Rethinking Podcast

Paloma Fernández Pérez is a historian who studies the healthcare system. Her findings throughout history on systems all over the world started with Michael Porter, but went so much further. In this episode we talk about pandemics and why we should treat the Covid-19 pandemic like a war. We discuss the differences between healthcare systems from all over the world. What we also discuss is patents and the working together of governments and pharmaceutical companies. Paloma has written a book that was recently published called ‘The Emergence of Modern Hospital Management and Organisation in the World 1880s-1930s’ and has worked out countless articles. Enjoy this episode of the Rethinking Podcast, with Paloma Fernández Pérez.

Hello fellow Rethinker, Patrick Stephens is a student of PPE at Durham University and chats with us on his philosophical perspective on economics, the importance of self-criticism as a discipline, what teachers miss and so much more! Thank you for being here, we are happy to have you REthink with us!

Hey everybody! Today we’re joined by Beatriz Rodriguez-Satizabal. She teaches in the UK and right now is doing that from Colombia. We discuss teaching from a different timezone and educating a diverse classroom. Next to that, her research is in the history of business groups. She links economic theory to the history of entrepreneurship and business. Why are business groups important? And why are they common in Latin-America? We dive deep into her research and welcome you to the conversation too!

Pablo Dragún is a director at the Centro de Estudios in Buenos Aires, where he leads a team of economists. He also is a member of the International Labour Organization, where he represents the Argentine Industrial Union. We discuss questions like: What is it like to lead a group of economists? How do you work in multidisciplinary teams? What is the ILO? And the UIA? Time to see a different perspective! Are you joining us?

Hello everybody. This week we talk with Kareesha Mohamed. She talks with us about circular economy, how is that different from the linear economy we live in, and what do these terms actually mean? Next to that, we also talk about living in different countries and cultures and Caribbean One TV (C-ONE TV). So enjoy this weeks episode where we talk about circular and linear economy and all the cultural contexts!

Hello everybody, have you ever heard of epistemic humility? Well I hadn’t before this conversation. In this episode we are joined by Merve Burnazoglu and with her we talk about economic education in multiple countries. We discuss teaching economics and doing a PhD which includes topics such as migration and the European Union. We also focus on working in finance and being a part of multiple organizations in the economic field. Enjoy this weeks episode! I know I did.

Hello everybody! This week, we’re joined by Radhika Trivedi. We talk about educational policy, differences in education between India and the UK and discuss the curriculum review of the Durham society for economic pluralism. Next to that we discuss the caste system of India and its effects on politics and language. We’re glad to have you and hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

Hello everybody! Today we discuss sustainable finance, economic views on the environment, ecological economics, the pros and cons of working in academia and what sustainability can mean, as not everyone agrees on one meaning. All this and more in conversation with Merle Schulken! Let us know what’s your favourite part of this week’s episode!

Today’s guest discusses his ideas on Marxism, capitalism and psychoanalyses. We talk about philosophy, political theory and what makes a philosopher a radical philosopher. How do you understand society? What are underlying assumptions you have behind what you say? Why is neoclassical economics the majority if not all of the economics in university? Is there an alternative economic system to capitalism? Why is the economy and the economic system in Uruguay so different from that in the Netherlands?

Cecilia Lanata-Briones lived through hyperinflation in Argentina, studied in Argentina and in the UK and now teaches at Warwick. We talk about the history of economics, about the Indo-American Refugee & Migrant Organisation and her research on comparing countries and their Gini’s. Next to that we discuss D-ECON, Diversifying and Decolonising Economics.