Bubble Trouble: Laying Out Inconvenient Truths About How Business and Financial Markets Really Work
Magnificent Noise x Richard Kramer x Will Page
Bubble Trouble features conversations between economist and author Will Page and independent analyst Richard Kramer that lay out some inconvenient truths about how financial markets really work. Like the “boy who cried wolf,” financial markets have a peculiar tendency to repeat past mistakes and get themselves into “bubble trouble.” They party hard, drink too much of the Kool Aid, and wake up with a pounding hangover...only to do the same thing the next day. With tech dominating daily headlines and teenage traders driving stocks to unprecedented valuations, you might be asking “What’s really going on?” “What am I missing?” Imagine having a set of tour guides to tell you the “story behind the story” of the world’s largest tech companies, and how they bend - or break - the rules of economics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 18, 2022 • 26min
When Two Plus Two Equals Two
This week we explore the current craze in the mergers and acquisitions going on just now. And asking, do they actually create additional value? Or is it the case that two plus two does equal two? (Repeat)Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2022 • 38min
The World Is Addicted to Easy Money with Chris Leonard
We've made quantitative easing easy-ish to understand, now we need to infiltrate the institutions that do that easing: the central banks with the award-winning New York Times journalist and author of the aptly titled best-selling book, Lords of Easy Money, Christopher Leonard.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2022 • 28min
Finding Out What's Really Going On with guest Martin Peers
A lot of financial journalism about companies and markets lives and dies based on access. But what are other ways of finding out what's really going on? Joining us this week is Martin Peers, Senior Writer for The Information.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2022 • 41min
Where Does Money Come From? with Michael McMahon
Today we bring on the sexy topics of fractional reserve lending and quantitative easing with Michael McMahon from the Bank of England and Oxford University.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2022 • 32min
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes: with guest Kurt Andersen
Joining us this week is writer Kurt Andersen discussing his books Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2022 • 26min
Poor Standards
This week we look into rating agencies and ask: Why were they invented? What is their purpose? Who pays their wages? (Repeat)Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2022 • 34min
Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast
With all the emphasis on hard metrics and financials, it's often easy to overlook the culture of companies and the role it plays in their success (or failure).Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2022 • 28min
SPACs Are This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversastion with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two
SPACs Are This Year's Vanilla: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part Two.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2022 • 20min
The World is Full of Pyramids: Our Conversation with the FT's Brooke Masters Part One
Today we have our first of two episodes featuring Brooke Masters, the Chief Business Commentator and Associate Editor of the Financial Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2022 • 30min
Paying Attention
This week we look at the vague way in which various groups have measured the concept of time spent or tried to parcel out the attention economy. How do you really measure attention, and even better, how do you measure the quality of attention or time spent in this attention economy? (Repeat)Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
