Taking Stock

NI Expansion & the Future of Print Journalism with Peter Vandermeersch of Mediahuis

Life After Merkel: Germany's New Traffic-Light Coalition

Thomas Greiter, co-author of "Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric," discusses the dramatic rise and fall of General Electric. He explores the company's pivotal role in American history and electrification. The conversation highlights the controversial leadership that pushed aggressive diversification into media and finance, ultimately leading to its decline. Greiter also examines the transformation from a conglomerate to specialization in healthcare, power, and aviation, offering valuable leadership insights and reflections on corporate governance.

Supermarket Profit Margins, Forward Look to the French Election & Inflation Rates Hitting Record Highs

Continued Supply Chain Disruption, Global Media Trends of 2022 & The Global Future of Work

Housing, Planning and International Investor Concerns & How Covid Shook the World Economy with Adam Tooze

This week on Taking Stock with Mandy Johnston: It's not easy being green. As the banks' green pledges came under scrutiny at COP26 -  Mandy hears from the Financial Times -  about where the buck will stop for putting the planet before profit. But to start off - Mandy was joined on Taking Stock from Glasgow by Gillian Tett from the Financial Times. Gillian is Chair of the FT Editorial Board and Editor-at-large in the US.  Australia is on track to meet its 2030 Paris target because of significant Government investment in renewable energy. They have driven down their carbon emissions by almost 20% since 2005, so, what can we learn from them? The Australian Ambassador to Ireland Gary Gray explains how our two countries are collaborating on climate action. And finally, Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid. We'll hear how our feelings and our emotions have been twisted by technology ever since it was invented -  right through from the Telegraph to Twitter. Mandy chats with Luke Fernandez and Susan J. Matt on the perils of our newly embraced technologies and why they wrote a book  on the subject. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This week on Taking Stock with Mandy Johnston: Spring forward, fall back - twice a year we look to take control over father time but do we think enough about what it all means? David Rooney, former curator of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and author of 'About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks' joined Mandy to discuss the social, cultural, and political impact the creation of clocks had on the formation of modern civilisation. Nasreen Sheikh, the founder of 'Empowerment Collective', joined Mandy to discuss her journey from modern-day slavery to entrepreneur and international advocate for the empowerment of women in the textile and fashion industry as well as Alacoque McAlpine, Lecturer in the College of Business at Technological University Dublin to outline the changes in the fashion industry in the last 20 years, the rise in consumption, pressure caused by the large retailers, and how that impacts on workers' lives. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Ireland's Potential in the Global Conferencing Sector & The UK's Future Fund

This week on Taking Stock with Mandy Johnston: Are budgets an outdated piece of political theatre, or do they remain an important part of how our politicians manage this small open economy? Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times joins Mandy to discuss. Our news cycle was again consumed with Brexit with Sir David Frost insisting that EU proposals to resolve the Northern Ireland Brexit row were doomed - George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, joined Mandy to discuss the UK reaction & what other challenges lie ahead beyond Brexit for Boris Johnson this winter. Jan Strupczewski the Deputy Bureau Chief in Brussels for Reuters on the EU/Poland constitutional crisis and growing EU inflation concerns Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.