Best Economics podcasts — Money matters and the things that drive us (Updated September 2016; image)
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In their books "Freakonomics," "SuperFreakonomics" and "Think Like a Freak", Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner explore "the hidden side of everything," telling stories about cheating schoolteachers and eating champions while teaching us all to think a bit more creatively, rationally, and productively. The Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Dubner, carries on that tradition with weekly episodes. Prepare to be enlightened, engaged, perhaps enraged, and definitely surprised.
The economy, explained, with stories and surprises. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money. People seem to like it.
The Economist was founded in 1843 "to throw white light on the subjects within its range". For more from The Economist visit http://shop.economist.com/collections/audio
EconTalk is an award-winning weekly talk show about economics in daily life. Featured guests include renowned economics professors, Nobel Prize winners, and exciting speakers on all kinds of topical matters related to economic thought. Host Russ Roberts, of the Library of Economics and Liberty and the Hoover Institution, draws you in with lively guests and creative repartee. Topics include health care, business cycles, economic growth, free trade, education, finance, politics, sports, book r ...
Editors and correspondents of The Economist discuss the events shaping the world next week, in the studio and in the field. Published on Economist Radio every Friday.
NPR news on the U.S. and world economy, the World Bank, and Federal Reserve. Commentary on economic trends. Subscribe to NPR Economy podcasts and RSS feeds.
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London School of Economics: Public lectures and events
Audio podcasts from LSE's programme of public lectures and events.
Our editors and correspondents give their authoritative take on the markets, the economy and the world of business. Published every Tuesday on Economist Radio.
Peter Schiff is an economist, financial broker/dealer, author, frequent guest on national news, and host of the Peter Schiff Show. He follows up his daily two-hour show with a weekly, two-hour podcast focusing on weekly economic data analysis and unbiased coverage of financial news, both in the U.S. and global markets. As entertaining as he is informative, Peter packs decades of brilliant insight into every news item. Join the thousands of fans who have benefited from Peter’s commitment to g ...
In these podcasts, we have conversations with the authors of our special reports which offer listeners in-depth, forward-looking analysis of a particular topic
Join Bob Murphy and Tom Woods in this weekly libertarian podcast as they teach economics by refuting Paul Krugman's New York Times column. Plus, expect special guests like Ron Paul, David Stockman, and more!
Actuality explores the inner workings of the new global economy. Brought to you by Marketplace® and Quartz, it’s a podcast that combines the best of our economic smarts. Hosts Sabri Ben-Achour and Tim Fernholz find the interesting in the important and the important in the interesting—and define the issues shaping our daily experience in the global economy. In Season Two, we explore the impossible, with: they said it couldn’t be done. From creating a perfect algorithm to a perfect workforce, ...
The Uncertain Hour is an immersive docu-pod that reveals the uncertainties of our economy today: who deserves what and why? Host Krissy Clark dives deep into one topic each season, unpacking the things we take for granted as inevitable in our economy. Brought to you by the Marketplace® Wealth & Poverty Desk, the first season asks: 20 years after we “ended welfare as we know it” in the U.S., what is welfare today? Because sometimes the things we fight the most about are the things we know the ...
Economic Update is a weekly nationally syndicated radio program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze their own financial situation as well as the economy at large. By focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, and profits - the program explores alternative ways to organize markets and government policies.
Fresh every week: our UBS weekly podcast gives you the background information from our research specialists on what’s going on in politics and business, as well as a preview of the key data for the following week. The podcast is available in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian and can be downloaded from 3 p.m. every Thursday at www.ubs.com/research-podcast, where you can also sign up for it. You can also access it using the displayed code: scanning this with an app on your smartphon ...
Featured voices on current and future economic and environmental events.
Analysis, background reports and updates from the PBS NewsHour putting today's news in context.
L. Carlos Lara and Dr. Robert P. Murphy discuss market news and trends from an Austrian Economics perspective.
A weekly economic recap of U.S. market activity and events.
Audio recordings of Peterson Institute for International Economics events.
