If you're interested in a particular speaker, all our episodes sorted by guest are here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42920690
Here are all our episodes in chronological order:
Episode 1 - Patricia & Christian: A Hypothecated Tax For The NHS?
Patricia and Christian explain why we don't need a hypothecated tax for the NHS, and why it’s so damaging to believe that we do.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41450688
Episode 2 - Patricia & Christian: Monetary Sovereignty
What does it mean to be monetarily sovereign and why does it matter?
Patricia and Christian discuss how some erroneous mainstream economic concepts are confusing us and undermining our understanding of world economic problems.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41451986
Episode 3 - Patricia & Christian: Why We Can Always Afford A War
Patricia and Christian discuss government ‘debt’ and explain why politicians never ask “how are you going to pay for it?” when it comes to war.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41452640
Episode 4 - Fadhel Kaboub: What is the Job Guarantee?
Patricia and Christian interview Dr Fadhel Kaboub, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity to discuss the new policy advocated by MMT activists which is generating debate in the US after support from Senator Bernie Sanders.
What is a Job Guarantee, how does it compare to UBI and what problems, if any, would it solve?
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41742701
Episode 5 - Rohan Grey: A Job Guarantee vs a Universal Basic Income
Patricia and Christian interview leading US activist and president of The Modern Money Network Rohan Grey on the efforts to push through a job guarantee. How does it compare to a Universal Basic income (UBI)?
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41778696
Episode 6 - Nathan Tankus: What makes a currency valuable?
Christian interviews Nathan Tankus, research scholar at the Modern Money Network (MMN) in the US to find out how currencies work and what makes them valuable - and also about exchange rates, inflation, and what’s happening in Venezuela.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41779230
Episode 7 - Steven Hail: Inflation, Price Shocks And Other Misunderstandings
Patricia and Christian chat with Dr Steven Hail, MMT economist and author of "Economics for Sustainable Prosperity" about where your money goes when you pay your taxes. Spoiler alert: nowhere! Also under discussion: the difference between price shocks and inflation, the irrational assumptions of orthodox economists and what might happen to foreign exchange rates after Brexit.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41780508
Episode 8 - Richard Murphy: Corbynomics And Labour's Fiscal Credibility Rule
Patricia and Christian chat with Richard Murphy, economist and author of The Joy Of Tax, about what the UK government deficit actually is: your money! We also talk about Corbynomics, Labour's Fiscal Credibility rule and the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41781319
Episode 9 - Patricia & Christian: MMT Activism, The Job Guarantee And Automatic Stabilisers
In their continuing mission to demystify economics, Patricia and Christian talk about spreading Modern Monetary Theory, watching/avoiding the UK budget, automatic stabilisers and an idea for an MMT activist manifesto.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41782123
Episode 10 - Chiara Zoccarato: The Eurozone crisis - Italy vs the European Commission
Patricia interviews Chiara Zoccarato, a socialist activist from Patria and Costituzione. A committed MMT advocate, Chiara explains the current stand off between Italy’s new right wing government and the European Commission, and the economic and political implications of the Eurozone spending restrictions.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41789282
Episode 11 - Bill Mitchell: MMT Q&A - central banking, Job Guarantee And More...
Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly talk with lead MMT academic, professor Bill Mitchell, as he answers listeners’ questions about government bond issuance, central banking, the Job Guarantee, the NAIRU, the Euro, parallel currencies, debt jubilees, zero interest rate policy, capital controls, MMT university and more…
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41789870
Episode 12 - Fadhel Kaboub: Monetary Sovereignty, Colonialism and Independence
Patricia and Christian chat with economics professor and president of the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity, Fadhel Kaboub about the meaning and importance of monetary sovereignty, MMT in relation to developing countries, Venezuela, colonialism, Scottish independence, and the MMT Job Guarantee.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41790149
Episode 13 - Steven Hail: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Banking, But Were Afraid To Ask
MMT economist Steven Hail helps Christian understand the intricacies of a modern money banking system as they discuss the interplay of government spending, private sector transactions, reserve and bond accounts at the central bank and how these things impact on interest rates, plus the effect of quantitative easing.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41790887
Episode 14 - Andrés Bernal: The Green New Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez friend and advisor, Andrés Bernal talks to Patricia and Christian about MMT and the evolution of The Green New Deal.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41791623
Episode 15 - Warren Mosler, Bill Mitchell, Patricia Pino, Chris Cook: Modern Monetary Theory & The Economics Of An Independent Scotland
MMT founders Warren Mosler and Bill Mitchell explain in great detail what Modern Monetary Theory would mean for an independent Scotland and the UK as a whole, and Patricia talks MMT activism at a live event chaired by Chris Cook and briefly interrupted by Christian.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41805554
Episode 16 - Warren Mosler: Treasuries, Kilts, Fish & Chips
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to go for a pint in a busy Glasgow pub with Warren Mosler, now’s your chance!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41806207
Episode 17 - Scott Ferguson: MMT and Marxism
Patricia talks with Associate Professor of Humanities & Cultural Studies and co-host of Money On The Left podcast Scott Ferguson about Marxism and political identities in general in relation to MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41806295
Episode 18 - John T. Harvey: Macroeconomics Done Properly (part 1)
Part 1: Christian talks to professor of Economics John T. Harvey as he builds a solid macroeconomic framework from easy-to-follow first principles.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41806471
Episode 19 - John T. Harvey: Macroeconomics Done Properly (part 2 )
Part 2: John addresses some of the pushback Modern Monetary Theory has been receiving from mainstream commentators, and talks about the importance of metaphors, stories and historical examples to illustrate macroeconomic insights.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/27838781
