Welcome back to the podcast 2021! During the height of the civil rights campaign when people were dying needlessly, Martin Luther King deployed this expression “ the extreme urgency of now” to describe the urgency of achieving civil rights immediately, not sometime in the future. Precisely the same can be said about the vaccine. Every day is crucial and the roll out of the vaccine will be the litmus test for how serious your country is! . Join us as we kick off the year by talking about the impo...
Jan 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 98
Thanks for your support all year. This week we take stock of Ireland after the year we’ve just had and how your view on COVID actually tells much more about who you are and what you think than you might originally think. Happy Christmas!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2020•37 min•Ep. 97
Technology changes the world - but not everyone who bets on technology wins. With the recent boom in tech IPOs we take a look at what the market with the help of FT’s John Thornhilll and explore a short history of market mania, from AirBnB, to canals, railways, Irish Navies, Homer Simpson plus a cameo from Ken Clarke late night in bar in Hong Kong Halloween night 1997. A few thoughts on global monetary policy too! What’s not to like? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 22, 2020•51 min•Ep. 96
The first casualty of Brexit will be Britain. Scotland is on its own path for the first time since 1707. When Scotland becomes independent, it will trigger enormous economic and political changes up here in the North West Atlantic. Mark Blyth, Professor at Brown University helps us to tease out the economics of Scottish Independence and what’s ahead for Scotland, Ireland and England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2020•54 min•Ep. 95
The British are gone - well almost - and the EU will change. The face of that change is likely to be Emmanuel Macron. So we examine France, by way of a small tour of European monetary history, French diplomacy, a quick trip to Paris, a bit of Albert Camus, the Cure, Algeria, Sudenten Germany and Ireland’s coming “Viking Alliance” with Scandinavia. Lots to marinade on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2020•54 min•Ep. 94
Today we review our Tuesday conversation with Andy Haldane and go through some of the most interesting aspects of the discussion, including the merits and pitfalls of meritocracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2020•31 min•Ep. 93
It’s Brexit week, last throw of the dice allegedly, so what better week to talk to the man from the Bank of England - an institution that will have to deal with the economic, financial and political fallout of leaving Britain’s leaving the EU? You will love this chat with Andy, talking about Brexit, inequality, the tyranny of meritocracy, why banks fail, crypto currency, Roy Keane’s man management skills and the future of Sunderland FC! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Dec 08, 2020•59 min•Ep. 92
Not all ideas are timeless - this week we look at how we can take dead space and turn it into living spaces through economic incentives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 03, 2020•34 min•Ep. 91
We go to Argentina to gauge the reaction to the death of the Diego. Plus we explore with the former economics minister of Argentina, Martin Lousteau, what went wrong in Argentina - a country that was once the richest in the world to now being the 77th richest. Its a cautionary lesson on how good countries can go bad, how strong economies can become enfeebled and ultimately why good economics matters! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 01, 2020•41 min•Ep. 90
On Thanksgiving, with the Dow hitting 30,000 and Janet Yellan taking over at the US Treasury, we examine the short and medium terms health of the US economy with David Rosenberg - Warning: it doesn’t look too pretty. We also look further out to assess the demographic, budget and debt arithmetic for the US and the West and how China goes from strength to strength. All this, plus a bit of Leviticus and Deuteronomy if you are feeling all biblical! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Nov 26, 2020•44 min•Ep. 89
There’s light at the end of the tunnel - for the first time it seems that people are starting to see the end of this mess. As we look to the return of some level of normality, we know that the new normal won’t look like the old normal: both companies & cities will have to adapt to the end of business travelling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2020•35 min•Ep. 88
Optics and execution are two profoundly different things. All over the world politicians talk and entrepreneurs walk. Small businesses have been promised help by people who have never taken a risk in their lives, who don't understand the game because they’ve never had skin in the game. The result is a mess, good firms will shut, their loans bought by vulture funds and the process of the financialization of our economy, governed by spreadsheet spivs will take one further big step forward. We care...
Nov 19, 2020•43 min•Ep. 87
“Is Boris Johnson England’s Eva Peron? All through my wild days, my mad existence…..and all that stuff, anyway we get to this point following an amazing conversation with economist Adam Posen about the USA. imperial delusions, NASCAR and the commercial fairytale that is Brexit. There’s lots in here from economic gravity, the “Great Patriot/Shit Citizen” dilemma & Northern Irish football melodies to a bit of Picasso, Joyce & early 20th century modernism. Don't forget to join us on Patreon...