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Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
Audio recordings of Peterson Perspectives interviews with Peterson Institute for International Economics research staff, analyzing current economic and political events.
I am a human being therefore nothing human is alien to me
Austrian economics, financial advice, current events, and humor!
The Charles Nenner Research Center presents The Cycle Economist podcast hosted by David Gurwitz
The Common Good Podcast is a production of Jubilee Economics Ministries, a 501 c3 organization dedicated to One Earth Economics for the Common Good
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FARE Talk - Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic Discussions
Enduring conversation about contemporary topics relevant to food, agricultural, and resource economics.
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Disorderly Conduct with Alexis Goldstein and Jesse Myerson
A podcast that explores finance and economics ... without a permit.
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The Dayton Regional STEM School Local Economics Podcast Project
This podcast is a compilation of projects completed by the 11th Grade Economics Classes as they study the local economy. The podcasts represent student research of stories in which macro and microeconomic topics converge in the real world. © All podcasts are the property of the authors and may be redistributed with credit given to The Dayton Regional STEM School.
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National Economists Club podcasts are recordings from the weekly speeches by economic policymakers and commentators the NEC holds in Washington, DC.
The Robert Wenzel Show: Economics, Current Affairs and Politics
We made an audio glossary for the confusing economic jargon that came up during the first presidential debate.
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Peterson Institute Events: Audio
Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) discussed “Rethinking Trade and Reframing the Trade Debate” on September 27, 2016, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.By comments@piie.com (Peterson Institute for International Economics).
Our economics editor John O'Sullivan reflects on the future of globalisation in a world increasingly hostile to free trade. Soumaya Keynes discusses the merits of cash transfers over food aid for Syrian refugees. And our South-East Asia bureau chief unpacks the business of mixed martial arts. Simon Long hosts.…
Our economics editor John O'Sullivan reflects on the future of globalisation in a world increasingly hostile to free trade. Soumaya Keynes discusses the merits of cash transfers over food aid for Syrian refugees. And our South-East Asia bureau chief unpacks the business of mixed martial arts. Simon Long hosts.…
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The Peter Schiff Show Podcast
I’m going to use today’s podcast to offer my take on last night’s Presidential Debates Which certainly did not live up to all of the hype and expectation But the airwaves today are filled with opinion makers proclaiming that Trump won or Hillary won And of course, all of the people who think Trump won, […] The post The Debate We Should Have See ...…
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Economy : NPR
A key piece of the Obama administration's efforts to cut back on carbon emissions faces a test in court on Tuesday. An appeals court is hearing arguments on regulations announced last year.
Les formations en leadership ou pour conduire le changement en entreprise ne servent à rien - c'est ce que disent des chercheurs de Harvard - notre chroniqueur économique nous dit pourquoi et surtout ce qu 'il faudrait faire pour que ces formations en entreprise soient enfin utiles et pas de l'argent dépensé en vain. Dans sa chronique économiqu ...…
Speaker(s): Vivienne Westwood | Drawing on her experience as a fashion designer and activist, Vivienne Westwood discusses how we can resist propaganda through critical thinking, the collaboration of intellectuals and activists, and the arts. Vivienne Westwood (@FollowWestwood) is a renowned fashion designer and activist. She has always used her ...…
Speaker(s): Ryan Avent | In his new book, The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-First Century, which he will discuss in this talk, Ryan Avent addresses the difficult questions about the increasing abundance of labour and what this means politically, economically and socially for every one of us. The traditional solutions – ...…
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The Economist Radio (All audio)
This week: The surprising success of landlocked Paraguay, Portland pops up in Tokyo and the joys of grammar that people all know, but don’t even know that they know
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Peterson Institute Events: Audio
Arminio Fraga of Gávea Investments and Robert Zoellick, chairman of Goldman Sachs’ International Advisors, spoke at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on September 26, 2016. Fraga discussed the economic situation in Brazil and Latin America, and Zoellick provided his views on howBy comments@piie.com (Peterson Institute for International Economics).