Episode 20 - Warren Mosler: The MMT Money Story (part 1)
Part 1: Christian talks to father of MMT Warren Mosler about defining currency, the difference between government-issued currency and money created through commercial bank lending, exchange rates, international trade, the petrodollar, and the NHS.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28004824
Episode 21 - Warren Mosler: The MMT Money Story (part 2)
Part 2: Christian talks to father of MMT Warren Mosler about student debt cancellation, Libra and cryptocurrency in general, the MMT Job Guarantee vs Universal Basic Income and the primary dealer system.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28142083
Episode 22 - Steve Grumbine: Real, Progressive Economics
Patricia and Christian talk to founder of Real Progressives and lead MMT activist Steve Grumbine about his journey as a movement-builder, and the lessons he’s learned on the way.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28378155
Episode 23 - Ellis Winningham: Challenging Orthodoxy (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to economist and activist Ellis Winningham about introducing people to MMT, the nature of money, quantity theory of money, inflation, deficit trolls, and the challenge of “paying back” government debt using time-travel.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28549518
Episode 24 - Ellis Winningham: Challenging Orthodoxy (part 2)
Part 2: Economist Ellis Winningham talks to Patricia and Christian about the NHS, the Job Guarantee, capital flight, speculation - and also straightens out some of the common misunderstandings people can come to on the way to fully understanding MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28731380
Episode 25 - Ellis Winningham: Challenging Orthodoxy (part 3)
Part 3: Economist Ellis Winningham talks to Patricia and Christian about the myth of barter, the gold standard, “Printing” money, bond issuance, interest rates - and straightens out some of the common misunderstandings people can come to on the way to fully understanding MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/28876473
Episode 26 - Cory Doctorow: Radicalize This (part 1)
Part 1: Christian talks to author and activist Cory Doctorow about his recent writing on MMT, his book “Radicalized”, and how storytelling can bring otherwise esoteric concepts to life.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29086563
Episode 27 - Cory Doctorow: Radicalise This! (part 2)
Part 2: Christian talks to author and activist Cory Doctorow about his recent writing on MMT, cryptocurrency, fact, fiction, science fiction, intellectual self-defence, online freedom, and Cory’s latest book, “Radicalized”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29232585
Episode 28 - Warren Mosler: Sovereign Currency - A Beginner’s Guide
Modern Monetary Theory founder Warren Mosler gives a crash course in MMT to an audience in Scotland, starting with the objectives of having a national currency, how to reach those objectives, and how to keep the currency stable.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29265974
Episode 29 - Bill Mitchell: The MMT Lens & Scottish Independence
Professor Bill Mitchell lays out the core principles of MMT and what they mean for the Scottish independence movement. Audio from a talk given in Glasgow in May 2019.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29419615
Episode 30 - Steven Hail: Understanding Government Bonds (Part 1)
Part 1: Dr Steven Hail explains the terminology and the mechanics of government bond issuance.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29621245
Episode 31 - Steven Hail: Understanding Government Bonds (Part 2)
Part 2: Dr Steven Hail explains the terminology and the mechanics of government bond issuance and answers listener questions.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/29829500
Episode 31(a) - Chris Williamson and Bill Mitchell: MMT And The Labour Party
Chris Williamson MP and professor Bill Mitchell introduce an audience at the Brighton Labour Party conference to MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30204508
Episode 32 - Sam Levey: How Uncle Sam Paid For World War II (part 1)
Part 1: Scholar and research fellow at the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity Sam Levey talks about his paper: “Modern Money and the War Treasury”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30005574
Episode 33 - Sam Levey: How Uncle Sam Paid For World War II (part 2)
Part 2: Scholar and research fellow at the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity Sam Levey talks to Patricia and Christian about his recent working paper: “Modern Money and the War Treasury”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30112818
Episode 34 - Bill Mitchell: MMT And The Green New Deal
Professor Bill Mitchell gives a talk at the Brighton Labour Party conference about MMT and the Green New Deal, and answers audience questions. Recorded 23rd September 2019.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30429854
Episode 35 - Bill Mitchell: Training The Trainers (Part 1)
Part 1: Professor Bill Mitchell gives a talk to MMT advocates in London about spreading the word, and answers audience questions. Recorded 24th September 2019.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30605693
Episode 35a - Fadhel Kaboub: The Quest For Monetary Sovereignty In Africa
Dr Fadhel Kaboub underlines the importance of monetary sovereignty and talks about the upcoming “Quest for Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa” conference.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31062237
Episode 36 - Bill Mitchell: Training The Trainers (Part 2)
Part 2: Professor Bill Mitchell gives a talk to MMT advocates in London about spreading the word. Recorded 24th September 2019.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30789543
Episode 37 - Stuart Medina: Trade, The Euro and The Pain In Spain (Part 1)
Part 1: Patricia talks to Stuart Medina of Spain’s Red MMT group about the Eurozone crisis viewed through the MMT lens.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/30959731
Episode 38 - Stuart Medina: Trade, The Euro and The Pain In Spain (Part 2)
Part 2: Patricia talks to Stuart Medina of Spain’s Red MMT group about the Eurozone crisis, international trade and the limits of monetary policy viewed through the MMT lens.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31233164
Episode 39 - Kevin Muir: A Practitioner’s Guide To MMT (part 1)
Market strategist and writer of the Macro Tourist daily letter Kevin Muir talks to Patricia and Christian about how the MMT descriptive framework aligns with his experience of how markets work.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31516611
Episode 39a - Patricia & Christian: MMT Basics, The NHS, and The Green New Deal
Patricia and Christian talk through some MMT basics and apply the insights to the political challenges ahead.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31902271
Episode 39b - Patricia & Christian: MMT Election Fever Special!
