Hi all, I thought an update was required for all Renegade Economists listeners. The show is now broadcast on the last Wednesday of the month from 6 – 6.30pm on 3CR. The podcast usually goes online a few days later. All show notes will now be placed on our parent body Prosper Australia’s website, under the Renegade Economists tag. The … Read More
Harnessing Efficiency to Enable Opportunity
Renegade Economists Show 573 – the last weekly show. As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the weekly podcast. Show Notes A collage to see us out in show 573. My first introduction to 3CR was via a late Sunday night show in 1990 called Itch to Scratch. They mixed politics over music to make … Read More
The End of the Month or the End of the World?
Renegade Economists Show 572 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the weekly podcast. Show Notes Frank de Jong (co-founder Canadian Green Party) talks about the fading political currency of policy makers and their inability to meet the demands of inequality alongside rampant right-wing influence. How can a pre-emptive economic system be enabled to deal … Read More
The Bounty of Place
Renegade Economists Show 571 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the weekly podcast. Show Notes Dave Giesen (Henry George School of Social Sciences, San Fran) discusses the latest round of efforts to help the homeless. Will a tax on Silicon Valley unicorns to fund homeless services make a lasting difference? So many people are … Read More
Soos on Banking Sharks
Renegade Economists Show 570 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the weekly podcast. Show Notes Independent economist Philip Soos (twitter.com/PhilipSoos) is one of Australia’s leading heterodox economists. We welcome him back onto the show to discuss the state of the Australian economy in light of the Royal Commission into banking. An onslaught of data … Read More