Uncovering Portugal
Portugal’s current economic situation can only be explained through its rich & expansive history. As we tease out the various chapters of Portugal we uncover another nation that although is supposed t...
31 Aug 202343min
Ireland is a teenager in a geriatric home
Ireland is an outlier within the European demographic, how can it shape it’s growth in a bloc that is going to be managing for an aging population? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
29 Aug 202332min
We need to invest now, or face the consequences
The economy has two main levers: fiscal policies & monetary policies. Through these mechanism we have the means to ensure that our infrastructure keeps up with the population growth while simultaneous...
24 Aug 202334min
The end of the Chinese financial miracle?
China’s economic growth is far from what it used to be and cracks are currently appearing in a variety of sectors. Has China’s heroic growth in the last decades finally come to an inflection point? Jo...
22 Aug 202345min
Poland rising
The European tour continues, next stop: Poland! An extraordinary country that is rapidly evolving - an evolution that might very well pull the axis of European power towards the East. Hosted on Acast....
17 Aug 202342min
The Easiest Way to Rob a Bank is to Run It
As John returns from Washington DC we take a quick state of that nation before coming home to talk about how the Irish banks are actually stealing their customer's money. Interest income is the income...
15 Aug 202338min
The Reign in Spain
Continuing our European tour we arrive in the the Iberian Peninsula. What makes Spain, this most brilliant of countries tick? With many European countries leaning to the right, Spain has been an inter...
10 Aug 202336min
Is the DeGrowth Movement the future?
One of the most talked about global movements is the DeGrowth movement which believes economic growth is the problem and if we can wean ourselves of the economics of growth, lots of good things will f...
8 Aug 202338min
