

FT Alphachat
Financial Times
Alphachat is the conversational podcast about business and economics produced by the Financial Times in New York. Each week, FT hosts and guests delve into a new theme, with more wonkiness, humour and irreverence than you'll find anywhere else Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 12, 2018 • 1h 8min
ENCORE: Keynes v Hayek
In this encore episode, writer Nicholas Wapshott talks to Cardiff Garcia about his 2011 book "Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics". The two discuss which economist's ideas are ascendant in the post-crisis cycle, and why both will matter during the Trump administration. Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 5, 2018 • 58min
James Heckman on human capital development
How do societies help people fulfill their potential? And how do you make sure the programs meant to help people grow - like education and job retraining - are actually working? Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman joins Alexandra Scaggs to discuss this and more. Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 22, 2017 • 45min
Hernando de Soto on the economics of property rights
Economist Hernando de Soto joins the FT's John Authers to discuss his work documenting property rights in developing countries, the philosophical influences on his thinking and a lofty goal to create a global property rights registry using blockchain technology. Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 2017 • 1h 1min
'The wisdom of finance'
What happens when you take the principles of finance and use them to answer some big philosophical questions? Author and Harvard business and law professor Mihir Desai joins Matt Klein to talk about this and more. Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 8, 2017 • 49min
Unorthodox economics
Author and crowd-funded economist Steve Keen joins Izzy Kaminska to talk about his criticism of neoclassical economics, and whether the global financial system can avoid another crisis.Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 1, 2017 • 1h 7min
Hirschmania, the final chapter
Historian and biographer Jeremy Adelman joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the life and ideas of economist Albert O. Hirschman one last time. In this episode, the two cover Hirschman's "The Rhetoric of Reaction" and his assessment of argumentative styles that emerge in times of progress. Music by Podington Bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 24, 2017 • 30sec
We're taking a break for Thanksgiving
Alphachat is taking a break this week for the US Thanksgiving holiday. We will be back next week with a brand new episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 17, 2017 • 40min
Who is Sadie Alexander?
With the help of economist and Bucknell University professor Nina Banks, host Cardiff Garcia tells the story of the first African American economist, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander.Music by Podington Bear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 2017 • 39min
The fiscal impact of US immigration
Economist Kim Rueben joins Cardiff Garcia to discuss the fiscal effect of immigration in the US, specifically on education, employment and wage outcomes. It’s the third episode in our series on the impact of immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 3, 2017 • 1h 8min
A sit down with Adair Turner
The former chair of the UK's Financial Services Authority and current chair of the Institute for New Economic Thinking talks to Alphaville's Izabella Kaminska at INET's recent festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two cover Turner's views on peer-to-peer lending, the role of banks in money creation, the cryptocurrency scene and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


