173 - Evergrande implosion and the economics of Colonialism
Today we start in China to talk about Evergrande, the real estate empire that is on the brink of collapse before talking about the history of colonialism and linking it to current day economics Hoste...
23 Sep 202132min
172 - The Economics of Casement, Carson, Congo and Colonialism
As Michael D Higgins, Ireland’s President gets into a scrap, we have a hot take on rubber booms, Apocalypse Now, Roger Casement, King Leopold and Oscar Wilde! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
21 Sep 202139min
171 - Inflation: why it's personal
With headlines around the world talking about rising inflation its well worth the time to break down what it is, why yours might not be like anyone else’s and why, in time, this too shall pass. Hosted...
16 Sep 202141min
170 - A few thoughts from Dubai and what Sally Rooney and the points race can tell us about the elite and elite overproduction?
This week, we're in Dubai, giving a quick run down of what the region looks like to the visitor, then we head back to Europe in order to look at the dilemma of elite overproduction, how our new merito...
14 Sep 202140min
169 - The great Chinese closedown
China has been making huge policy changes in the last few weeks - it’s laying out a clear vision for what it wants the country to look like for the decades to come. We join Angelica Oung in Taiwan to ...
9 Sep 202141min
168 - Thoughts on the new Irish housing plan
The Irish governments has finally laid out a vision to tackle the ongoing housing crisis and while it’s far from perfect, it is a step in the right direction. Join us as we go over what was proposed a...
7 Sep 202135min
167 - Education for the brave new world
As the 4th industrial revolution has converged with a global pandemic creating seismic shifts in various aspects of our lives, how will the future of work look like? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
2 Sep 202131min
166 - Taliban Tremors
What is the implication of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul? The author of "The Silk Roads", Peter Frankopan shares his wisdom with us, and explains what all this means for the region and the globe. Pl...
31 Aug 202141min
