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Trump surrenders to Iran? From TACO to WACO.

27 mins; April 01, 2026

The dogs of war - mostly barking, one or two surprisingly quiet

38 mins; March 30, 2026

Brexit - for the first time in ages. And the war.

35 mins; March 19, 2026

Here we go again - supply chains. From Urea to Silicon Chips.

29 mins; March 18, 2026

The world has changed. For central bankers especially. But also for everyone

28 mins; March 16, 2026

Tick Tock. Each day things get a little worse.

32 mins; March 12, 2026

Don't panic! Not yet, anyway

31 mins; March 09, 2026

What's the plan? Gaza writ large?

35 mins; March 07, 2026

Podcast special: War, AI, Slow Learners and Art with Joan Mulvihill

44 mins; March 03, 2026

War. Is the energy price shock the least of it?

37 mins; March 02, 2026

Shadow banks: another crisis brewing? Is AI good or bad?

34 mins; February 27, 2026

Trump throws a tantrum Markets yawn.

35 mins; February 23, 2026

Europe deserves much a better press. As does liberal democracy

36 mins; February 17, 2026

Why have the Epstein files only snared European Royals and Politicians? Conspiracy or coincidence?

32 mins; February 09, 2026

Jim's update on the Irish & world economy & markets

15 mins; February 07, 2026

Is the AI race winnable?Where is the ROI & productivity?

34 mins; February 01, 2026

Is Trump just another mad mullah?

29 mins; January 28, 2026

Europe must now decide. Reality has bitten

32 mins; January 24, 2026

A new Berlin Wall moment. Just not quite so good as the last one.

31 mins; January 19, 2026

World economy in great shape? Not so fast!

30 mins; January 07, 2026

Looking backwards, looking forwards.

38 mins; December 28, 2025

'A numbed & dumbed generation'. Is it too late to regulate tech? Or is it now too big to fail?

46 mins; December 21, 2025

Give the task of managing the domestic economy to the IDA. Restrict the Finance Ministry to bean counting

28 mins; December 19, 2025

The assault on Ireland's reputation and soft power.

33 mins; December 15, 2025

Is inflation on the rise again? Britain to rejoin the EU? ChatGPT looks tired.

34 mins; December 12, 2025

Trump declares war on the EU. It's time for someone to stand up. Anyone.

31 mins; December 09, 2025

Maybe Irish corporation taxes are destined never to collapse? Famous last words? The Department of Yes and No

33 mins; December 05, 2025

An American Oligarchy takes shape. Russia leads, Trump follows.

31 mins; December 02, 2025

UK & Irish tax & govt. spending: a real drag. An explanation of the the USA - Russia bromance

32 mins; November 28, 2025

Could anybody get elected in Ireland on a platform of fiscal restraint? Reeves last budget?

30 mins; November 26, 2025

Ukraine is sold out by America. The weird connections between Hobbits, right-wing nutjobs and Moscow.

31 mins; November 23, 2025

Nationalism: where does it come from? The glue that binds us or the poison that kills us?

39 mins; November 21, 2025

Ireland gets a new Finance Minister - possibly not the best one available. Trump opens some files.

27 mins; November 19, 2025

Another Liz Truss moment for the UK? Clown car government in full view

31 mins; November 14, 2025

Trump's superpower: is inflation about to play the role of Kryptonite?

34 mins; November 12, 2025

Musk's trillion $ wages. AI: boundless possibilities or extinction level event?

33 mins; November 09, 2025

Does money drive us mad? Discuss. The madness of UK economic policy.

30 mins; November 06, 2025

Do tech billionaires have anything to say about how to run the country? They do, but are they worth listening to?

35 mins; November 03, 2025

Irish economy shrinks....but is up double digits. Keir Starmer: MIA. All the latest data.

33 mins; October 30, 2025

Economic growth: it's more mysterious, more fragile and more unusual than you can possibly imagine

33 mins; October 23, 2025

AI is everywhere apart from the data. Trump crowns himself and dumps on Americans.

30 mins; October 21, 2025

Will boredom rather than Trump scupper Ireland's success? Latest data. House prices again.

27 mins; October 19, 2025

China is winning. The next industrial revolution will be just like first: based on cheap energy.

36 mins; October 15, 2025

Why the next bust is going to be particularly nasty. What would a business-friendly budget look like?

34 mins; October 13, 2025

Budget 2026. And a bit on current market madness

25 mins; October 08, 2025

France is broken. Britain is broken. Ireland is not. So stop trying to fix it

40 mins; October 06, 2025

The evils of social media & the internet's 'enshittification'. The great AI Bubble: when will it burst?

35 mins; October 05, 2025

Dishonest tax policy on both sides of the Irish sea. Green is good economics.

31 mins; October 02, 2025

Digital ID: coming soon to a country near you. Immigration & the economy.

36 mins; September 28, 2025

Economic resilience - don't take it for granted. Just ask Argentina

29 mins; September 24, 2025

Budgets loom in Ireland & the UK. The fiscal contrast grows ever more stark.