Nov 17, 2020•49 min•Ep. 86
Behind every statistic is a person and a family. As unemployment sky-rockets, we need to put employment front and centre for the economy in 2021. We look a trends in employment, what type of companies are creating jobs and why the rise long term unemployment in the middle aged and older workers could support populism here. Plus lots more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 85
What Joe Biden’s victory means and what it does not. We examine the US economy with a former US cabinet member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. Plus what can be done and what won’t - why the Democrats have won the popular vote in six out of the last seven elections but have more or less shared the Presidency with the Republicans! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 84
Biden just about, but Orange is the new Red. The Trump family business has taken over the GOP. What does this mean? Why the Democrats need to find their inner Roosevelt and why pollsters give economists a good name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 05, 2020•41 min•Ep. 83
We’re avoiding America, (well mostly) today as we can’t add much more. We’re going all Covid. There might not be a right answer for how to tackle the pandemic, but there’s certainly a wide array of approaches. We head to Israel, who are about seven weeks ahead of Western Europe, just lifting a successful Lockdown and Sweden, a country that has had no Lockdown at all! Two countries, two scientists, two different conclusions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 03, 2020•47 min•Ep. 82
In this special episode, we look at the relationship between politics and money through the lens of the US elections. We try to make sense of what you should be looking out for and what each candidate is signalling - hope you enjoy! The episode is brought to you in partnership with IG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2020•39 min
3 Mile Pubs, why public servants don’t get business, why cashflow is King, the Grantocracy, Hydraulic economics, and what Flann O’ Brien had to say about PhDs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2020•32 min•Ep. 81
This was the week austerity died. We explore the timely end of a bad idea and look forward to a new era for economics. Plus what the Modh Coinníollach tells us about economics . Also, an in-depth conversation on what the latest Brexit drama means (spoiler alert: there will ALWAYS be a deal), plus uncomfortable jockeys and lots more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2020•52 min•Ep. 80
Why dereliction is vandalism in Ireland and then off to Kansas with the author of NYT’s mega best-seller, “What’s the Matter with Kansas”, American journalist and historian Thomas Frank. This conversation is critical if you want to understand the American culture war and how the Republicans and Democrats flipped sides, delivered with great humour and humanity. Speaking of humour an humanity, Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, and why Wilde told Shaw that socialism will never catch on! Hosted o...
Oct 13, 2020•52 min•Ep. 79
The legend that is Professor Bill Black on the USA. This is the man who put more white collar criminals behind bars than any other. He’s an economist, lawyer and criminal psychologist and he brings this laser-like clarity to the US, four weeks from the election. We talk economics, Proud Boys, abortion and the culture war. Plus, back home why Ireland should use the budget to build houses, show vision and understand that we have the highest young population in the EU, make the budget about them. H...
Oct 06, 2020•37 min•Ep. 78
Economics is at a tipping point, as we lockdown again, how can we remain solvent, avoid national and international bankruptcy and deploy all the possible economics tools at our disposal. We are facing a 1930s style Depression and need 1930s style policies to get us out. Listen to one of the best macroeconomists in the world: Paul McCulley navigate the path to prosperity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 77
It’s been a monumental week - with the help of American policy analyst Pippa Malmgren - we look at what might be the unintended consequences of Boris Johnson’s action and why all eyes are on African American women for a second Trump term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2020•52 min
Once again the British government uses Ireland as a hostage in its Brexit theatre with the EU. The record is on repeat. Brexit has now returned and this time its even more mental. We breakdown the latest carryon, talk about the implications for the future. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, it does! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2020•48 min
Less than 2 months away from what will inevitably be a historic election we take a look at the American landscape - how we got there and what might happen depending on election results. We then move on to talk about Eurozone, and how the rising tensions between Germany and Italy could potential reshape the fundamentals of how the zone operates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 08, 2020•36 min•Ep. 74
This week we tackle one of the most requested topics: Cryptocurrency. We’re going to try and explain what Bitcoin is, where it came from and what it might mean for the future of money. To help get to the bottom of this topic, we enrolled the help of Peter McCormack, host of the podcast “what bitcoin did” to guide us on some of the more technical aspects of this new monetary movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 01, 2020•35 min•Ep. 73
This week we ignore the political shenanigans in Ireland (as it’s so pathetic) and look at what we can learn from ancient Mesopotamia and its approach to pandemics. Plus, staying in the region: how to make sense of the Middle East by understanding a coup in Iran in 1953 and how it set the tone for everything that came after! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2020•57 min•Ep. 72
Cities are at a crossroads. The decisions we take now will dictate a new urban future. The office as we know it is over and its main enemy is not COVID, it’s Zoom. This can lead to a renaissance of our urban centres and a repopulation of our rural towns - the choice is ours! Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2020•39 min•Ep. 71
This week we talk with two brilliant economists Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan on this fantastic new book - Angrynomics. We analyze why people are angry, how it's affecting economics and politics and what we can do about it. There are some obvious solutions and this conversation sets them out. You’ll love it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2020•51 min•Ep. 70