How are those in favor of bigger government and those who want smaller government like a couple stuck in a bad marriage? Economist John Cochrane of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how to take a different approach to the standard policy arguments. Cochrane wants to get away from the stale big ...…
A Conversation with Chris Martenson and Mark Morey
The massive growth in the adult student population in America's colleges and universities — one quarter of all college students are over the age of 30 — is changing the higher ed landscape.
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Economy : NPR
A tourist agency in France has established a hotline that connects callers to a random French volunteer. NPR's Oliver Dearden tested it out.
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Economy : NPR
The bank's CEO appeared before a Senate banking committee this week to answer questions about fake accounts created by more than 5,000 of his employees. Scott Simon talks with consultant Dov Seidman.
How will the economy provide economic opportunities if employers need fewer workers in the future? A growing number of people in Silicon Valley are saying the only realistic answer is a basic income.
On today's show: The fight over free trade. Come for the man who dreamed of world peace through trade. Stay for Robert Smith in the mean streets of Seattle.
On today's show: The fight over free trade. Come for the man who dreamed of world peace through trade. Stay for Robert Smith in the mean streets of Seattle.
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump talk about increasing opportunities for coming generations. Some analysts say boosting economic growth would help, but the way there is complicated.
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Economy : NPR
Many economists say stronger growth is a reliable path toward boosting opportunity. But they also agree that many Americans are not ready to face the trade-offs that come with a more dynamic economy.
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Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
Simon Johnson says rapid technological change in finance, in part based on blockchain technology used in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, could reshape the monetary system in fundamental ways.By comments@piie.com (Peterson Institute for International Economics).
Jonathan Rosenthal says Syria's turmoil will deepen if John Kerry fails to salvage a ceasefire with Russia. John Prideaux previews the Clinton-Trump clash in the first presidential debate. And Matthew Valencia talks about Azerbaijan's reputation management through caviar diplomacy. Anne McElvoy hosts.…
Jonathan Rosenthal says Syria's turmoil will deepen if John Kerry fails to salvage a ceasefire with Russia. John Prideaux previews the Clinton-Trump clash in the first presidential debate. And Matthew Valencia talks about Azerbaijan's reputation management through caviar diplomacy. Anne McElvoy hosts.…
Krugman sternly lectures millennials: DO NOT vote for Gary Johnson. You are wasting your vote. Plus, the Libertarian Party platform is nuts! We respond, in one of Tom's favorite episodes of Contra Krugman. Show notes for Ep. 53
"Updates on top Corp leaders and top govt officials as tight partners, British wages and Brexit, Goldman Sachs. Interview Prof Michael Pelias on Long Island Univ lockout of faculty."
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Economy : NPR
Hillary Clinton tends to focus on the importance of education in creating opportunity. For Donald Trump, the emphasis is on cutting taxes and rewriting trade agreements.
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UBS Weekly Podcast - Listen rather than read
Week 39 Risk of water shortage – which investments could help? China's real estate bubble – how likely is a slowdown?
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UBS Weekly Podcast - Listen rather than read
Risk of water shortage – which investments could help?
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UBS Weekly Podcast - Listen rather than read
China's real estate bubble – how likely is a slowdown?
A un logiciel sophistiqué en quelque sorte, c'est l'idée de deux experts. Pour eux, l'intelligence artificielle rendra de meilleurs jugements et en quelques secondes. Il n'y aura donc plus de délais d'attente, et en plus les jugements ne seront pas pollués par des considérations médiatiques, subjectives ou même idéologiques. C'est choquant comm ...…
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Making Sen$e – PBS NewsHour
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: the power of persuasion and how there are ways to influence the thinking of potential consumers. Paul Solman bring us his latest Making Sense, which airs Thursdays. PAUL SOLMAN: I have heard it said that the most valuable thing in today’s world, postindustrial world, is the human being’s attention and how to get it. Is that ...…
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Economy : NPR
The growing gap between America's rich and poor plagues many cities, including Boston, where the economy is flourishing. But a legacy of racial discrimination has left a huge wealth divide.
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Peterson Institute Events: Audio
The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) presented a new PIIE Briefing, Assessing Trade Agendas in the US Presidential Campaign, on September 22, 2016.By comments@piie.com (Peterson Institute for International Economics).