Patricia and Christian apply the MMT lens to the forthcoming UK general election.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/32194006
Episode 39c: Steven Hail - Green Economics, A Just Transition and The 2020 Sustainable Prosperity Conference
Dr Steven Hail talks to Christian about the upcoming Sustainable Prosperity Conference in Adelaide.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/32431123
Episode 40 - Kevin Muir: A Practitioner’s Guide To MMT (part 2)
Part 2: Market strategist and writer of the Macro Tourist daily letter Kevin Muir talks to Patricia and Christian about how the MMT descriptive framework aligns with his experience of how markets work.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31679542
Episode 41 - Steven Hail: A Response To MMT Pushback, Exchange Rates, and The 2020 Sustainable Prosperity Conference
Dr Steven Hail talks about his appearance on ABC’s Future Tense programme, the mechanics of the foreign exchange market, and the upcoming Sustainable Prosperity Conference in Adelaide.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/32695528
Episode 42 - John T Harvey: The NHS And Healthcare Economics
Professor John T Harvey talks about the NHS, privatisation and the implications of distributing healthcare using a market mechanism.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/33460238
Episode 43 - Sam Levey: Understanding Endogenous Money
Christian and Patricia talk to research scholar Sam Levey about endogenous and exogenous theories of money creation.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/35073683
Episode 44 - Fadhel Kaboub: Coronavirus and Earth Day 2020
Christian and Patricia talk to President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, Dr Fadhel Kaboub about the response to the coronavirus pandemic and the MMT online march for Earth Day 2020 (April 15th - 22nd).
https://www.patreon.com/posts/35290354
Episode 45 - Steve Keen: Coronavirus vs The World
Christian and Patricia talk to award-winning economist and author Professor Steve Keen about the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and the multiple ways in which mainstream economic thinking continues to prove itself dangerously inadequate to increasingly urgent real-world problems.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/35701076
Episode 46 - Maren Poitras: Finding The Money
Christian and Patricia talk to filmmaker Maren Poitras about her documentary “Finding The Money”, her journey into understanding MMT and the challenge of communicating its insights.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/35919357
Episode 47 - Pavlina Tcherneva: Building Resilience - The Case For A Job Guarantee
Christian and Patricia talk to author and economist Pavlina Tcherneva about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and building a more rational and resilient economic system.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/36034543
Episode 48 - Rohan Grey: #MintTheCoin
Christian and Patricia talk to lawyer and Modern Money Network President Rohan Grey about the Automatic Boost to Communities act to Mint The Coin.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/36292974
Episode 49 - Phil Armstrong: Where Does Money Come From? (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to PhD scholar Phil Armstrong about learning from and working with MMT founder Warren Mosler, and the revolution in the understanding of money brought about by his insights.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/36619334
Episode 50 - Phil Armstrong: Where Does Money Come From? (Part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to PhD scholar Phil Armstrong about learning from and working with MMT founder Warren Mosler, and the revolution in the understanding of money brought about by his insights.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/36846931
Episode 51 - Cory Doctorow: The First Days Of A Better Nation vs The Flu Klux Klan
Patricia and Christian talk to writer and activist Cory Doctorow about present crises, possible futures, and his new novel set in a post-MMT Green New Deal future.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/37180690
Episode 52 - Vincent Huang: A Green Job Guarantee For China
Patricia and Christian talk to research scholar and Assistant Professor of Economics Vincent Huang about China’s emerging economic challenges, and his policy proposal to help solve them.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/37436696
Episode 53 - L. Randall Wray: MMT And The Green New Deal
Patricia and Christian talk to primary MMT academic and author of Understanding Modern Money Professor L. Randall Wray about his early insights into the origins and nature of money and how MMT applies to the Green New Deal.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/37728507
Episode 54 - Chris Williamson: The Festival Of Resistance
Patricia and Christian talk to politician and campaigner Chris Williamson about his latest project - the Festival of Resistance - and how Modern Monetary Theory has changed his thinking about public policy.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/37986309
Episode 55 - Dirk Ehnts: A Way Forward For The Eurozone
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dirk Ehnts about the challenges facing Eurozone member nations, and the policy solution being proposed by Dr Ehnts and other MMT economists.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/38252014
Episode 56 - Patricia Pino: Interview With Resistance TV
An interview Patricia gave to Resistance TV about Modern Monetary Theory.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/38542335
Episode 57: John T Harvey - Contending Perspectives In Economics (Part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to author, Forbes contributor, and Cowboy Economist John T Harvey about how different economic schools of thought view the world.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/38637864
Episode 58: John T Harvey - Contending Perspectives In Economics (Part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to author, Forbes contributor, and Cowboy Economist John T Harvey about how different economic schools of thought view the world.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/38826846
Episode 59 - Warren Mosler: What Do Central Banks Do?
