The Other Hand
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The forever war in Ukraine. The death of the pub? Where is the cheapest pint in London? Marking AI's homework
Aug 26, 202640 min
AI will get you 80% of the way there. Economic D-day declared by Trump. US bond buying bombs.
Aug 23, 202632 min
Higher interest rates on the way? Japan to blow up the financial world?
Aug 19, 202637 min
Banks are destined to go the way of video stores and travel agents. In the age of AI are we also living in the stupid age?
Aug 16, 202638 min
Inflation is the dog that is yet to bark - loudly anyway.
Aug 14, 202632 min
Does education pay off? What is education for anyway?
Aug 12, 202642 min
Cost of living crisis, inflation & debt. The Finance Minister is drowning (in cash) not waving.
Aug 9, 202643 min
Ireland-UK vibes. A rapidly changing world. AI hysteria
Aug 6, 202639 min
Plato said we should be ruled by philosopher kings. The Tech Bros seem to agree. Democracy is so over.
Aug 2, 202648 min
Is the AI bubble bursting or just deflating? What will a stockmarket crash do to the Irish economy?
Jul 28, 202639 min
Ireland's budget circus rolls into town. No strategic thinking wanted.
Jul 24, 202635 min
Does 'The Odyssey' predict we are going the way of the ancient Greeks? Is Trump riding our version of the Trojan Horse?
Jul 22, 202637 min
Is Trump about to rig the next election? 2028: will there ever be better year for China to seize Taiwan?
Jul 19, 202642 min
Does immigration cause high house prices? The role of luck and policy in economic destiny
Jul 15, 202633 min
A Kremlin insider speaks - we should all listen. Latest IMF forecasts.
Jul 12, 202625 min
A deep dive into the Irish economy - from the bottom up.
Jul 10, 202643 min
Corporation taxes: Boom or bust? Both? Farage begins his long goodbye
Jul 8, 202634 min
The largest indigenous Irish business is......Tourism. Bigger than construction, bigger than agriculture.
Jul 2, 202636 min
Jobs apocalypse for the car industry? Pensions apocalypse? BIS warns (again) about AI bust.
Jun 30, 202633 min
Burnham's impending coronation and Brexit's 'Assault on thinking'.
Jun 26, 202640 min
Is humanity a bump in the road for AI? Ethics & the tech bros.
Jun 24, 202640 min
Donald Trump loses the war. Some AI slop. Risk Vs Uncertainty
Jun 20, 202638 min
They think it's all over. Society: is there such a thing? A White House cage fight.
Jun 16, 202636 min
Hoping for the end of the war. Higher interest rates in Europe but not the US?
Jun 14, 202636 min
Brexit has failed. Everything going wrong in the UK is now connected to that simple fact.
Jun 12, 202654 min
The UK is not the country that J D Vance and Farage says it is. The Irish economy did not shrink by 12%
Jun 9, 202636 min
The biggest and hardest questions. Perhaps some answers? In conversation with Sarah Carey.
Jun 4, 202659 min
Has the UK rejoined the EU already? Interest rates are going to rise. Should they?
May 29, 202635 min
The Pope & Jim offer differing perspectives on tech. The robots are coming and they are Chinese
May 26, 202635 min
Are you lower value human capital? Ireland's Labour market is slowing.
May 23, 202633 min
Is AI coming for your job? US petrol stations can't handle $10 gasoline. Neither can its economy.
May 20, 202633 min
From moron premium to plonker premium: UK borrowing costs soar. Global inflation and interest rates are on the up
May 16, 202637 min
Ireland's budget circus resumes. Productivity growth finally starts again in the US
May 13, 202637 min
The past ain't what many of us remember. Populists promise a return to the good old days.
May 9, 202638 min
Rising racism, rising bond yields, rising populism: the UK is in a terrible place
May 6, 202636 min
What happens when only 4 trillionaires have all the income? And our parliaments are occupied by chatbots?
May 1, 202635 min
UK to get Irish green credits? We could have cheap EVs but instead face multi-billion fines.
Apr 29, 202633 min
Podcast Special: In conversation with Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Apr 23, 202639 min
Podcast Short: Jim on the Summer Economic Statement
Apr 22, 202611 min
Wanted: grown up politicians willing to have adult conversations.
Apr 21, 202630 min
Peace in our time? Keir Starmer needs to go.
Apr 18, 202632 min
They think it's all over. FOMO, TINA, markets & the $. China & Iran are the big winners of the war
Apr 15, 202634 min
IMF explains why cutting fuel taxes now is a dumb idea. Is war coming for all of us?
Markets cannot price disaster properly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 202634 min
Inflation up, more to come? US petrol over $4 a gallon. Ours is over double that.
What, exactly, do the fuel protesters want? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 202638 min
Stagflation: more flation than stag? Or just bad? How much evil can we tolerate?
A mad, bad world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 202636 min
Trump surrenders to Iran? From TACO to WACO.
Iran is now one of the most economically powerful countries on earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 1, 202627 min
The dogs of war - mostly barking, one or two surprisingly quiet
Will Farage's links to Trump hurt Reform? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 202638 min
Brexit - for the first time in ages. And the war.
Is the US economy in worse shape than we thought? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 202635 min
Here we go again - supply chains. From Urea to Silicon Chips.
"Iran is winning" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 202629 min
The world has changed. For central bankers especially. But also for everyone
An early St Patrick's Day greeting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 202628 min