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00:50:53

Prof. Jan Toporowski | Monetary Theory,...

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2026/04/05

Podcast: The Beverage Report PodcastEpisode: Prof. Jan Toporowski | Monetary Theory, Macroeconomics and FinancePub date: 2026-03-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode of the Beverage Report Podcast, we interview Prof. Jan Toporowski, former Professor of Economics and Finance at SOAS.How do government debt management, monetary policy, and financial systems shape economic stability and crises in today’s economy? To what extent are

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01:22:23

The Marxist in Residence: an interview with David Harvey

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2026/04/05

Podcast: Cosmopod (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: The Marxist in Residence: an interview with David HarveyPub date: 2026-03-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIra and Rudy join renowned geographer David Harvey for a chat on his pedagogy and his theories of economics, neoliberalism and imperialism.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Cosmonaut Magazine, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with

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00:19:59

Wall Street and crypto battle over the future of money

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2026/04/03

Podcast: Behind the Money (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Wall Street and crypto battle over the future of moneyPub date: 2026-03-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationUS President Donald Trump handed crypto companies a huge win last year when he signed a piece of legislation to regulate an important part of the digital currency world: stablecoins. But ever since then, Wall Street banks have been fighting to change parts of the

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01:15:52

S03E59 - Cédric Durand on Ecological Planning

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2026/03/21

Podcast: Future Histories (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: S03E59 - Cédric Durand on Ecological PlanningPub date: 2026-03-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationCédric Durand discusses ecological planning, institutional utopias, and the idea of bifurcation.Find the feed of English episodes only here: https://www.futurehistories-international.com/ You can also import the RSS feed to your favorite app:

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01:01:46

Ep 368 - Socialism Unmade: Confronting Five Centuries...

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2026/03/07

Podcast: Macro N Cheese (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Ep 368 - Socialism Unmade: Confronting Five Centuries of Capital with Ali KadriPub date: 2026-02-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization“...Some are dancing, some are drowning, but in the end everybody’s going to go under.”Dr. Ali Kadri (Sun Yat-sen University), author of the Unmaking of Arab Socialism, joins Steve to talk about imperialism, development, and why the Arab world

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00:32:08

China’s financial system: big, powerful and still...

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2026/02/28

Podcast: The Sound of Economics (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-runPub date: 2026-02-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationChina’s banking sector has expanded from a fragile, state-dominated system in the 1990s into the largest in the world. But this increased scale has not brought with it a shift toward market-driven finance, with the core logic of state-directed control over

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01:17:51

Joseph M. Pierce on Speculative Relations: Indigenous...

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2026/02/21

Podcast: Conversations in Atlantic TheoryEpisode: Joseph M. Pierce on Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and RepairPub date: 2026-02-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDr. Joseph M. Pierce (Cherokee Nation citizen) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature and the Founding Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative at Stony Brook University. In today’s conversation, we

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01:10:07

Our Dollar, your problem

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2026/02/15

Podcast: LSE IQ podcast (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Our Dollar, your problemPub date: 2026-01-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJoin us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider's view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LSE Film and Audio Team, which is the

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00:43:03

China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalance

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2026/02/06

Podcast: The Sound of Economics (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalancePub date: 2026-01-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Yuyun Zhan is joined by Bruegel Senior Fellow Alicia García-Herrero and Jürgen Matthes of the German Economic Institute to discuss a growing concern for Europe’s economy: the undervaluation of Yuan, the Chinese

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00:46:35

Revisiting How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic...