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about quantitative easing, interest rates, inflation and all things MMT in the current context.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/39070023
Episode 60 - Nathan Tankus: Notes On The Crises
Patricia and Christian talk to writer and research director for the Modern Money Network Nathan Tankus about the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 and our current crises.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/39517196
Episode 61 - Richard Murphy: The Treasury Is Choosing Death
Patricia and Christian talk to Professor Richard Murphy about monetary operations, tax justice, and the UK government’s standoff with the NHS regarding finances.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/39770679
Episode 62 - Patricia & Christian: Unpacking The Deficit Myth (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/39964869
Episode 63 - Phil Armstrong, Prue Plumridge: The Post-Covid Economy (presentation)
Author and MMT scholar Phil Armstrong gives a presentation on MMT basics and applies the insights to economic challenges ahead. Event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/40249996
Episode 64 John T Harvey: Exchange Rate Theory - Is It As Horrifically Boring As It Sounds? (presentation)
Author and Cowboy Economist Professor John T Harvey gives a presentation on exchange rate theory. Event organised by Modern Money Australia.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/40518059
Episode 65 - Phil Armstrong: Understanding Inflation
Patricia and Christian talk to author and MMT scholar Phil Armstrong about inflation, hyperinflation, the gold standard, John Maynard Keynes’ Bancor plan and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672678
Episode 66 - Patricia & Christian: Unpacking The Deficit Myth (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41891426
Episode 67 - Phil Armstrong & Bill Mitchell: In Conversation
Author and MMT Scholar Phil Armstrong in conversation with MMT co-founder Professor Bill Mitchell. Event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42076881
Episode 68 - Cory Doctorow: Digital Rights, Surveillance Capitalism & Interoperable Socks
Patricia and Christian talk to author and digital rights advocate Cory Doctorow about his new book, Attack Surface, and where his work intersects with economics, and also about the importance of the work of David Graeber.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42042181
Episode 69 - Scott Ferguson & Maxx Seijo: The Choreographers of Credit
Patricia and Christian talk to the hosts of Money On The Left podcast Maxx Seijo and Scott Ferguson about mesoeconomics and the Uni Currency Project.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42552289
Episode 70 - Patricia & Christian: Interview With Physical Attraction Podcast (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk with the host of Physical Attraction podcast Thomas Hornigold about how they came to MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42722165
Episode 71 - Warren Mosler & Phil Armstrong: In Conversation
Author and MMT Scholar Phil Armstrong in conversation with MMT co-founder Warren Mosler. Event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/42971628
Episode 72 - Steven Hail: The External Sector
Patricia and Christian talk to Dr Steven Hail about imports and exports, and the effect they have on a nation’s balance sheet, using the sectoral balance framework.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43043601
Episode 73 - Robert Hockett: Spreading The Fed & Why Wicksell Matters (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to Professor Robert Hockett about his roots as a scholar, the man he describes as “the most important economist you’ve never heard of”, and about digitising the dollar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43321755
Episode 74 - Robert Hockett: Spreading The Fed & Why Wicksell Matters (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian continue the conversation with Professor Robert Hockett about his work on digitising the dollar and financing the Green New Deal.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-74-fed-2-43487286
Episode 75 - Neil Wilson & Phil Armstrong: In Conversation
Author and MMT Scholar Phil Armstrong talks to finance and information systems expert Neil Wilson at an event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43812569
Episode 76 - Sam Levey: MMT For Mainstream Economists And Mobilisation Theory (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to MMT scholar Sam Levey about a collection of resources he put together to help people with a more mainstream grasp of economics get acquainted with MMT.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43697752
Episode 77 - Sam Levey: MMT For Mainstream Economists And Mobilisation Theory (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation with MMT scholar Sam Levey about his “MMT For Mainstream Economists” website.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43886189
Episode 78 - John T. Harvey: International Monetary Economics
Patricia and Christian talk to Professor John T. Harvey about international monetary economics, what influences currency prices, and much more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44373728
Episode 79 - John Morrison: Deciphering Economists
Christian talks to teacher, astute commentator, and aspiring economist understander John Morrison about mainstream economic models.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44722042
Episode 80 - Warren Mosler: MMT Holiday Special (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian ask MMT founder Warren Mosler questions written by podcast patrons.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45281376
Episode 81 - Warren Mosler: MMT Holiday Special (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian ask MMT founder Warren Mosler questions written by podcast patrons.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-81-mmt-2-45555840
Episode 82 - Patricia & Christian: Interview With Physical Attraction Podcast (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk with the host of Physical Attraction podcast Thomas Hornigold about the implications of MMT as they see it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45756021
