Best The McAdoos Podcasts (2024)

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A deep dive into the current state of Irish politics with Tull McAdoo 30:19

1d ago30:19

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The Irish political scene looks as fluid as that in France, the UK and elsewhere. The polls are getting it wrong and plenty of voters don't make up their minds until they enter the polling booth. We take a deep dive into all of this with renowned Irish political analyst and commentator, Tull McAdoo. Why is Sinn Fein's vote collapsing? Will they rec…

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Global growth is slowing - central banks behind the curve? Rocketing gas prices will cloud the inflation picture 37:21

2h ago37:21

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'Weird' and 'vibe' are the words of the moment. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 13: Soft Skills - Applying the Art of Improvisation to Procurement feat. Carmen Carulli 21:53

1h ago21:53

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Despite the interest and attention being heaped upon digital platforms, leadership teams still have to emphasize the importance of developing their team’s soft skills. Whether that means improved two-way communication abilities or a willingness to trust one’s instinct when it matters most, strengths and abilities have to go far beyond technical are…

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Economic growth - what is it good for? Everything. Beware the luxury beliefs of the degrowthers 34:15

1h ago34:15

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What is with all these extreme Catholics in positions of power & influence in the US? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Catwomen, conspiracy theories and skewed tax systems 34:12

11m ago34:12

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Is J D Vance nomination Trump's big strategic error? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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If inflation is coming down why is the price of a pint still over 7 quid? 31:47

24m ago31:47

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Reflections on Hillbilly Hypocrisy. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EP 154 Pastries, science and baking in extreme environments with Rose McAdoo 1:17:05

40m ago1:17:05

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In this episode, Cody talks to Rose McAdoo. She’s a pastry chef and an artist. But it wasn’t until recently that she started embracing the title of artist because she had identified so strongly with being a pastry chef. She’s been working in kitchens since she was 14, and then when she became a chef she decorated wedding cakes in New York. It was a…

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Irish politics and the meaning of life. In conversation with Sarah Carey 48:05

14d ago48:05

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Has Simon Harris managed to change the narrative? He's 'taken back control' of at least some of the key issue. We shouldn't underestimate the powerful psychological impact of wiping out Sinn Fein's aura pf 'electoral inevitability'. Is ' buying the next election' with a giveaway budget really a sensible strategy? Even politically? Is it true to FG'…

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Ep 12: Taking an Operational View of Procurement and Supply Chain feat. Michael Stietz #LoveProcurement 25:38

3h ago25:38

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Aspiring professionals have to deliver more than table-stakes results if they want to climb the corporate ladder. In fact, they have to do more than climb: they need to time travel. Most hard working individuals can create value for today, in their current role, given the present circumstances. The real prize goes to those who manage to create a so…

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Was the Summer Economic Statement worth the paper it was written on? 35:11

28m ago35:11

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Is Keir Starmer already getting lucky? Only one month's data, but GDP growth smashed estimates in May. US and Irish inflation down again. IFAC warns about an 'overheating' risk to the Irish economy. Why we should all, in fact, get to love overheating. Nvidia, AI & the US stock market: amazing growth Biden is losing his friends. He should make Kamal…

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EP 153 Art, paleontology and dad jokes with Ray Troll 1:30:24

2d ago1:30:24

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In this one, Cody talks to Ray Troll. He’s an artist and he describes himself as a paleo-nerd. Ever since he was a kid, he’s been obsessed with dinosaurs. In fact, before he even learned how to spell his own name, he learned how to spell “dinosaur.” They were also the first things he remembers drawing. He says that as a child drawing was his superp…

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A smile on our faces? In conversation about all things UK - 'Brexit & Beyond' - with Professor Chris Grey 43:36

3d ago43:36

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In conversation with author, blogger and columnist, Professor Chris Grey Post the Labour landslide election victory, some of us have smiles on our faces. Does the result mean we can now really turn the page on the chaos and mendacity of the last 14 years? Is Keir Starmer relying on dumb luck for success? Is this the last chance saloon for the UK? "…

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Has Liz Truss done the world a big favour? Reflections on the UK General election 38:33

