On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: Thames Water teetering on the brink of collapse - is it time to bring our water systems back under public control (0.48), proposed new deep sea mining projects in the Pacific (8.38) and a listener question - what’s different about Labour’s fiscal rules now compared to when James was working with former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell (14.08). A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running a...
Jul 05, 2023•22 min•Ep. 31
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: Britains debt growing bigger than national income - how worried should we really be (0.46), the Bank of England’s decision to raise its interest rate to 5% (8.39) and some listener responses to last week’s call out - what are the other economics podcasts you keep an eye on (12.50)? A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our wo...
Jun 28, 2023•14 min•Ep. 30
MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today at patreon.com/macrodose to hear the full version of this interview and many more. Our guest today is Richard Jones. Richard is Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester. His blog ’Soft Machines’ provides excellent insight into nanotechnology, and the UK government's wider science and technology policies. In this interv...
Jun 23, 2023•12 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the inflation figures due to be released this week and the Bank of England's likely response (0.56), and a listener question - what are some recommendations for right-wing economics podcasts, is there a free-market “Macrodose of the Right” (10.00)? A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macro...
Jun 21, 2023•12 min•Ep. 29
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: a listener question - Universal Basic Income vs Universal Basic Services (0.47), Labour shrinking its £28 billion-a-year Green Prosperity plan (10.26) and Kerala's new, publicly-owned broadband scheme (14.56). A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. We want to he...
Jun 14, 2023•18 min•Ep. 28
MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today at patreon.com/macrodose to hear the full version of this interview, as well as all our fascinating chat with Kojo Koram about the economic legacies of Empire, and our recent conversation with Richard Seymour about the making of political subjectivities in an era of climate breakdown. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with housing reporter Vicky...
Jun 11, 2023•17 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: planetary boundaries - are there quantifiable limits to our exploitation of nature? (1:09) The hype around American tech company Nvidia (7:39), and a listener question - what’s the best way to fund universities (15:25)? A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. We ...
Jun 07, 2023•18 min•Ep. 27
To celebrate our 6 month anniversary, we're unlocking some of our favourite Macrodose Extra episodes from our Patreon. For many more like this, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today! MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. In this episode, James Meadway talks to Yanis Varoufakis about the crisis facing the U.K economy, austerity 2.0 and the era of Cloud Capitalism. Varoufakis is an academic, economis...
Jun 04, 2023•47 min
To celebrate our 6 month anniversary, we're unlocking some of our favourite Macrodose Extra episodes from our Patreon. For many more like this, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today! MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. In today's episode, James Meadway speaks to labour journalist Sarah Jaffe about the wave of strikes we’ve seen this year - from nurses, rail workers and posties here in the U.K, to...
Jun 02, 2023•53 min
MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today at patreon.com/macrodose to hear the full version of this interview, as well as our episodes with Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis, labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, and former finance trader Gary Stevenson. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with housing reporter Vicky Spratt, and economist Isabella Weber. Our guest today is Richard Seymour. Richa...
Jun 01, 2023•14 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the possibility of price caps on essential goods from the Tories (2.07), Rachel Reeves’ speech in Washington DC to lay out her vision for the economy, are Labour turning to Bidenomics (9.44)? And a listener question - how do we balance the need to grow more food in Britain, with the need to build more houses (16.18)? This week at Macrodose we’re celebrating our six month anniversary. We’ve really enjoyed bringing you Macrodose each week and th...
May 31, 2023•22 min•Ep. 26
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the looming prospect of another summer of droughts, what’s next for the UK's failing water systems (0:43), last year’s mass broadband cancellations (4:52) and a listener question - what are some good examples of countries taxing assets properly (9:50)? A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we still need your help. If you have...
May 24, 2023•16 min•Ep. 25
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: Greedflation - what is it and what are the mainstream missing (0:46), the impact of sanctions on developing economies (7:50) and a listener question - what should we be pushing to see from the next Labour manifesto (12:15)? You can find CEPR’s report on sanctions here: https://bit.ly/42WCb0x A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term ...
May 17, 2023•18 min•Ep. 24
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the return of no-deposit mortgages and what they show us about our housing market (1:07), how the steep drop in China’s imports could spell trouble for the rest of the world (6:36) and what the return of El Nino might mean for inflation and interest rates across the globe (13:29). A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we stil...