Episode 83 - Fadhel Kaboub & Phil Armstrong: In Conversation
Author and MMT Scholar Phil Armstrong talks to professor of economics and president of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity Fadhel Kaboub about how MMT insights apply to the global south, colonial reparations, the MMT Job Guarantee contrasted with Universal Basic Income, and much more. Event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/46078261
Episode 84 - Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye & Neil Wilson: An Accounting Model Of The UK Exchequer (Part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to the authors of a groundbreaking new study that details the internal accounting operations of the UK exchequer and the ultimate impact of government spending and taxing on the private sector.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/46352183
Episode 85 - Pavlina Tcherneva & Phil Armstrong: In Conversation
Author and MMT scholar Phil Armstrong talks to author of “The Case For A Job Guarantee” Professor Pavlina Tcherneva. Event organised by the Gower Initiative For Modern Money Studies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/46691623
Episode 86 - Andrew Berkeley, Richard Tye & Neil Wilson: An Accounting Model Of The UK Exchequer (Part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to the authors of a groundbreaking new study that details the internal accounting operations of the UK exchequer and the ultimate impact of government spending and taxing on the private sector.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/46865929
Episode 87 - Patricia & Christian: Unpacking The Deficit Myth (part 3)
Part 3: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/47325194
Episode 88 - Warren Mosler & Phil Armstrong: Weimar Republic Hyperinflation Through An MMT Lens (part 1)
Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler and MMT scholar Dr Phil Armstrong about their recent paper: “Weimar Republic Hyperinflation through a Modern Monetary Theory Lens”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/47638591
Episode 89 - Warren Mosler & Phil Armstrong: Weimar Republic Hyperinflation Through An MMT Lens (part 2)
Part 2: Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler and MMT scholar Dr Phil Armstrong about their recent paper: “Weimar Republic Hyperinflation through a Modern Monetary Theory Lens”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-89-phil-47904999
Episode 90 - Stephanie Kelton, Gabrielle Bond & Steven Hail: The Deficit Myth & A Green New Deal
Economist and best-selling author Professor Stephanie Kelton talks with Gabrielle Bond and Dr Steven Hail of the Sustainable Prosperity Action Group.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/48165836
Episode 91 - Bill Mitchell, Pavlina Tcherneva & Modern Money Australia: MMT And The New Social Contract
MMT co-founder Bill Mitchell and Job Guarantee expert Pavlina Tcherneva talk with the team at Modern Money Australia about lessons learned from the Covid crisis and a new way forward.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/48523726
Episode 92 - Patricia & Christian: Interview With Physical Attraction Podcast (part 3)
Part 3: Patricia and Christian talk with the host of Physical Attraction podcast Thomas Hornigold about environmental policy, the Euro, monetary sovereignty, and the implications of MMT as they see it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/48816832
Episode 93 - Stuart Medina Miltimore & Modern Money Australia: The Battle For A Progressive Europe
Economist and founder of Spanish activist network Rete MMT (Red MMT) Stuart Medina Miltimore talks with the team at Modern Money Australia about the implications of MMT for the future of progressive reform in Europe and beyond, at a webinar which took place on the 20th March 2021.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49105309
Episode 94 - Olafur Margeirsson: A Job Guarantee For Iceland
Patricia and Christian talk with economist, writer, real estate market strategist and alternate member of the Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of Iceland Olaf Margeirsson about the economy of Iceland and his Job Guarantee proposal.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49267564
Episode 95 - Shappi Khorsandi: The Ticket Analogy
Christian pitches Modern Monetary Theory to comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49617770
Episode 96 - Deborah Harrington: The Fight For The NHS
Patricia and Christian talk to NHS campaigner Deborah Harrington about the history of the NHS and its conflict with neoliberalism.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49819223
Episode 97 - Fadhel Kaboub: On The Deficit Myth - Introduction
Professor of economics and president of the Global Institute For Sustainable ProsperityFadhel Kaboub answers questions posed by readers of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth at a book club event hosted by Ramona Massachi of Real Progressives.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/50108906
Episode 98 Asker Voldsgaard - A Green Job Guarantee For Denmark
Patricia and Christian talk to PhD student at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Asker Voldsgaard about his work, and a green Job Guarantee proposal for Denmark.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/50421904
Episode 99 - Rohan Grey: On The Deficit Myth - Don’t Think Of A Household
Lawyer and Modern Money Network President Rohan Grey answers questions posed by readers of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth at a book club event hosted by Ramona Massachi of Real Progressives.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/50672786
Episode 100 - Dirk Ehnts: International Trade & China’s New Digital Currency
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about central banking, international trade, China’s new digital currency and the upcoming International European MMT conference in Berlin.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/51123672
Episode 101 - Warren Mosler: Q&A on CPI, Crypto, Capital Flight, Currency Prices & More
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about recent US inflation figures, Tesla and Bitcoin, currency prices, corporation tax, capital flight, and much more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/51399536
