Macrodose

Your weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.

Tariff Turbulence w/ Nick Dearden [Patreon Preview]
Apr 16, 2025 – 00:26:03
The End of Globalisation
Apr 9, 2025 – 00:13:54
Liberation Day! w/ Yanis Varoufakis [Patreon Preview]
Apr 2, 2025 – 00:23:27
Labour’s Welfare Crackdown & Washington’s EU Blackmail
Mar 26, 2025 – 00:22:45
The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype (Macrodose & TWSU)
Mar 19, 2025 – 00:46:29
Germany Ditches Austerity, UK Doubles Down
Mar 12, 2025 – 00:20:49
Germany's Election Results & Record US Food Imports [Patreon Preview]
Mar 5, 2025 – 00:18:54
Putin & Trump’s Plan for Ukraine
Feb 26, 2025 – 00:14:04
Stagflation, Gas Prices & Techno-Feudalism? [Patreon Preview]
Feb 19, 2025 – 00:12:26
The UK Economy's Gloomy Road Ahead
Feb 12, 2025 – 00:18:53
Trump's Tariff Wars [Patreon Preview]
Feb 5, 2025 – 00:18:31
Did ChatGPT Just Lose Its Job to DeepSeek?
Jan 29, 2025 – 00:17:55
The Break Down: Economic Legacies of Empire w/ Kojo Koram
Jan 23, 2025 – 00:50:49
[Excerpt] On Grief and Struggle w/ Sarah Jaffe, Camille Barbagallo and Asad Rehman
Jan 22, 2025 – 00:21:55
The Break Down: Capitalism Without Growth? w/ Hans Stegeman
Jan 16, 2025 – 00:43:22
Wildfires, Smoke, and Inequality
Jan 15, 2025 – 00:24:40
India's Climate Crossroads
Jan 8, 2025 – 00:18:15
[BONUS] On Climate Realism w/ Ajay Singh Chaudhary
Jan 1, 2025 – 00:57:46
2024 - A Year in Review w/ Adrienne Buller
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:43:15
Trump, China, and the New Cold War
Dec 11, 2024 – 00:18:33
The Break Down: After Overshoot w/ Andreas Malm
Dec 5, 2024 – 00:43:28
Can We Climate-Proof Our Food?
Dec 4, 2024 – 00:17:03
COP29 Review: The Trillion-Dollar Climate Shortfall
Nov 27, 2024 – 00:14:14
Farmers, Taxes, and Food Politics
Nov 20, 2024 – 00:17:43
The Break Down: Climate Change as Class War w/ Matt Huber
Nov 14, 2024 – 01:00:54
Trump’s Climate Impact
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:13:55
US Election Debrief w/ Alex Doherty
Nov 10, 2024 – 00:42:52
[LIVE] Budget Breakdown w/ Carla Denyer MP, Faiza Shaheen & Grace Blakeley
Nov 6, 2024 – 01:21:36
The Break Down: US Election Special w/ Kate Aronoff & Waleed Shahid
Oct 31, 2024 – 00:47:19
Budget Preview: Labour's "Pro-Growth" Agenda
Oct 30, 2024 – 00:14:51
[Excerpt] Global Strategy in an Age of Crisis w/ Adam Tooze
Oct 28, 2024 – 00:14:16
The Break Down: Keeping the Oil in the Soil w/ Andrés Arauz
Oct 27, 2024 – 00:34:54
Surveillance Tech and Price Gouging
Oct 23, 2024 – 00:12:48
The Break Down: Reaping What We Sow w/ Sonali McDermid
Oct 17, 2024 – 00:49:18
Why MMT Won't Work
Oct 16, 2024 – 00:20:18
[Excerpt] What Was Bidenomics? w/ Andrew Elrod
Oct 15, 2024 – 00:16:15
China’s New Stimulus Package
Oct 9, 2024 – 00:17:17
Storm Helene: Tech’s Hidden Threat
Oct 2, 2024 – 00:18:20
The Break Down: On Utopia and Crisis w/ Kim Stanley Robinson
Sep 26, 2024 – 00:54:55
Private Squalor, Public Investment
Sep 25, 2024 – 00:18:34
The Limits of Green Growth
Sep 18, 2024 – 00:13:11
The Break Down: Public Energy No.1 w/ Chris Hayes and Melanie Brusseler
Sep 12, 2024 – 00:55:36
Macrodose: A Theory
Sep 11, 2024 – 00:17:26
My Boss is a Robot w/ Craig Gent
Sep 4, 2024 – 00:16:17
The Break Down: The End of Liberalism? w/ Chris Shaw
Aug 29, 2024 – 00:47:12
Democratising the Corporation w/ Isabelle Ferreras
Aug 28, 2024 – 00:20:54
Kamala Harris' War on Prices?
Aug 21, 2024 – 00:22:16
Automate Laundry not Poetry! w/ Helen Hester
Aug 14, 2024 – 00:17:49
The Break Down: Politics In a World On Fire w/ Geoff Mann
Aug 8, 2024 – 00:53:35
Labour, Riots and Migration w/ Luke de Noronha
Aug 7, 2024 – 00:18:03

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