

The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly
Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly
The MMT Podcast offers economic analysis on current issues from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective. Aimed at anyone who has ever felt lost in the jargon used by mainstream economics commentators. We believe economics is for everyone.
You can help sustain this podcast via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast
You can help sustain this podcast via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast
Episodes
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Jul 1, 2020 • 50min
#57 John T Harvey: Contending Perspectives In Economics (Part 1)
Patricia and Christian talk to author, Forbes contributor, and Cowboy Economist John T Harvey about how different economic schools of thought view the world. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast John's book, Contending Perspectives In Economics, is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Contending-Perspectives-Economics-Contemporary-Schools/dp/178471948X Transcript of opening Monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38643538

Jun 24, 2020 • 49min
#56 Patricia Pino: Interview With Resistance TV
An interview Patricia gave to Resistance TV about Modern Monetary Theory. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Video of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51urFYJxu-4 More about The Festival Of Resistance: https://resistfest.co.uk Our episode with Chris Williamson On The Festival Of Resistance project: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-only-to-37986309

Jun 17, 2020 • 1h 10min
#55 Dirk Ehnts: A Way Forward For The Eurozone
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dirk Ehnts about the challenges facing Eurozone member nations, and the policy solution being proposed by Dr Ehnts and other MMT economists. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Completing The Euro: The Euro Treasury And The Job Guarantee: http://revistaeconomiacritica.org/sites/default/files/9-CruzHidalgo-Ehnst-Tcherneva_Completing-the-Euro.pdf Dirk's summer and winter school courses: https://maastricht.dreamapply.com/courses/course/183-modern-monetary-theory-and-european-macroeconomics https://www.facebook.com/events/762293040931256/ Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38252907

Jun 10, 2020 • 1h 27min
#54 Chris Williamson: The Festival Of Resistance
Patricia and Christian talk to politician and campaigner Chris Williamson about his latest project - the Festival of Resistance - and how Modern Monetary Theory has changed his thinking about public policy. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast The Festival of Resistance website: https://resistfest.co.uk Watch and support the comedy of Glenn Wool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbc1eeuOaKA https://www.buymeacoffee.com/glennwool Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37988380

Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 4min
#53 L. Randall Wray: MMT And The Green New Deal
Patricia and Christian talk to primary MMT academic and author of Understanding Modern Money Professor L. Randall Wray about his early insights into the origins and nature of money and how MMT applies to the Green New Deal. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast How to Pay for the Green New Deal by Yeva Nersisyan & L. Randall Wray: http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_931.pdf Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37729161

May 27, 2020 • 1h 10min
#52 Vincent Huang: A Green Job Guarantee For China
Patricia and Christian talk to research scholar and Assistant Professor of Economics Vincent Huang about China's emerging economic challenges and his policy proposal to help solve them. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Vincent's working paper: Chinese Green Job Guarantee: A Roadmap for Sustainable Prosperity http://www.global-isp.org/working-paper-no-124/ Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37437860

May 20, 2020 • 1h 21min
#51 Cory Doctorow: The First Days Of A Better Nation vs The Flu Klux Klan
Patricia and Christian talk to writer and activist Cory Doctorow about present crises, possible futures, and his new novel set in a post-MMT Green New Deal future. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast The prologue of Cory's new post-MMT Green New Deal novel is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-decameron-36398964?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare Cory's website: https://craphound.com Cory's column for Locus magazine: https://locusmag.com/category/features/commentary/cory-doctorow/ Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37185471

May 13, 2020 • 1h 1min
#50 Phil Armstrong: Where Does Money Come From? (Part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to PhD scholar Phil Armstrong about learning from and working with MMT founder Warren Mosler, and the revolution in the understanding of money brought about by his insights. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Phil and Warren Mosler's paper: https://gimms.org.uk/2019/02/24/central-bank-operations-interest-rate-policy/ Federal Debt and Modern Money by Steven Hail and David Joy: http://www.global-isp.org/policy-note-121/ Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilArmstrong58 Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36851479

May 6, 2020 • 56min
#49 Phil Armstrong: Where Does Money Come From? (Part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to PhD scholar Phil Armstrong about learning from and working with MMT founder Warren Mosler, and the revolution in the understanding of money brought about by his insights. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Phil and Warren Mosler's paper: https://gimms.org.uk/2019/02/24/central-bank-operations-interest-rate-policy/ Bill Mitchell on sectoral balances: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=32396 Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilArmstrong58 Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36621165

Apr 29, 2020 • 1h 7min
#48 Rohan Grey: #MintTheCoin
Christian and Patricia talk to lawyer and Modern Money Network President Rohan Grey about the Automatic Boost to Communities act to Mint The Coin. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Full legislative text of the #ABCAct to #MintTheCoin: https://tlaib.house.gov/sites/tlaib.house.gov/files/ABCAct.pdf #MintTheCoin press release: https://tlaib.house.gov/media/press-releases/tlaib-jayapal-introduce-groundbreaking-bill-deliver-universal-recurring Follow the story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MintTheCoin Follow Rohan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohangrey Info on Christian's MMT show: https://christreilly.com/edfringe/ Transcript for opening monologue: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36294847