6d ago38:33

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The Irish finance minister is drowning in cash. Booming tax revenues the clearest indicator - much better than GDP - that the economy remains robust. Politics over economics: Charlie McCreevy once said when finance minister, "If I have it, I'll spend it'. It's not what the budgetary watchdog or the central bank would endorse - quite the opposite of…

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Why is everyone so unhappy? Or are we? In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara 41:38

27d ago41:38

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In this podcast we welcome back regular guest, Professor Shane O'Mara, neuroscientist and professor at Trinity College Dublin. I a review of an important new book by Dan Davies, professor Brad de Long of Berkley asks the question: given we are over 15 times better off than our pre-industrial ancestors, why are we so miserable. Davies gives one answ…

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Ep 11: Unveiling the Secrets of Selling to Procurement: feat. Franck Lheureux #LoveProcurement 32:47

12d ago32:47

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Many procurement professionals cringe and cover their ears at the mere mention of “selling.” The fatigue associated with being ‘sold to’ for their own solutions and the solutions associated with sourcing projects across the business is real. But legacy perceptions of selling are no more representative than legacy perceptions of procurement. In this…

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The horseshoe theory of politics - hard right or left? The year of the election goes into top gear 27:06

13d ago27:06

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The French elections will likely reverberate across Europe. Perhaps even alter the course of the war in Ukraine. The UK will now see the final death throes of the Tory Party. Farage is on the cusp of another victory. Of sorts. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…

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Chatter Marks EP 89 Memories and Monsters Part 2: Sasquatch encounters 1:04:03

28d ago1:04:03

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In this episode, Cody talk to Fred Roehl and David Holthouse about Sasquatch encounters. Fred is a YouTuber and a Sasquatch, or Hairy Man, oral historian. His channel is called “The Subarctic Alaska Sasquatch and Alaska’s Little People” and in it he narrates Sasquatch encounters and also interviews people who tell their Sasquatch stories. At this p…

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Irish house prices on the rise again. So are global house prices. They should have fallen 30%-50 but interest rates are now set to fall.% 30:51

23d ago30:51

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The most inept election campaign in history? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 10: Successful Change Management, Implementation, and Adoption feat. Dan Amzallag 37:50

1M ago37:50

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When a decision is made about what procurement platform will be put in place, the team’s effort is not done. In fact, it is only the beginning. A well-managed implementation process ensures that the company achieves the objectives and benefits associated with the solution, and it takes into consideration input from a wide variety of users. Implemen…

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The Middle of the Year of The Election - how the Pentagon's analysis of UFOs could help political analysts 26:12

28d ago26:12

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Is The Other Hand behind the demise of Sinn Fein? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chatter Marks EP 88 Memories and Monsters Part 1: Sasquatch in interior and coastal Alaska 1:06:33

1M ago1:06:33

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In this episode of Chatter Marks, Cody talks to Dehrich Chya and Angela Gonzalez about the cultural importance of Sasquatch. Dehrich works at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak and Angela is an Athabascan artist and writer. Dehrich’s perspective is of coastal Alaska. He says that the Alutiiq people call Sasquatch or Bigfoot creatures Aula’aq, and its tem…

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'After taking the pin out, you are supposed to throw the grenade'. Is the UK really in worse political shape than the US? 28:00

1M ago28:00

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An immediate post-budget Irish election? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 9: Going from Procurement to the Dark Side feat. Arnaud Malarde and Jarrod McAdoo 33:10

2M ago33:10

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Being ‘in procurement’ can mean a number of things, but typically it is assumed to mean that someone is a procurement practitioner. When a practitioner makes the decision to stay in procurement but take on another role - say working at a service or solution provider - their colleagues may be distrustful. Some will even believe they have gone over t…

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"Stop the world, we want to get off": SF takes offence at the 'militarisation of the EU'. A poor month for the Irish consumer. REal wage growth might come to the rescue. 34:44

2M ago34:44

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How far can EU rate cuts diverge from the US? And much more! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A rare opportunity to do the strategically right thing and reap political dividends: a budget for housing, not tax cuts. 35:11

2M ago35:11

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Jean-Claude Juncker, ex-head of the EU Commission, once famously said that policymakers know what is the right thing to do, but don't know how to get re-elected if they do it. That is true too much of the time. But is there a unique opportunity for the Irish government, for once to do the right thing and to be rewarded for it at the ballot box? Fin…