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London School of Economics: Public lectures and events
Speaker(s): Riad Sattouf | Riad Sattouf's (@RiadSattouf) graphic novel series The Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of his childhood, spent in the shadows of three dictators – Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father - revealing the inner workings of a tormented country and a tormented family, taking in the sweep of Middle ...…
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The Economist Radio (All audio)
Ahead of showdown #1 at Hofstra University in New York, Celeste and John preview the upcoming trio of presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Presidential debates are a big part of American political culture, and they've given us plenty of memorable moments — even if their ultimate effect on the outcomes of elections are, ...…
Anne McElvoy heads to Potsdam to look into Angela Merkel's future with some of Germany's foremost analysts and thinkers. Together, they ask whether the the three-times Chancellor can weather the recent storms of poor election results and fallout from Brexit - and whether she can once again secure the top job…
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Economy : NPR
What can a city in decline do to make a comeback? In Springfield, Ohio, a new school is trying to turn the tide. But local leaders say keeping young people from moving away is key to economic revival.
Dans le cadre de la semaine de la mobilité : la voiture autonome contrairement à ce que l'on dit ou écrit restera encore pour quelques années un mythe. Eviter un accident mortel pour 10 milliards d'heures de route, la technologie coûte aujourd'hui encore trop cher. Il faut se rendre compte que le calculateur d'une voiture autonome doit être inf ...…
Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But as one legal scholar argues, presidents have been running roughshod over the system for decades. The result? An accumulation of power that's turned the presidency into a position the founders wouldn't have recognized.
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Kennedy Financial Network
On episode 72, Phil and John sit down with Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics to discuss the Fed, gold, silver, housing, Apple, Deutsche Bank and more! Check out Dave's work at: www.InvestmentResearchDyanmics.com www.PhilipKennedy.com
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The Peter Schiff Show Podcast
Aliens didn’t invade the Earth, and the Federal Reserve didn’t raise interest rates If you remember, I was pegging the probability of each at roughly the same True to form, the Federal Reserve did pretty much exactly what I thought they were going to do and not raise interest rates Now I thought they might […] The post No Alien Invasion And No ...…
We test two competing theories, from a food writer and an economist. Are customers being forced to walk through the store or is it just practical to keep the milk at the back?
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Economy : NPR
It's population has shrunk and many of its manufacturing jobs have also disappeared. The city is working hard on a turnaround plan, but young people are still more likely to leave than stay.
Our environment correspondent, Miranda Johnson, assesses the latest efforts to curb climate change as the UN General Assembly gets underway. Dr Brent Seales explains how we can now read an ancient, burnt scroll without unrolling it. And Ananyo Bhattacharya explains why bad science may be hereditary
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The Common Good Podcast
With the average house in San Diego in 2016, selling at over $500,000, and with almost 800 San Diego homes selling for over $2M in 2015, just what does “affordable housing” mean? (Just to compare: the average home in Cleveland, OH, sells for around $80,000.) What level of income is needed in San Diego to become a homeowner? When the Market does ...…
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Economy : NPR
Ballot measures in more than 30 cities would raise $200 billion to expand rail and bus lines, build transit stations, and fix aging transit infrastructure. Some fear these could become boondoggles.
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Chronique économique
La question n'est pas saugrenue. Demain, la réalité virtuelle va envahir notre vie et elle sera moins cher que la réelle, car elle sera dématérialisée. C'est ce dont nous parle aujourd'hui Amid Faljaoui, notre chroniqueur éco. Dans sa chronique économique, Amid Faljaoui nous dévoile les coulisses des entreprises et passe en revue les grands évé ...…
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with UC Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti about what it takes to increase economic mobility and how that could change under a President Clinton or President Trump.
Speaker(s): David Smith | Most economists argued against Brexit, on the grounds that it would significantly damage Britain’s economic prospects, both in the short-term and the long-term. Three months on from the referendum, are these adverse consequences inevitable, or are there any reasons for optimism? David Smith (@dsmitheconomics) has been ...…