30 mins; September 20, 2025

The UK love bombs Trump. Markets go all in on AI

33 mins; September 18, 2025

Don't mention the war. Is it possible to be optimistic? Sincere and performative beliefs

40 mins; September 13, 2025

Have the limits of democracy been reached? France suggests yes. But all the alternatives are still much worse.

36 mins; September 10, 2025

Is Trump rewriting the rules of economics? Should Taiwan give up now?

33 mins; September 07, 2025

Raising a flag to mark the demise of Western civilisation. Buying gold and selling...everything?

31 mins; September 03, 2025

The UK Chancellor damages the economy, the Prime Minister-in-waiting sullies the country

37 mins; August 29, 2025

Ireland is one of the richest, most equal societies on earth. Go figure.

33 mins; August 24, 2025

Peace in our time? Probably not. 'MAGA Marxism' - count the ironies, follow the money

32 mins; August 19, 2025

Ireland is distorting EU economic data. The tyranny of the minority. Tariffs & inflation

32 mins; August 16, 2025

Can The EU survive MAGA? The ultimate test looms.

30 mins; August 12, 2025

Unemployment rises for the first time in a while. Tax receipts still booming.

34 mins; August 10, 2025

Don't hand the country's infrastructure to Musk. Or Bezos. Or any tech bro

31 mins; August 06, 2025

Is data on the US now fundamentally corrupted?

29 mins; August 03, 2025

Trump bends reality - but for how long?

30 mins; July 31, 2025

Leprechaun economics spreads. Flooding the zone in the US & UK - will Ireland be next?

32 mins; July 26, 2025

A cunning plan. It might just work !

30 mins; July 22, 2025

Trump breaks with Murdoch. And the US economy keeps humming along

30 mins; July 20, 2025

Will the OTB kill the Irish Economy? Real house prices: context if not consolation

33 mins; July 16, 2025

Everyone is left behind in the UK. Vance tries to put lipstick on a pig

27 mins; July 13, 2025

At last! the solution to the housing crisis: build match boxes!

32 mins; July 10, 2025

Should Ireland care about the UK's slide into despair?

40 mins; July 05, 2025

10% tariffs + 15% exchange rate hit = economic carnage?.

34 mins; July 01, 2025

Irish politics today: paralysed by indecision. But is that what we want?

26 mins; June 26, 2025

War: A podcast special

33 mins; June 23, 2025

Are house prices really that high? Stagflation, interest rates and Switzerland

28 mins; June 22, 2025

Is there a good rationale for bombing Iran? All the latest data. More totalitarian steps in the US

32 mins; June 18, 2025

War and the world economy. The UK's sordid service sector. Is 'progressive' pejorative?

35 mins; June 15, 2025

America's big birthday approaches. But is that Republic going the way of the Romans?

33 mins; June 11, 2025

The economy is going gangbusters. Or not. Dublin & London subsidise everybody else. Why?

32 mins; June 08, 2025

Ireland & the UK: 2 countries, 1 rich, 1 not so much. 3 crises & neither doing anything about them

34 mins; June 04, 2025

The Trump family enriches itself. In plain sight

32 mins; June 01, 2025

Trump creates a new unregulated banking system. What could possibly go wrong?

30 mins; May 28, 2025

No big tariff consequences in the data - yet. Ireland still going gangbusters?

28 mins; May 24, 2025

MAGA split. Fiscal crisis brewing in the US? Brexit boredom in the UK

31 mins; May 21, 2025

Money for nothing. 'More': is that really what gives us meaning?

37 mins; May 20, 2025

"Ireland is no longer Irish". Discuss

31 mins; May 17, 2025

Trump chickens out. Starmer veers right and loses middle England.

30 mins; May 13, 2025

Performative trade deals. The UK pays protection money to the Mob.

34 mins; May 09, 2025

Meme coins and property deals provide no clues about Trump's values

34 mins; May 07, 2025

Financial markets think it's (nearly) all over. Are they right?

31 mins; May 04, 2025

The US is the richest and most succesful country ever. Why do so many think it is so awful?

30 mins; April 29, 2025

House building fails to take off. China has the upper hand over Trump. Tesla sales disappoint.

27 mins; April 27, 2025

Trump starts to show up in the global economic data. The IMF adds to the gloom

31 mins; April 24, 2025

Will house prices be crushed by the Trump recession? Who wants to go back down the mines?

34 mins; April 19, 2025

The business of sport - in conversation with rising motor racing star Alex Denning

33 mins; April 18, 2025

The Unites States unites the world

34 mins; April 15, 2025

China gets slammed. China retaliates. Rinse and repeat.

30 mins; April 11, 2025

Is this a Liz Truss moment for the world? Is smuggling into the US the next big thing?

28 mins; April 07, 2025

Is a global recession imminent?

28 mins; April 06, 2025

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