Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBS or pointless jobs
Episode 95
Is it possible that a large proportion of jobs in advanced economies such as the US, UK, and Australia are mostly BS or pointless, as the late David …
5 years, 3 months ago
Economics of New Media
Episode 94
While the internet and social media have badly affected traditional media, they have led to the emergence of a rapidly growing new media or independe…
5 years, 3 months ago
Public Choice theory with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
Episode 93
Economics Explored host Gene Tunny and Dr Brendan Markey-Towler discuss the theory of public choice, which assumes politicians and bureaucrats are s…
5 years, 3 months ago
Nuclear energy and decarbonizing economies
Episode 92
A conversation on how nuclear energy can provide zero-carbon, reliable energy, and why it should potentially be considered as a key part of the world…
5 years, 3 months ago
Negotiation and Design Thinking with David Johnson of Stanford
Episode 91
David Johnson of Stanford speaks about his work and teaching on Negotiation and Design Thinking (e.g. David's Stanford course Negotiation by Design: …
5 years, 4 months ago
Lockdown Cost-Benefit Analysis with Professor Douglas Allen
Episode 90
Professor Douglas Allen from Simon Fraser University, Canada has concluded COVID lockdowns have been the greatest peacetime policy failure in Canada'…
5 years, 4 months ago
CPI inflation concerns with Darren Brady Nelson
Episode 89
A conversation on just how worried we should be about future inflation in this time of MMT and QE between Economics Explored host Gene Tunny and retu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Evolutionary Economics with Dr Brendan Markey-Towler
Episode 88
Dr Brendan Markey-Towler returns to the program to speak about the important insights of Evolutionary Economics, which owes a lot to Joseph Schumpete…
5 years, 4 months ago
Saving and Investing for Retirement: 401(k)s, IRAs, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.
Episode 87
Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses saving and investing for retirement with Sarah Holden, Senior Director of Retirement & Investor Research…
5 years, 5 months ago
Decarbonizing the Economy
Episode 86
Economics Explored host Gene Tunny talks about the big challenge of decarbonizing economies to respond to climate change. Among other issues he consi…
5 years, 5 months ago