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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 10d

This week on the Debunking Economics podcast, how government deficits help the rich! debunkingeconomics.com/episode/does...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 11d

The UK has a benefit in its dealings with Trump that no other country has. Professor David Dunn from University of Birmingham discusses it on this week's Why Curve podcast. whycurve.com/episode/the-...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 12d

This week on the Debunking Economics podcast, how government deficits help the rich! debunkingeconomics.com/episode/does...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 14d

This week on the Debunking Economics podcast, how government deficits help the rich! debunkingeconomics.com/episode/does...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 19d

On the NAB Morning Call Catena Digital's Drew Bradford talks up the programmable benefits of stablecoin and digital money. Some great insights! shows.acast.com/morningcall/...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 19d

The LibDems won a lot of seats in parliament so why are they so quiet? Paul Whiteley from University of Essex says they missed the chance with Labour's own goal of arresting hundreds of harmless people under the pretence of terrorism legislation. whycurve.com/episode/anyo...

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 20d

The LibDems won a lot of seats in parliament so why are they so quiet? Paul Whiteley from University of Essex says they missed the chance with Labour's own goal of arresting hundreds of harmless people under the pretence of terrorism legislation. whycurve.com/episode/anyo...

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 21d

Europe is going backwards. Why? On this week's Debunking Economics podcast Steve Keen says you just have to look at how China has grown and ask what's the difference? debunkingeconomics.com/video/426-wi...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 27d

AI creates so many challenges to the legacy definition of copyright. This week's Debunking Podcast, I ask Steve Keen whether we should just assume copyright is a thing of the past? www.youtube.com/watch

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · 27d

Worried about government debt? It's only going to get worse says Kallum Pickering, Chief Economist at Peel Hunt. So much so that there's a need for a fundamental rethink, not just the tweaking at the edges that we see in Chancellors' budgets. Listen in full at whycurve.com/episode/labo...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Sep 6

AI might do stuff more efficiently than humans, but it still adds a massive amount of energy consumption. Unless we start killing humans. www.youtube.com/watch

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Sep 5

On The Debunking Economics podcast Phil and Steve question whether the investment in AI is proporitonal to the productivity gains it is assumed to deliver. debunkingeconomics.com/episode/will...

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Sep 4

Do you feel the flag has been hijacked for a political agenda? On The Why Curve we talk to Michael Kenny from Cambridge University about why we attach so much significance to a piece of cloth! Listen in full here: bit.ly/3K3bvpY

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Steve Keen and I talk about UBI in a world where tech does everything. To see how the government funds it, we have to understand how debt works. bit.ly/3Vs5RjH

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sadly, with a deal looking unlikely, Ukraine will left to fight it out. Stefan Wolff from Birmingham University says the risk is Russia makes defendable ground in the process. whycurve.com/episode/ukra...

Ukraine - Any Closer To Peace? | The Why Curve

Lots of high-level diplomacy - handshakes for European leaders in the White House, the red-carpet for Putin in Alaska - but does any of this bring the end...

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 20

This week on the Debunking Economics podcast, with Steve Keen, we look at the Cantillon Effect - that the rich benefit whenever new money is created. And why money has to be created for a growing economy. debunkingeconomics.com/episode/coun...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 14

Why is Palestine Action a proscribed terrorist organisation? Was it necessary to arrest 532 supporters last weekend? On The Why Curve we talk to David Mead from University of East Anglia about legal definitions, precedents and politics. whycurve.com/episode/pale...

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 13

The problem with assuming the market will also allocate resources by the most appropriate means is that it doesn't always work. Listen in to this week's Debunking Economics podcast for the reasons why: debunkingeconomics.com/episode/plan...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 7

Are you as mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? Dr Nadja Heym joins us on the Why Curve to talk about why people are getting SO angry. whycurve.com/episode/why-...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 6

Central planning in a free market economy. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Aug 3

The payrolls revisions, the sacking and a Fed resignation. NAB's Ray Attrill on an eventful end to last week in the US. shows.acast.com/morningcall/...

Revising history | NAB Morning Call

The payrolls revisions, the sacking and a Fed resignation. NAB's Ray Attrill on an eventful end to last week.

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Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Small countries like Lesotho, reliant on the US for exports and aid, could well side more with China now. This is classic change of empire stuff says Prof Steve Keen on this weeks Debunking Economics podcast: debunkingeconomics.com/episode/less...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Could the Epstein aftermath still bring down President Trump? Prof James D Boys from UCL says the truth may stay hidden, because both sides of politics have a lot to lose. Listen to the full podcast: whycurve.com/episode/trum...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Jul 18

Great to talk to economist Phil Suttle about President Trump’s policies on NAB’s Weekend Edition. Could the biggets impact come from his stance on immigration, more than tariffs or tax cuts. Trump’s Winners and Losers: open.spotify.com/episode/4OId...

Phil Dobbie @phildobbie.bsky.social · Jul 17

This week on The Why Curve Prof Justin Willis from @durham-university.bsky.social on the horrors of the forgotten war in Sudan, and the reasons behind it. Listen in full here: whycurve.com/episode/suda...