Back to Brexit
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 lat...
15 Sep 202048min
The American divide and the Vaticanization of the ECB
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 o...
8 Sep 202035min
Cryptocurrency & the future of money
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 ...
1 Sep 202035min
How history shapes current policies
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...
25 Aug 202057min
The 15 minute city
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 ou...
18 Aug 202038min
Angrynomics - Why its okay to be mad about the current economic crisis and what we can do about it
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 wh...
11 Aug 202051min
How bonds not bombs liberated Ireland
This week we mark the death of John Hume, a great Irish patriot. We explore one of his unheralded achievements, the Credit Unions and how these small “community banks” transformed Ireland and led to t...
4 Aug 202043min
Living in interesting times and how best to think of it
Four massive economic changes are going on right now under our noses, yet we are unaware of their magnitude because we increasingly value short-term thinking at the cost of long-term thinking. Today w...
28 Jul 202052min