Episode 102 - Kairin Van Sweeden & Cameron Archibald: Scotland’s Job Guarantee - An Employer Of Last Resort
Patricia and Christian talk to Kairin Van Sweeden & Cameron Archibald of Modern Money Scotland about their Job Guarantee proposal for an independent Scotland.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/51673111
Episode 103 - Ndongo Samba Sylla: The CFA Franc & The Movement For Monetary Sovereignty In Africa
Patricia and Christian talk to Senegalese development economist and author Ndongo Samba Sylla about the political challenges facing countries with limited financial sovereignty and Africa’s last colonial currency - the CFA Franc.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/51864583
Episode 104 - John T Harvey: Inflation, Stagflation & Healing The Nation
Patricia and Christian talk to author and economist Professor John T. Harvey about inflation, what mainstream neoclassical economics gets wrong, and how to put it right.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/52207835
Episode 105 - Sam Levey: Krugman, Bond Markets & BS Jobs
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT scholar and Deficit Owl Sam Levey about recent press coverage of MMT and the late David Graeber’s Bulls**t Jobs.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/52411206
Episode 106 - Clint Ballinger: Understanding Vertical & Horizontal Money
Patricia and Christian talk to geographer and author of 1000 Castaways Clint Ballinger about ways of understanding the relationship between commercial bank credit creation (horizontal money) and state-issued currency (vertical money) in a modern money system and much more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/52539160
EXTRA! Bill Mitchell & Luke McGregor: MMT and the media - Taking charge of the narrative
Jayne Flanagan and Dallas Lewis of Modern Money Australia host a conversation between comedian and actor Luke McGregor and Professor Bill Mitchell about all things MMT, their experience in the media, and how MMT advocates might best take charge of the media narrative.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/53443642
Episode 108 - Steven Hail & Gabrielle Bond: Achieving Sustainable Prosperity
Christian talks to Gabrielle Bond and Steven Hail of the Sustainable Prosperity Action Group about their outreach work and their upcoming “Rethinking Capitalism” seminar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/54178535
Episode 109 - Fadhel Kaboub: Unravelling Financial Media & Strategies For The Global South
Patricia & Christian talk to economist and President of The Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity Professor Fadhel Kaboub about skewed media perceptions of inflation and quantitative easing, and strategies for developing nations to build economic power.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/54374769
Episode 110 - L. Randall Wray: Are We Living In An MMT World?
In anticipation of his upcoming keynote speech at the 2nd International European MMT conference, Patricia & Christian talk to primary MMT academic Professor L. Randall Wray about MMT in the current context, and apply its insights to Europe.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/54750022
Episode 111 - Zdravka Todorova: Money And Households In A Capitalist Economy
In anticipation of her upcoming keynote speech at the 2nd International European MMT conference, Patricia & Christian talk to Professor Zdravka Todorova about her work, which brings together post-Keynesian, institutionalist and feminist economics.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/54897524
Episode 112 - Dirk Ehnts: Economic Policy In A Post-Pandemic World
In anticipation of the 2nd International European MMT conference, Patricia & Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about Berlin’s housing referendum, automation, production bottlenecks, pensions, demand management, inflation, interest rates, and achieving a sustainable future.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/55242222
Episode 113 - Warren Mosler: What Is MMT?
In anticipation of his keynote presentation at September’s International European MMT conference, Patricia & Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about MMT fundamentals, inflation, interest rates, Europe, environmental policy, and much more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/55572142
Episode 114 - Tim Rideout: The Scottish Reserve Bank
Christian talks with Dr Tim Rideout of the SNP Policy Development Committee and the Scottish Currency Group about the design of the Scottish Reserve Bank and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56420591
Episode 115 - Phil Armstrong: Democratising Work
Patricia and Christian talk with MMT scholar and author Dr Phil Armstrong about the MMT Job Guarantee and the upcoming online Global Forum on Democratizing Work.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56712932
Episode 116 - Warren Mosler: 25 Years Of Modern Monetary Theory
MMT founder Warren Mosler talks with Dirk Ehnts and Patricia Pino - and answers audience questions at the opening event of the 2nd International European Modern Monetary Theory Conference 2021.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56979140
Episode 117 - Brian Romanchuk & Dirk Ehnts: “The Meaning Of MMT” - A Response
Christian talks to financial consultant Brian Romanchuk and economist Dirk Ehnts about a recent working paper published by Banque De France, entitled “The Meaning of MMT”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-117-dirk-57313764
Episode 118 - Patricia & Christian: The People Vs Interest Rates
Patricia & Christian talk about recent media coverage of economic policy and answer listener questions on interest rates, trade, monetary policy and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/57589452
Episode 119 - Agustin Mario: MMT In Latin America & Argentina’s Jefes Y Jefas Program
Patricia & Christian talk with Argentinian economist and author of “Modern Monetary Theory And The Employer Of Last Resort” Agustin Mario about Argentina’s economic history, and its employer of last resort program - Plan Jefes y Jefas de Hogar Desocupados (Program for Unemployed Male and Female Heads of Households).
https://www.patreon.com/posts/57888740
Episode 120 - Phil Armstrong: What Is Budget Responsibility?
