The Knock-On Effect #17 - Why does increased NASA funding mean Qatar could lose an honor?
Who stands to profit from the next era of space exploration? Alex, Justine and Roger discuss, touching on international space law, libertarians on Mars, and Justine's favorite intergalactic snack food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Sep 201830min
The Knock-On Effect #16 - Online ads and grocery store shifts?
What impact will the growth of online advertising have on your local grocery store? Justine, Alex and Roger discuss — also touching on cookie wars, mysterious Senate hearing testimony, and Roger’s favorite breakfast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Sep 201840min
The Knock-On Effect #15 - South African Meat and Large-Cap Tech
What does cheaper South African biltong have to do with a rally in large-cap U.S. tech stocks? Roger, Justine and Alex discuss the knock-on effects of the shifts in emerging market currencies— also touching on earnings excuses, the myopic U.S. rally, and romantic questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Sep 201825min
The Knock-On Effect #14 - Why will asthma cases change cargo shipping?
What impact will the proliferation of asthma have on innovation in the cargo shipping industry? Justine and Alex discuss in this podcast-only episode of the Knock-On Effect, also touching on massive kites, the dregs of the fuel-making process, and Alex’s Model UN days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Sep 201830min
The Knock-On Effect #13 - Why China’s waste ban matters
Why will China’s efforts to clean up its image put more water bottles inside shoes, lead to a recycling black market and raise the costs for shipping garbage? Alex and Justine discuss — also touching on virgin plastics, the voyage of a garbage barge in the 1980s, and the Polish trash mafia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Aug 201847min
The Knock-On Effect #12 - Turkey Troubles and Spicy Hazelnuts
Why will the crisis in Turkey lead hazelnuts to be covered in wasabi? Alex and Justine discuss — also touching on Nutella, “hot money,” and Japanese snacking habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Aug 201826min
The Knock-On Effect Summer Series #2 - Raoul Pal on Turkey
Will turmoil in Turkey send global markets skidding? And why might such an economically small country have an incredibly outsized effect? Raoul Pal, co-founder CEO of Real Vision and founder of The Global Macro Investor, discusses with Justine and Alex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Aug 201827min
The Knock-On Effect Summer Series #1 - Mark Dow on Liquidity
Are market participants misunderstanding the current state of liquidity - and if so, what are the potential knock-on effects? Mark Dow, founder of Dow Global Advisors and author of the Behavioral Macro Blog, discusses with Roger, Justine and Alex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Aug 201836min
