Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Future of Predictions: A Discussion with Christopher E. Mason
Episode 90
Predictive algorithms are changing the world – that is the claim of Christopher E. Mason who has co-authored (with Igor Tulchinsky) the book The Age …
2 years, 10 months ago
James A. Chamberlain, "Undoing Work, Rethinking Community: A Critique of the Social Function of Work" (ILR Press, 2018)
Episode 428
This revolutionary book presents a new conception of community and the struggle against capitalism. In Undoing Work, Rethinking Community: A Critique…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Future of the State: A Discussion with Graeme Garrard
Episode 89
The Reagan-Thatcher neoliberal era started the retreat of the state. Privatisation and deregulation meant power was handed over to corporations and m…
2 years, 10 months ago
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, "Diversity Dividend" (MIT Press, 2023)
Episode 29
From entry-level to the boardroom, what works to create large-scale change in organizations looking to accelerate their diversity, equity, and inclus…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jessi Streib, "The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 424
Are jobs fair? In The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay after College (U Chicago Press, 2023), Jessi Streib, an associate Professor of So…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Enlightened Donor: How to Give Charity Wisely
Episode 106
Motivated by compassion and hope, and the shared desire to make the world a better place, the immense amount of charitable giving stands as a testame…
2 years, 11 months ago
Economic Enchantments
Episode 131
Anat Rosenberg, Kristof Smeyers, and Astrid Van den Bossche discuss the fresh historiographies of capitalism offered by studies of enchantment and ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
Jarmo T. Kotilaine, "Sustainable Prosperity in the Arab Gulf: From Miracle to Method" (Routledge, 2023)
Episode 242
Tracing the development journey of the Arabian Gulf region with a forward-looking perspective, Sustainable Prosperity in the Arab Gulf: From Miracle …
2 years, 11 months ago
Technology, AI, Political Economy, and Economic Development
Episode 18
Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist) joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Power and Progress", co-autho…
2 years, 11 months ago
Konstantinos Retsikas, "A Synthesis of Time: Zakat, Islamic Micro-finance and the Question of the Future in 21st-Century Indonesia" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)
Episode 267
In A Synthesis of Time: Zakat, Islamic Micro-finance and the Question of the Future in 21st-Century Indonesia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), Konstantino…
2 years, 11 months ago