Patricia and Christian take a look at the UK chancellor’s recent budget through the MMT lens with MMT scholar and author Dr Phil Armstrong.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58200406
Episode 121 - Brian Romanchuk: MMT & The Recovery
Christian talks with author, financial consultant, and writer for bondeconomics.com Brian Romanchuck about recent monetary policy news and his recent book, Modern Monetary Theory & The Recovery.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58493863
Episode 122 - Warren Mosler, Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Achim Truger, Paul Sheard: The Political Economy Of Fiscal Policy
A panel discussion with Warren Mosler (MMT founder), Achim Truger (German Council of Economic Advisers), Philippa Sigl-Glöckner (Dezernat Zukunft) and Paul Sheard (Harvard Kennedy School) from the 2nd International European Modern Monetary Theory Conference. Recorded September 14, 2021.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58778703
Episode 123 - Warren Mosler: Understanding The Price Level And Inflation
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about his recent paper on inflation, his proposals for overhauling banking, and simplifying the tax system.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/59856379
Episode 124 - Phil Armstrong: Talking Turkey & Strategic Price Controls
Patricia and Christian talk to Dr Phil Armstrong about potential solutions to pandemic-related inflation and challenges faced by nations that have become dependent on foreign capital and foreign currency debt.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/61624068
Episode 125 - Sam Levey: Monopoly, Monopsony, And What To Do About Them
Patricia and Christian talk to economics scholar, teacher and writer Sam Levey about real existing economic conditions (containing monopoly, monopsony, and oligopolistic price-setting power), the inadequate models used by economists to interpret these conditions, and a better way forward.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/61954971
Episode 126 - Dirk Ehnts: How Banks Create Money
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts, about his latest book, MMT Essentials, the hierarchy of money, and where commercial banks fit into it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/62603318
Episode 127 - Robert Hockett: Fine Tuning Monetary Easing
Patricia and Christian talk to author, public finance consultant, and Professor of Law Robert Hockett about his proposal to tame speculative bubbles and put public capital back to public use.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/63227310
Episode 128 - L. Randall Wray & Yeva Nersisyan: What’s Causing Accelerating Inflation? Pandemic Or Policy Response?
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT economists L. Randall Wray and Yeva Nersisyan about their most recent paper, “What’s Causing Accelerating Inflation? Pandemic Or Policy Response?”
https://www.patreon.com/posts/63776558
Episode 129: MMT Lens On The Chancellor's Spring Statement
Patricia and Christian talk about what’s likely to be missing from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spring statement.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/64142978
Episode 130 - Andrés Bernal: Inflation & What Orthodox Economists Misunderstand About Money
Patricia and Christian talk to scholar, researcher, CUNY lecturer and executive director of Public Money Action, Andrés Bernal about his most recent paper “Inflationary Pressures in the Time of Covid-19: MMT as a Theory of Inflation”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/64711495
Episode 131 - Fadhel Kaboub: Free Trade Isn’t Free: Food Sovereignty And Why It Matters
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and President of the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity Professor Fadhel Kaboub about how global food and energy systems have been fostered to benefit the global north at the expense of the global south, and how understanding modern money is vital to untangling the mess.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-131-free-65377999
Episode 132 - Phil Armstrong: Greece, The Euro & Getting The Money Story Right
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about his recent paper, which is a response to a Marxist critique of Modern Monetary Theory with reference to the Eurozone and Greece.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/66829431
Episode 133 - Hannah Appel: Debt Cancellation - The Activist's Toolkit
Patricia and Christian talk to economic anthropologist and co-founder of the Debt Collective, Professor Hannah Appel about the growing movement for debt abolition and where MMT fits in with it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/67518491
Episode 134 - Fadhel Kaboub: Davos 2022 - Unpacking The World Economic Forum Summit
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and president of the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity, Professor Fadhel Kaboub about some of the events featured at this year’s World Economic Forum summit in Davos.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/68600373
Episode 135 - Cory Doctorow: Blockchain, Bitcoin & Selling The Brooklyn Bridge
Patricia and Christian talk to acclaimed author and digital rights advocate, Cory Doctorow about blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and much more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/68946334
Episode 136 - Asad Zaman: The High Wizardry And Hidden Assumptions Of Econometrics
Patricia and Christian talk to economist, social scientist, and former Vice-Chancellor of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Professor Asad Zaman about econometrics.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/69293532
Episode 137 - Eric Tymoigne: What Makes Something Money?
