. As America turns inward under the MAGA banner, Europe, led in thought (and theatre) by France, i…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Molly Bloom Model: Why Economies Should Say Yes
Season 2025 Episode 31
Yes has always been more of a worldview than a word. In this episode, we channel the spirit of Molly Bloom’s iconic soliloquy from Ulysses to explore how saying “yes” can reshape economies. From Joyc…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Nike Economy: Why Vietnam Is America’s Hidden Factory Floor
Season 2025 Episode 30
What do Nike runners, IKEA furniture, and half a million Vietnamese workers have in common? They’re all caught in the crossfire of Trump’s tariff tantrum. This week, we trace the hidden supply chains…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Tariffs & Other Fantasies
Season 2025 Episode 29
This week, we watched the world’s biggest economy base its entire trade policy on a formula so dodgy it wouldn’t pass the Leaving Cert. We break down how Trump’s tariffs are chaotic, as well as econo…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Economics of Employee Ownership
Season 2025 Episode 28
What if the future of capitalism isn’t tech or tax, but trust? This week, we’re talking about Employee Ownership Trusts: a radical rethink of who gets to own the companies we work for. We’re joined b…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Jeffrey Goldberg Has Entered the Chat
Season 2025 Episode 27
On Wednesday, we watched in real time as America’s trade policy devolved into a parody of itself. Trump’s Liberation Day was part Caesar, part Mattress Mick, all empty bluster. A dodgy chalkboard of …
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Did Ferris Bueller Predict the Trade War?
Season 2025 Episode 26
What do tariffs, the Laffer Curve, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off have in common? More than you’d think. This week, we dive into the world of trade policy, culture wars, and deflated middle-aged father…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Do Good People Make Bad Decisions?
Season 2025 Episode 25
From Dublin’s housing crisis to stalled metros and blocked wind farms, this week’s episode explores how well-meaning people, and governments, have tied themselves in knots. We ask the simple but pro…
Published on 9 months ago