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Aug 1, 2025 • 12min
LIVE: State Of The Nation w/ Kwajo Tweneboa & Dalia Gebrial
FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/macrodoseWith James Meadway away this week, we're bringing you another conversation from our State Of The Nation live event earlier this month.Kwajo Tweneboa is a housing activist confronting the worst living conditions people are having to experience in the UK, who sat down with Dalia Gebrial - Lecturer in Geography and Social Justice at Kings College London.Together, Tweneboa & Gebrial explore what's at the heart of Britain's housing crisis, what falsehoods explanations are being peddled by the right, and what change is required to create safe & healthy living conditions for all.Subscribe on patreon to hear the full discussion.

Jul 30, 2025 • 14min
LIVE: State Of The Nation w/ Gary Stevenson & Kojo Koram
FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/macrodoseJames Meadway is away this week, so in place of THE CURVE we're bringing you this exclusive conversation.Earlier this month, former trader Gary Stevenson joined Orwell Prize nominee Kojo Koram for a discussion on the state of British politics, rising inequality, and how economic decline is reshaping the public sphere.Together, Stevenson and Koram examined Britain’s offshore empire, the roots of global inequality, and the prospects for building real alternatives in a failing system.

Jul 23, 2025 • 19min
John Maynard Keynes: Saving Capitalism From Itself
On this week's MACRODOSE, James continues our economics history series with a look at the life and legacy of one of the most famous economists of the 20th century - John Maynard Keynes.For exclusive content - including our new chat show, The Curve, and Macrodose’s monthly newsletter, The Fix - visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose. Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk.To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to planetbproductions.co.uk.

Jul 16, 2025 • 15min
China's Economic Future w/ Jane Hayward [Patreon Preview]
FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/macrodoseThis week on The Curve, James Meadway is joined by Jane Hayward - lecturer in china and global affairs at the Lau China institute at King’s College London - to explore the political economy of China.Together James and Jane discuss: whether the supposed coming collapse of China is real; if China's economy can be considered socialist or capitalist; and will the Chinese be able to move their economic model away from relying on an export surplus and towards a domestic market.Subscribe to hear the full discussion and support the show.

Jul 9, 2025 • 27min
Rosa Luxemburg: Ecological Economist
On this week's MACRODOSE, James kicks off our economics history series with a look at the life and impact of the Jewish Polish-German revolutionary and Marxist theorist Rosa Luxembourg, and why her work has renewed relevance today (2:22).For exclusive content - including our new chat show, The Curve, and Macrodose’s monthly newsletter, The Fix - visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose. Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk.To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to planetbproductions.co.uk.

Jul 2, 2025 • 23min
Zohranomics w/ Kate Aronoff [Patreon Preview]
FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/macrodoseThis week on The Curve, James Meadway is joined by Kate Aronoff - staff writer at The New Republic - to discuss Zohran Mamdani's resounding victory in the democratic primary for New York City Mayor (0.57).In the full episode, available to Macrodose patrons, James & Kate also break down: - Attempts by US republicans to take from the poor and give to the rich via Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, set to cut health insurance for those on lower incomes and hand massive tax cuts to the wealthy.- Starmer’s Labour government coming a cropper over cuts to disability benefits and facing a backlash from the backbenches.Subscribe to hear the full discussion and support the show.

Jun 25, 2025 • 21min
After Peace
On this week's MACRODOSE, James unpacks the big news story of the week: the US’ direct entry into the war in the Middle East, the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, and the potential long term geopolitical and economic fall outs (2:11). For exclusive content - including our new chat show, The Curve, and Macrodose’s monthly newsletter, The Fix - visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose. Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk.To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to planetbproductions.co.uk.

Jun 18, 2025 • 31min
War on Iran w/ Laleh Khalili [Patreon Preview]
FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/macrodoseThis week on The Curve, James Meadway is joined by Laleh Khalili - Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter and author of Sinews of War and Trade and Extractive Capitalism. Together, James and Laleh discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, with Israel escalating it’s U.S.-backed war on Iran. What are the potential geopolitical and economic consequences of escalating tensions in the region? (1.57)In the full episode, available to Macrodose patrons, the team also breaks down: - Trump’s proposed 'Golden Share' deal to control U.S. Steel - and what it could mean for the future of corporate governance and national industrial policy.- A rare dose of optimism: the New York mayoral primary, where insurgent candidate Zohran Kwame Mamdani is mounting a progressive grassroots challenge to disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo.Subscribe to hear the full discussion and support the show.

Jun 11, 2025 • 15min
The Millionaire Exodus Myth
On this week's MACRODOSE, James unpacks:First, everything you need to know about today's Spending Review from the Labour government. What cuts are coming, and what does this mean for public services? (0:31) Second, the millionaire exodus that never was - new research debunks the myth that higher taxes are driving the rich to flee the UK (7:45). For exclusive content - including our new chat show, The Curve, and Macrodose’s monthly newsletter, The Fix - visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose.Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk.To learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to planetbproductions.co.uk.

Jun 4, 2025 • 24min
Starmer's Military Keynesianism [Patreon Preview]
FULL SHOW: Patreon.com/macrodoseOn this week's episode of The Curve, James Meadway and Grace Blakeley discuss Rachel Reeves spending review, expected to mark a miserable return to austerity (1:41).In the full episode, James and Grace discuss Starmer pledging to increase defence spending to put Britain in a state of ‘war-fighting readiness’, and the Autonomy Institute's report on how maximum temperatures limits will be required for workplaces.Autonomy Report: https://www.ier.org.uk/news/autonomy-institute-report-finds-2-3rds-of-uk-labour-force-could-be-working-in-extreme-heatwaves-by-end-of-2020s/Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.ukTo learn more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, head to planetbproductions.co.uk