The Other Hand
Jim Power & Chris Johns
Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming."cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 22, 2025 • 29min
Wanted: politicians who fill in potholes. Delivery, delivery, delivery
Where is Ireland's charismatic right-wing rabble rouser? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2025 • 30min
Are you warming to Donald Trump?
Day 1 of the new era Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 16, 2025 • 30min
How to stop Farage from being the next UK Prime Minister
Could 2025 herald peak populism and the emergence of radical policy shifts? The podcast delves into the MAGAisation of corporate America, suggesting it's sowing the seeds of its own downfall. Attention turns to Spain's bold moves to tackle its housing crisis, with lessons for other nations grappling with affordability issues. Additionally, the discussion urges listeners to rethink their social media consumption for better mental health while critically analyzing neoliberalism's grip on modern economics.
Jan 14, 2025 • 48min
The dark side of technology - from tech evangelist Joan Mulvihill
Akin to launching aeroplanes without safety or regulatory checks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2025 • 33min
The age of stupid? Or will financial markets impose sanity?
Economists have sung the praises of free trade for centuries. But nobody that matters believes any longer that free trade is good. The new religion has taken us into the unknown. Or perhaps not: the known unknown is a question. What happens when really stupid people run the world?What's the difference between Trump's threats of military force and Putin's similar remarks pre-invasion?Free trade laid the basis for post WW2 prosperity. On average we became a lot better off. But some people did not. Free trade's dirty secret is that it creates both winners and losers. Economists have been frightened to talk about the losers, partly through a disgraceful lack of interest but also because of a key belief. Give a bad or thick politician the slightest excuse to become full-on protectionist and they will grab it with both hands. They will adopt policies that look superficially plausible but harm almost everyone. Only the plutocracy wins.Over in the UK, things are going from bad to worse. The stark conclusion from the bond market crash: the government has run out of money. Or, at the very least, easy money. The Starmer-Reeves administration risks failure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2025 • 34min
Is the Musk-Trump administration trying to kill the idea of the West? Bond markets crash and German mysteries
Are all tech-titans evil? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 7, 2025 • 30min
Can the EU survive Trump?
And all the latest data! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2024 • 41min
Looking forward, looking backward. It's that time of year again.
How much is enough? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2024 • 30min
Second biggest fiscal disaster in the history of the State? Or just disaster porn?
Irish House prices up again, Fed cuts, markets tank, UK woes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2024 • 37min
Musk is winning in Washington, Farage is winning in the UK
The UK's Labour government has already had to 'reset' it's goals. Nigel Farage is the big winner from Keir Starmer's incompetence.In the US, it looks increasingly like Elon Musk has Trump's ear. For now, at least Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