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Economic PTSD? EU economy growing again. US economy accelerates? Stock market reaction to Nvidia humbles analysts 33:56

2M ago33:56

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UK election dominates headlines that should be about China simulating war Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Interest rates likely to fall next month - in the EU at least. But does the ECB know what it is doing? Nvidia & the nuttiness of stock markets. 33:23

2M ago33:23

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Inflation falls in the UK but *only* to 2.3%. Cue weeping and wailing and much hot air. The narcissism of small differences. Does anybody know what really causes inflation? Does the ECB understand the connection (or lack of) between interest rates and inflation? The human aspects of all this are often lost in dry discussions of monetary policy and …

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Ep 8: Forming a Lasting Data Strategy feat. Joseph Yacura and Alex Saric 33:19

2M ago33:19

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Data is one of the most valuable resources any company can have, but having it versus being able to trust it and put it to work are two different things. Some data is brought in from the outside with a clear purpose, and other data is created as a byproduct of business processes and transactions. Being able to pull it together as part of a cohesive…

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EP 152 Exonerating Alaskans with Jory Knott 1:01:48

2M ago1:01:48

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In this one, Cody talks to Jory Knott. He’s the Executive Director of the Alaska Innocence Project. The Alaska Innocence Project started in 2008 under the direction of Bill Oberly, and it took seven years for them to get their first exoneration — it was the Fairbanks Four case, in which four Alaska Native men were wrongly convicted of murder and su…

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Politics & opinion polls in Ireland, UK & US. Why are Sinn Fein suffering because of immigration? Have they lost vital momentum? 27:49

2M ago27:49

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Opinion polls on both sides of the Atlantic tell fascinating stories. Sinn Fein has lost momentum. Have they peaked too soon? Rishi Sunak's Tories are now polling at lower levels that the nadir of Liz Truss' government. That really is some going. Trump breaks wind audibly in court, hears stories about his sexual peccadillos and goes up in the polls…

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Is immigration just one of those unsolvable problems? Biden's EV tariffs repeat the mistakes of the 1970s 30:04

3M ago30:04

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We might need 80,000 new houses a year - or we might not. It all depends on so many imponderables. One of them being the level of immigration. We now see that everywhere as a problem to be solved. Is it solvable? Biden is trying to keep cheap Chinese electronic vehicles out of the US. Europe is thinking about doing the same. That's all to protect d…

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Is the liberal world order really about to collapse? Or should we take cheer from 'The Curse of The Economist" 31:00

3M ago31:00

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The State the UK is in & much more! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Has Robert Kennedy JR's brain been eaten by a worm? Could it be responsible for his conspiracy theories. Do protests work? 39:13

3M ago39:13

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In conversation with Professor of Experimental Brain Research, Shane O'Mara. Robert Kennedy Junior says a worm has eaten part of his brain. Is this possible? Yes - but his 'brain fog' and other symptoms could have been caused by something else. Partly eaten or not, his possible brain injuries are not likely to have led to a predisposition to conspi…

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EP 151 Things can get better with Heidi Huppert 1:02:57

3M ago1:02:57

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In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Heidi Huppert. Aurora is a former journalist and currently works at Covenant House Alaska; Heidi is the Chief Program Officer at Covenant House. Heidi’s perspective on homelessness in Alaska is unique because, in her younger years, she spent time on the streets of Anchorage. Her mom had a violent an…

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If Gaza gifts Trump the White House the great Bidenomics experiment is over. A lot of other things will also be over. 29:47

3M ago29:47

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The economic consequences of the war in Gaza have so far been very limited. The oil price has been well-behaved, all things considered. But that war is shaping up to be a forever war. That's the logical conclusion that flows from observing two sides committed to the other's destruction. If the war costs Biden the election then another logical concl…

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Ep 7: Telling the Ivalua Story feat. David Khuat-Duy 32:26

3M ago32:26

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Today’s emerging technology is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, but it wasn't so very long ago that the Internet, followed by cloud computing and SaaS, revolutionized enterprise systems. At the start of each new age, disruptive thinkers have to imagine - and then build - platforms that are able to apply the new capabilities to…

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Unemployment edges up on both sides of the Atlantic. UK election results show Sunak up as a hopeless politician he really can't do politics. 35:16

