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Rob Johnson is not your average economist, and this is not your average economics podcast. Every week, Rob talks about economic and social issues with a guest who probably wasn’t on your Econ 101 reading list, from musicians to activists to rebel economists. A podcast of The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Albert Wenger: The World After Capital
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
We are in the midst of another global transformation, but this time we might have the tools to get it right.
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Frank McCourt: Trading Fear for Hope
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Frank McCourt discusses his work to reinspire hope in the American experiment, and to build the framework necessary for that better tomorrow.
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Alan Murray: The Search for the Soul of Business
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Corporate responsibility needs to evolve if businesses are going to rebuild trust and provide real value for society.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thomas Piketty: Quality of Life for Billions of People is at Stake
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
World-renowned economist and inequality researcher Thomas Piketty in conversation with Rob Johnson, about Piketty’s just-released book, A Brief History of Equality.
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Gary Gerstle: The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Cambridge University's American History professor Gary Gerstle discusses his most recent book, about how the neoliberal order came about, why it is faltering, and the indeterminacy of what comes next.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Jeffrey Sachs: Peace is the Result of Diplomacy, Never of War
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Columbia University's renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs talks about the lessons he has learned from consulting with governments around the world, about how global problems, such as the war in Ukraine, will only be solved via efforts to understand the other side, never through force.
Thursday May 19, 2022
Chen Long: Creating a Digital Circular Economy for Net Zero
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Luohan Academy's Director Chen Long discusses the academy's latest report, on the benefits of creating a "digital circular economy," which would go a long way towards reaching net zero carbon emissions and addressing the climate crisis.
Report link: https://www.luohanacademy.com/insights/bc89734b94adf00c
Thursday May 05, 2022
Peter Temin: Black and White America Always on Separate Trajectories
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
MIT economic historian Peter Temin discusses his new INET-CUP book, Never Together: The Economic History of a Segregated America, in which he shows how efforts to bridge the gap between races were always undermined, resulting in constant economic hardship for Black people.
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Norman Solomon: The Ukraine War and the Madness of Militarism
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Author and peace activist Norman Solomon talks about the double standards in US foreign policy that have smoothed the path for Russia's inexcusable invasion of Ukraine. The role of the military-industrial-complex in the US is one of the main reasons we lack a single standard for the use of military force and human rights, says Solomon.
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Joanna Chiu—China vs. West: New World Disorder
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
The Toronto Star journalist Joanna Chiu discusses her book, China Unbound: A New World Disorder, which argues that we need to go beyond the typical over-simplifications of democratic West versus autocratic China if we hope to engage China in a way that seriously addresses issues such as human rights, climate change, and economic development.