I'm joined by Jessica Burbank. She is an Executive Co-Director at Public Money Action, Contributor & Co-Host on The Young Turks, a Content Creator for More Perfect Union, and regularly covers public policy as it pertains to economics and monetary systems on her Tik Tok series, “Econ for the People.” Her TEDx talk, “A New Direction for the U.S. Economy” explores applying democratic principles to economic systems. Jessica earned her master’s degree in Data-Driven Policy from Brown University. Previously, she worked for the Bernie Sanders’ Presidential campaign, The Policy Lab at Brown, and Research Improving People’s Lives.In our chat, we discuss Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). MMT is an economic school of thought that analyzes the economy through the relationship between real resource constraints and sovereign fiat monetary/fiscal policy. We explore the intellectual history of MMT and what solutions it holds for the present. Burbank also elaborates on her journey to MMT as well as her highly effective dissemination of ideas using the popular social media platform TikTok.  Follow Jessica Burbank on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JessicaLBurbankVisit her websites:https://www.tiktok.com/@kaburbankhttps://linktr.ee/kaburbankYou can listen to the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/5EsFUEVsVJ8The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I'm joined by Emmet Penney. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Grid Brief, a newsletter on fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear, and the grid. He co-hosts the Nuclear Barbarians: a weekly podcast and newsletter dedicated to bringing you interviews, analysis, and insight that can help us to reconsider our entire approach to the energy problems that face us today, with nuclear at its heart. He also co-hosts the Exhaust Podcast which plumbs the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore.In our chat, we discuss energy with an emphasis on nuclear. We explore how he went from a critic to a nuclear barbarian. We review the history of nuclear and the implications for today. Also,  why nuclear is one of the best sustainable sources of energy. We cover other energy topics like fossil fuels, wind, solar, and hydro. In the 2nd half of our chat, we find common ground as Irish-Americans and discuss what that means in the 21st century. We come full circle and talk about energy policy in Ireland. Follow Emmet Penney on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nukebarbarianVisit his websites:https://www.gridbrief.com/https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/https://exhaust.fireside.fm/The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I'm joined by Cormac Lucey. He is the author of "Plan B: How Leaving The Euro Can Save Ireland”. Lucey teaches finance at the Irish Management Institute, University College Dublin, and Chartered Accountants Ireland. He is also a frequent media commentator who contributes a weekly economics column to The Sunday Times (Ireland edition). He previously worked in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland in Germany and in government as a ministerial advisor.In our chat, we discuss the current state of the Irish economy, Ireland's experience during and post-GFC, solutions regarding monetary sovereignty, and the return of a national Irish currency after exiting the Eurozone. We also cover some issues around Irish economic history.Follow Cormac Lucey on Twitter:https://twitter.com/cormacluceyBuy his book "Plan B":https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0717161765/Visit his website:http://cormaclucey.blogspot.com/The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I'm joined by Clint Ballinger. He is the author of "1000 Castaways: Fundamentals of Economics". It compresses 10,000 years of economic development into several years and a society small enough to allow an illuminating overview, yet large enough to feature the institutions essential to modern economies. Centuries of economic thought are distilled for the reader to the essence of how the macroeconomy functions (and malfunctions). He began his interest in economic development in the very long run while at The University of Texas at Austin. While there he worked with the World's oldest accounting tokens (Mesopotamian, 8000-3500 BC) under Denise Schmandt-Besserat and researched the development of both State and credit-money with a special interest in the debt-deflation work of Irving Fisher. For his M.A. in Political Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill he focused on modern uneven economic development, and went on to specialize in the interpretation of global econometric data for his PhD in Geography at Cambridge University.In our chat, we discuss the complex schools of thought within economics. We start with Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) rising trend that is very useful for understanding how money really works. We then explore the history of how economics was formalized through classical to neoliberal. We then focus on early thinkers that talked about national political economy but were underdiscussed. Finally, we end on economic development case studies around the world.Follow Clint Ballinger on Twitter:https://twitter.com/clintballingerBuy his book "1000 Castaways":https://www.amazon.com/dp/0648390616Visit his website:https://clintballinger.com/You can watch to the video version of this podcast here:https://youtu.be/JOATfNC2ugQThe Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I'm joined by Andrew Bailey. He is an associate professor at Yale-NUS College, where he teaches classes on money, philosophy, and politics. His work with the Resistance Money research collective aims to understand and evaluate bitcoin in a way that integrates philosophy, politics, and economics. In our chat, we discuss the foundations of bitcoin. We explore its origins and the deeper meaning behind its attributes. We touch upon both advocate and skeptic perspectives in our analysis. We untangle confused definitions and shallow concepts to reveal objective explanations that integrate various fields of study like technology, economics, philosophy, and more. Specifics include a close reading of Satoshi's whitepaper, the history of the scaling debate, etc. Please enjoy our in-depth discussion.  Follow him on Twitter:https://twitter.com/resistancemoneyOn his website:https://andrewmbailey.com/At his research project:https://www.resistance.money/You can listen to the video version of this podcast here:https://youtu.be/sBneVnsxzyMThe Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I'm joined by Angela Nagle. She is a writer best known for her book "Kill All Normies" where she detailed the ecosystem of the political internet. She edited "Ireland Under Austerity" which outlined oppositional perspectives towards the Irish financial crisis and its aftermath. She has also written for Unherd, American Affairs, Washington Examiner, New York Times and others.In our chat, we discuss Irish history, politics, and economics. We cover the radical vision the original revolutionaries hoped for Ireland, how it was forgotten, and connect it to current desires for an alternative approach in Ireland. We reveal problems of neoliberalism, post-industrialism, underdevelopment, and the loss of national sovereignty. In addition, we meander through American culture, religion's place in politics, and tech-utopianism. Follow her at this link:https://angelanagle.substack.com/The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I sit down with Marcelo Prates, a lawyer and researcher at the Banco Central do Brasil, to talk about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).In our chat, we discuss the definitions of CBDC, bank intermediation, monetary policy, corporate digital currencies, and decentralized cryptocurrencies. Follow him at these links:https://twitter.com/MMPrtshttps://www.coindesk.com/author/marce...You can list to the audio-only version of this podcast here:https://www.ryanresearch.co/post/rr-p...The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

I sit down with Ahmed, otherwise known as Post Apathy. He writes about investing, technology, religion, civilizations, history, and modernity.In our chat, we discuss post-postism, Martin Heidegger, Ibn Khaldun, the merits of history, Friedrich List, development economics, money and banking, crypto, and startup cities.Follow him at these links:https://twitter.com/Post_Apathyhttps://postapathy.com/The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, lectures on these issues and interviews compelling thinkers that touch on these subjects. Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.

A podcast exploring economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, is a researcher with a background in tech and cryptocurrencies.This episode focuses on the ongoing progress of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Arnold Toynbee's "A Study of History".Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter.Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.