The Art of Creation with The Edge
Live from the basement, we sit down with The Edge, the musician who wanted to be a scientist, to talk about the spark that connects rock bands and sta...
What is Radical Politics?
We like to think of the centre as steady, sensible, and grounded, but what if the “centre” is actually the most radical place in politics right now? T...
Culture Wars in the West, Alliances in the East
While the West burns itself out on culture wars, the East is quietly stitching together something bigger. This is the age of geo-economics, where oil,...
Who Owns the Flag? From the American Revolution to Charlie Kirk
We’re in New York this week, celebrating my mam’s 90th birthday and launching The History of Money in the U.S., but the backdrop is America’s deepenin...
The Economics of Golf
What does golf tell us about money, power, and the way economies work? From billion-dollar sponsorship deals to the rise of LIV Golf, from Tiger Woods...
From Cod to Culture: What Inishmore Teaches Us About the Experience Economy
Between 250,000-300,000 tourists land on the island every year, 2,500 a day in summer, and yet it still feels authentic, alive, and deeply Irish. In t...
Could the GAA Solve Ireland’s Housing Crisis?
What if the solution to Ireland’s housing crisis has been sitting on our doorstep all along? We dive into the Danish model of cooperative housing, whe...
Deepfakes, Big Tech, and the Coming AI Crash?
AI investment is exploding: the “Magnificent Seven” of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and NVIDIA, are ploughing almost 7% of US GDP in...
France on the Brink: Debt, Drama, and a Possible Sixth Republic
Broadcast from Île de Ré, we dive into France’s mounting fiscal mess and political paralysis. With Macron a lame-duck, bond markets charging Paris mor...
Economics in a Tent: Live at Electric Picnic 2025
We took economics to a music festival, and somehow packed the tent. In this Electric Picnic highlights episode from Mindfield, we rock up bleary-eyed ...