3M ago35:16

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Unemployment edges up on both sides of the Atlantic - things are definitely showing early signs of slowing down. Whatever the outlook there are very good reasons to quietly ditch the 2% inflation targets that apply to the FED, BoE and ECB - particularly in the US, too much harm will be caused by a drive to 2%. Quietly adopt 3% inflation targets and…

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An ex-UK Cabinet Minister suggests bussing refugees to the Irish border in order to show the "pious" Irish government who is the boss. 39:41

3M ago39:41

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The border never went away you know. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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If war is coming to Europe, is membership of the EU and neutrality mutually inconsistent? 33:25

3M ago33:25

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A packed podcast: It may be the ultimate social faux pas, but dare we say the latest Revenue annual report contains a wealth of fascinating data? Back taxes owed by SMEs could be - maybe are - a real problem Short-termism: anyone wondering why some companies and countries don't inest enough in themselves need look no further than META's (Facebook) …

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What will the next generation think of us? Taking the other side of IMF forecast bets. 31:29

3M ago31:29

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The Irish government has released its latest assessment of where the economy is heading. It looks like. a forlorn attempt to dampen expectations ahead of another giveaway budget in a few months time. The last before the general election. The golden goose will someday stop laying its eggs. What will future generations think of us, what we did the la…

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EP 150 Furniture, basketball and family with Buddy Bailey 1:16:10

3M ago1:16:10

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In this one, Cody talks to Buddy Bailey. In the late 1990s, Buddy became the face of his dad’s furniture business, Bailey’s Furniture. He was 7 years old when he appeared in his first commercial — the crew filming it realized that the furniture itself didn’t have much character, so they suggested that Buddy get in front of the camera. He was a natu…

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Ep 6: 2024 Big Trends in Procurement feat. Andrew Bartolini and Vishal Patel 36:54

3M ago36:54

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While some market research reports capture a snapshot in time, others play a long game, watching priorities shift over a decade or more. Those annual reports can often capture more nuanced trends, providing actionable insight that executives can use to position themselves, their teams, and their companies as leaders in an incredibly competitive mar…

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Irish house prices up again. Time to change the global growth narrative? Markets, the IMF & The Economist all have bought into stronger growth & higher interest rates. 37:18

3M ago37:18

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Wing nuts are in charge? Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EP 149 Human trafficking in Alaska and decolonizing data with Josie Heyano 1:28:22

3M ago1:28:22

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In this one, Cody and co-host Aurora Ford talk to Josie Hayano. Aurora is a former journalist and works at Covenant House Alaska; Josie is a member of the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, a presidentially appointed position. She was the first Alaska Native person to be on the board. Every member of the board is a human trafficki…

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Will Ireland go Dutch? Prolonged coalition negotiations likely if no party gets more than 30% of the GE vote. 31:28

4M ago31:28

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Latest opinion polls - and a bit of political crystal ball gazing - points to no one party getting more than 30% of the vote at the upcoming Irish general election. Why is that and what might it mean? Will Ireland 'Go Dutch' (or Belgian...)? Are we in for weeks or even months of prolonged coalition negotiations? The deteriorating geopolitical situa…

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It's beginning to look a lot like the 1930s 33:43

4M ago33:43

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Initial financial market reaction to big events is often wrong Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Higher for longer US interest rates = higher for longer mortgage rates in Ireland and U.K. 28:59

4M ago28:59

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More thoughts on the. Economics of Irish reunification Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Irish reunification: the costs and other issues - many that haven't even been thought about 49:20

4M ago49:20

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Professor Edgar Morgenroth has recently published a joint paper with professor John Fitzgerald that takes a deep dive into the potential costs of Irish reunification. We talk to Edgar about his work. We look at lessons from german reunification and the asumptions behind his estimates that it could cost the Irish taxpayer a lot of money. And a lot o…

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Ep 5: Why and How Generative AI Is Changing Procurement feat. Pascal Bensoussan 35:14

4M ago35:14

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In late 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT set the world’s imagination on fire. The possibilities of generative AI seemed endless, but at some point the work of applying this new technology had to begin. Companies of all sizes and across industries started experimenting with all kinds of generative AI use cases. Which of them will stand the test of time - and …

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Getting ready for war in Europe? Competing narrative fallacies about markets. 27:23

4M ago27:23

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