May 10, 2023•18 min•Ep. 23
On a special episode of Macrodose, James Meadway is joined by James Butler to discuss the coronation of Britain’s new King. What makes Charles III tick? What are the ideological influences behind the new King? And what does that mean for the future of our economy? A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we still need your help. If you have the means, head over to patreon.com/Macr...
May 03, 2023•56 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: food inflation (0:42), why AI is fuelling resource conflicts (6:51) and Chile's plans to nationalise lithium, what does that mean for the future of climate politics (11:37)? A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we still need your help. If you have the means, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. For any que...
Apr 26, 2023•19 min•Ep. 22
MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today at patreon.com/macrodose to hear the full version of this interview, as well as our recent episodes with Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis, labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, and former finance trader Gary Stevenson. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with FT reporter Yuan Yang and contributing editor to the LRB, James Butler. Our guest today is Garg...
Apr 25, 2023•16 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: falling house prices and how they fit with the broader economic crisis (2:04), why AI is unlikely to replace you but might make your job much worse (8:07) and a new masterplan for the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales (12:16). A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we still need your help. If you have the means, head over ...
Apr 19, 2023•15 min•Ep. 21
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down the real world impact of cryptocurrencies (1:35), the economic turmoil in Sri Lanka and role of the IMF and World Bank (9:41), and a claim from the IMF that interest rates and inflation are going to come down - but do we believe them (15:58)? A massive thank you to The Lipman-Miliband Trust for supporting our work. Their help is a major step towards this show being sustainable in the long term but we still need your help. If you have the means,...
Apr 12, 2023•20 min•Ep. 20
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down France’s historic climate protests over new mega reservoirs (0:49), a new study on how the way we use our time has changed over the last 40 years (7:42) and the world bank publish their report on what’s happening to economic growth across the globe (11:41).
Apr 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 19
MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today at patreon.com/macrodose to hear the full version of this interview, as well as our recent episodes with Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis, labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, and former finance trader Gary Stevenson. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with FT reporter Yuan Yang and academic and writer Gargi Bhattacharyya. Our guest today is Rosie Col...
Mar 31, 2023•15 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down the economics behind the current strikes in France (0:52), the Deutsche Bank share price crash amidst speculation it is hiding losses (6:30) and “shrinkflation” - how the current crisis is affecting the size of your Mars Bar (9:12).
Mar 29, 2023•16 min•Ep. 18
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: Credit Suisse and the threat of another financial crisis (1:29) and what ecological breakdown means for our financial systems (13:09).
Mar 22, 2023•16 min•Ep. 17
James is joined by former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for a special bonus episode of Macrodose reacting to yesterday's Budget. www.patreon.com/Macrodose
Mar 16, 2023•22 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: today’s budget, what to look out for and why the government is playing it down (1:28), and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, should we be worried (8:15)? https://www.patreon.com/Macrodose
Mar 15, 2023•17 min•Ep. 16
FULL EPISODE available at: patreon.com/Macrodose MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today to hear our recent interviews with Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis, labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, and former finance trader Gary Stevenson. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with author Rosie Collington and FT reporter Yuan Yang. Our guest today is Tom Mills. Tom is a Lecturer in Sociology at A...
Mar 14, 2023•8 min
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down a new report showing the importance of involving fossil fuel industry workers in the green transition (0:48), recognition from the Bank of England that it is capitalists, not workers, driving inflation (6:28) and a report on the dire consequences of Britain’s awful childcare provision on the gender pay gap (10:32).
Mar 08, 2023•12 min•Ep. 15
On this week’s Macrodose James Meadway breaks down: the sudden disappearance of tomatoes and other fruit and veg from Britain’s supermarkets (0:45), how leading Tory ministers split are on the future of the economy (7:42) and the Labour Party's new plans for growth, do they really add up (11:00)?
Mar 01, 2023•15 min•Ep. 14
FULL EPISODE available at: patreon.com/Macrodose MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today to hear our recent interviews with Greek politician Yanis Varoufakis, labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, and former finance trader Gary Stevenson. You’ll also gain access to our upcoming interviews with author Rosie Collington and FT reporter Yuan Yang. Our guest today is Professor Richard Wolff. Professor Wolff is Ec...
Feb 28, 2023•10 min
On this week’s Macrodose James Meadway breaks down: the news of a budget surplus, and just how far the official narrative stretches economic truths (0.40s), and the results of the U.K’s largest 4-day working week trial (6.21)
Feb 22, 2023•15 min•Ep. 13
