The Economics of Oppenheimer
Culture always mirrors, reinforces or leads economics & Oppenheimer has just returned nuclear energy to the center of the energy discussion. Is is the silver bullet to sustainable energy or the next c...
3 Aug 202329min
Sinead, Music and Stone Age Economics
After a quick top-up on last week’s Italian episode, we talk about Sinead O'Connor before she became Sinead O'Connor. From there we explore why music was always much more than entertainment and how th...
1 Aug 202338min
How Italy became anti-fragile
Italy, the cradle of European civilization often gets a bad rap, which I personally think is completely unjustified. Today's conversation looks at where the country stands but also how it's history ga...
27 Juli 202345min
Insiders VS Outsiders
How can some countries be doing well on paper but in reality, there is growing frustration and instability from the population, leading to more extremist ideology? The answer is all about insiders VS ...
25 Juli 202328min
The Tyranny of Nostalgia
The UK is a mess. Investment, productivity and GPD per head is all flatlining. Why? How can a once good country go bad. In today’s conversation we’re joined by economist Russel Jones to explore what h...
20 Juli 202336min
Has the FED done the impossible? Is a soft landing coming?
The Americans might have engineered the impossible: a soft landing… which would be an absolute anomaly in economic cycles! While we look at how this might be happening, we also investigate the many ca...
18 Juli 202331min
Bastille Day Special: What makes France tick?
On the eve of Bastille Day we head to France to explore the French economy. Who really runs France, the technocrats, big business or the political class of the people? How have the recent riots change...
13 Juli 202338min
The Recession that Isn't Happening
We explore why the world is not in a recession despite everything. The US economy simply refuses to buckle under the pressure of high interest rates. A key difference between 2008 and now is that that...
11 Juli 202331min
