133 - The beauty of discovering numbers
Some argue that great civilized societies are measured by culture, literature or art but what about the idea that real sophistication is statistics? Truly self-confident societies reveal, expose, shin...
6 Maj 202136min
132 - Pulling up the drawbridge
The biggest barrier to progress is the contented class, driven by their C.A.V.E philosophy: Citizens Against Virtually Everything, they want things to slow down now that they have risen up. they objec...
4 Maj 202138min
131 - What will your Spotify Moment look like? Learning from the music industry
The music industry has been the most iconic example of disruption in the modern age, but if Will Page is right (former chief economist of Spotify) - it might only be the tip of the iceberg for what’s ...
29 Apr 202146min
130 - The end of Neo-Liberalism & economic super-cycles explained with Dario Perkins
Through the super-league we look at what might be the impending end of neo-liberalism: it's all about the background noise!. From there we tease out what economic super-cycles are, why they might be a...
27 Apr 202145min
129 - No one is safe until everyone is safe
Yesterday was the worst day to day for new cases of COVID 19 globally since the pandemic started. WE may feel safer, but the world is a dangerous as ever. To combat it, and any future variants, we mus...
22 Apr 202140min
128 - Clinging to power, what's the next move?
We head down the West Lower to look at the fallout from the KBC move to leave Ireland, plus in the week that the new more muscular USA slaps sanctions on Russia, we look at the geo-strategic options f...
20 Apr 202149min
127 - By 2030 there will be more female millionaires in the world than men. Change is coming.
One of the most significant changes influencing our world is the feminization of the economy. It's been a long time coming, and the fruits of many battles- contraception, free and inclusive education,...
15 Apr 202138min
126 - The end of the road for the Irish corporate tax advantage?
Over the last few decades Ireland has been growing by leaps & bounds, catching up with most of our European neighbours in almost every measurements, social and economic. Part of that story has been th...
13 Apr 202137min
