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Dec 20, 2023 • 22min
Ghosts of COP Past, Present and Future w/ Asad Rehman
Asad Rehman, Director of War on Want, shares his experience attending past COP negotiations and reflects on the significance of COP 15 in 2009. He discusses the formation of grassroots movements and tensions within the climate movement during COP 15. The chapter also covers drama and pressure at the COP talks, challenges in fighting climate change, and the fight for climate justice and ending systems of injustice.

Dec 13, 2023 • 20min
How Interest Hikes Fuel Climate Change
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: how interest rates have been impacting the UK economy (1:10), the growing risks of climate change to global health (10:08) and the decision to host COP in Azerbaijan next year (14:11).
The Fix: https://mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose
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A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Dec 6, 2023 • 23min
COP Special
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the new Loss and Damage Fund agreed at this year’s COP (0:42), why the phasing out of fossil fuels being met with so much resistance (7:59) and a response to some listener criticism on our episode The EV Myth (15:05).
Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism.
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Nov 29, 2023 • 18min
The Economics of Argentina’s New President
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: what the victory of far-right libertarian Javier Milei means for Argentina and the world (1:19) and how climate change is driving inflation and directly squeezing British households (9:49).
Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism.
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Nov 24, 2023 • 44min
[LIVE] Where next for the UK economy?
Macrodose is turning 1! To celebrate we hosted our first Macrodose live event. In this panel discussion James Meadway is joined by Labour MP Nadia Whittome, Senior Fellow at the Social Market Foundation Shreya Nanda and author/Guardian columnist Owen Jones to discuss: where next for the UK economy?
You can check out our SPACE4’s events calendar here: space4.tech/events/
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Nov 22, 2023 • 32min
Autumn Statement Special w/ Grace Blakeley
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway is joined by Grace Blakely to discuss today’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt - what this all means for you, and where next for the economy?
Grace is an economist and author of the forthcoming book Vulture Capitalism: corporate crimes, backdoor bailouts and the death of freedom, which you can pre-order from your favourite bookshop or via this link tinyurl.com/ype3mzcs
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Nov 15, 2023 • 15min
The EV Myth
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: why EVs are not the answer to climate breakdown (0:40) and a surprising success story around price controls in Switzerland (6:09).
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Nov 8, 2023 • 16min
Arctic Resource Wars
Arctic rolls, not Arctic resource conflicts!
On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: how the race for Arctic resources is reshaping global capitalism (0:44) and a new report on the decrepit state of Britain’s public services (7:52).
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Nov 1, 2023 • 17min
Who wins from war?
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On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: leaked transcripts that show how big arms manufacturers are profiteering from Israel's war on Palestine (0:39), and why the American economy growing so much faster than Europe and the UK (6:39).
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 23min
Water
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On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: how China’s semiconductor industry is driving regional water shortages (1:50), what we can learn from Labour’s 2019 election defeat about the roadblocks to nationalisation (10:33), and an exciting project to repurpose Britain’s abandoned coal mines (19:56).
We’re celebrating our 1 year birthday, get your ticket for Macrodose Live: Where Next for the UK Economy? here: tinyurl.com/yzxkfbh7
The event is kindly being hosted by our friends at Space4, you can find out more about them on their website: space4.tech
A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.
We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk
For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to planetbproductions.co.uk
We've unlocked the Macrodose Extra episode with Richard Jones so you can find it on our feed where ever you get your podcasts or on our Patreon: tinyurl.com/yz44s2sd
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