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2026/01/24

Podcast: Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Revisiting How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers (with Elizabeth Anserson)Pub date: 2026-01-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAmericans have been told that working harder is the path to dignity, security, and success. But what if that promise was hijacked?This week, we’re revisiting our episode with Professor Elizabeth Anderson,

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00:49:23

The Venezuela Conundrum

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2026/01/18

Podcast: Ones and Tooze (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Venezuela ConundrumPub date: 2026-01-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy is the United States inserting itself so aggressively with Venezuela's affairs? Trump says its about oil but that doesn't quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Foreign

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01:02:50

Ep 360 - Care Theory of Value with Emma Holten

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2026/01/17

Podcast: Macro N Cheese (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Ep 360 - Care Theory of Value with Emma HoltenPub date: 2025-12-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLet’s face it, even “good” macro talk can fall into the trap of treating the economy like a tidy spreadsheet while real lives get crushed in the margins. To help us peer beneath the covers, Steve invited Emma Holten, a Copenhagen-based political economist to talk about her book

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00:39:23

How Economists Cause Harm Even as They Aspire to Do...

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2026/01/17

Podcast: Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: How Economists Cause Harm Even as They Aspire to Do Good (with George DeMartino)Pub date: 2025-12-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFor more than a century, economists have told us they’re simply “describing the world as it is.” But what if their theories aren’t neutral — and are quietly doing enormous harm?This week, we’re joined by economist

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00:33:55

Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg

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2025/12/20

Podcast: Ones and Tooze (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Heterodox Economists: Rosa LuxemburgPub date: 2025-12-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAdam and Cameron continue their December series on founding Soviet thinkers. This week, they discuss the life and work of Polish German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from

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00:20:41

US "r" Us or tax sovereignty?

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2025/12/20

Podcast: The Taxcast (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: US "r" Us or tax sovereignty?Pub date: 2025-11-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationCountries can either capitulate to President Trump's tax bullying. Or come together to fight for the sovereign right to tax multinationals fairly. In this episode host Naomi Fowler explores whether US economic policy is actually good for the US economy and its people. We've done some number

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00:18:54

American Sociological Review - Fabricating...

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2025/12/20

Podcast: Sage Sociology (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: American Sociological Review - Fabricating Communists: The Imagined Third That Reinvented the National Fault Line in Mid-Twentieth-Century Colombia's Civil WarPub date: 2025-12-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAuthor Laura Acosta discusses the article, "Fabricating Communists: The Imagined Third That Reinvented the National Fault Line in Mid-Twentieth-Century Colombia's

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00:59:27

Learning to Love the Stagnant Order

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2025/12/04

Podcast: Angry Planet (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Learning to Love the Stagnant OrderPub date: 2025-11-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIs your Empire feeling less than fresh? Does it feel like the modern world’s best days are behind it? Do conquest and global power politics not hit as good as they used to? Welcome to the Age of Stagnation, a time when the fruits of the Industrial Revolution can be enjoyed but not

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Ep 353 - Dollars for Oligarchs, Austerity for...

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2025/11/30

Podcast: Macro N Cheese (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Ep 353 - Dollars for Oligarchs, Austerity for Argentina with Daniel KostzerPub date: 2025-11-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization** Want to take a deeper dive into this podcast? Join us on Tuesday evenings for Macro ‘n Chill, where we listen to the most recentepisode together. Ask questions, shareyour insights, or just hang with us. 8pm ET/5pm PT. Find the registration link

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00:47:18

Narrow economies vs broad economies

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2025/11/18

Podcast: Debunking Economics - the podcast (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Narrow economies vs broad economiesPub date: 2025-11-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIs it fair enough to totally write off Ricardo’s theory of competitive advantage? Certainly, President Trump isn’t an advocate, using tariffs to protect America’s domestic industries from those countries that produce stuff cheaper. A broad economy, producing a range

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00:44:58

New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin Selwyn

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2025/11/08

Podcast: SPERI Presents...Episode: New Thinking: Capitalist Value Chains w/ Benjamin SelwynPub date: 2025-10-23Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow important is exploitation in the organisation of global supply chains? How do they drive geopolitical conflict and ecological destruction while depressing wages? How does the capitalist state drive and uphold capitalist accumulation? What does US-China rivalry mean for value chains? Benjamin Selwyn

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