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Professor Eric Tymoigne about the history of money, cryptocurrency, and what makes some monetary instruments more instrumental than others.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/69607717
Episode 138 - Stephen Williams: Economics vs The Planet
Patricia and Christian talk to journalist Stephen Williams, writer and co-editor of “Sustainability and the New Economics”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/69831268?pr=true
Episode 139 - Patricia Pino: The Economic Impact Of Peru’s Internal Conflict
Christian talks to Patricia about her recent paper “The short-term economic impact of Peru’s Internal Conflict”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/70288573?pr=true
Episode 140 - Michael Hoexter: Hard Money Ideology Won’t Save The Planet
Patricia and Christian talk to policy analyst and consultant on green building, climate and renewable energy, and research scholar at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity Dr Michael Hoexter about framing the debate over funding a just transition to a green economy.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/70471081?pr=true
Episode 141 - Phil Lawn: On Ecological Economics And Not Consuming The Whole World If We Can Help It
Patricia and Christian talk to leading ecological economist Professor Phil Lawn about the earth’s planetary boundaries, how MMT-informed ecological economics can help us live within them, and Modern Money Lab’s ground-breaking online graduate and postgraduate courses in the economics of sustainability.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/70826821?pr=true
Episode 142: Every Deficit Is Good For Someone - Unpacking The Deficit Myth Part 4
Part 4: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth. In this conversation: the government’s red ink is our black ink, and how the notion that government bond issuance “crowds out” private sector investment is inapplicable to a floating exchange rate currency.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/71264759?pr=true
Episode 143 - Paul Sheard: What Is Quantitative Easing?
Edited highlights from Harvard Kennedy School research fellow Paul Sheard’s presentation on quantitative easing at the Levy Economics Institute’s recent summer seminar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/71589989?pr=true
Episode 144 - Warren Mosler: The Natural Rate Of Interest Is Zero
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about the MMT view of interest rates, the Inflation Reduction Act, and some recent New York Times coverage of Warren’s ideas.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/71966513
Episode 145 - John T Harvey: What Determines Currency Prices?
Edited highlights of Professor John T Harvey’s presentation on exchange rate determination and what his insights mean for progressive policies (such as the MMT Job Guarantee) at this year’s Levy Institute MMT summer seminar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/72283811?pr=true
Episode 146 - Phil Armstrong: No Banker Left Behind - The Britannia Unchained Budget
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about Trussonomics and UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent “fiscal event”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/72553803?pr=true
Episode 147 - Dirk Ehnts: Do Markets Control Our Politics?
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the ongoing fallout from UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, exchange rates, bond yields, the mechanics of the Eurozone payments system, and the push-pull relationship between commerce and governance.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/72906421?pr=true
Episode 148 - Pavlina Tcherneva: Why The Job Guarantee Is Core To Modern Monetary Theory
Edited highlights of Professor Pavlina Tcherneva’s presentation on the MMT Job Guarantee from this year’s Levy Economics Institute Summer Seminar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/73211346?pr=true
Episode 149: Britannia Re-chained - Jeremy Hunt's Unbudget In Brief
Patricia and Christian talk about Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as UK chancellor and his upcoming medium-term fiscal plan.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/73522148?pr=true
Episode 150 - Yeva Nersisyan: How To Pay For The Green New Deal
Edited highlights of Professor Yeva Nersisyan’s presentation on financing the Green New Deal from this year’s Levy Economics Institute Summer Seminar.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/73776144?pr=true
Episode 151 - Brian Romanchuk: What Is A Bond Vigilante And How Do We Get Rid Of Them?
Patricia and Christian talk to financial consultant and author Brian Romanchuk about how the UK’s recent pension fund crisis impacted on the gilt and mortgage markets, the significance of currency price shifts, banks as credit risk intermediaries, the Swedish Central Bank’s Prize in Economic Sciences, and what to do about so-called “bond vigilantes”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/74382539?pr=true
Episode 152 - Phil Armstrong: What Would Economic Opposition Look Like?
In anticipation of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about currency crises, inflation, the shortcomings of monetary policy, the national (so-called) debt, the Office for Budget “Responsibility”, and what economic opposition might look like.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/74755372?pr=true
Episode 153 - Dirk Ehnts: Fiscal Black Holes And How To Escape Them
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the false-but-folksy economic premises behind Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, the difference between currency users and currency issuers, why government borrowing isn’t really borrowing, why taxes are important (but not for the reasons many think) and help climate envoy John Kerry discover which government in the world has trillions of dollars.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/75038084
Episode 154 - Warren Mosler Answers Audience Questions
MMT founder Warren Mosler answers audience questions on topics including: how governments spend, the role of taxation, government bond issuance, central banking, commercial banking, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation, the MMT Job Guarantee, the Eurozone and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/76781145?pr=true
Episode 155 - Phil Armstrong: Why Mainstream Economists Think Unemployment Is Good
Patrica and Christian talk to economist and co-author of the just-published collaboration: “Modern Monetary Theory - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers” Dr Phil Armstrong about why mainstream economists think unemployment is good, why Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s proposals to make the UK more prosperous by starving it of investment might be misguided, and what useful economics might look like.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/77409078?pr=true
Episode 156 - Dirk Ehnts: Davos, Debt Ceilings & Other Dubious Dramas
With expert guidance from economist and “MMT Essentials” author, Dr Dirk Ehnts, Patrica and Christian fill the gaps in reporting on the World Economic Forum’s annual greenwashing festival in Davos, where critics of the Biden administration’s kitten-weak climate bill (the Inflation Reduction Act) warn it gives *too much* assistance to green initiatives. And, as US Republican efforts are underway to cancel already-appropriated federal spending with yet another mendaciously confected debt ceiling drama, the discussion emphasises the importance of understanding the difference between your debt and the government’s so-called “debt”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/77672342
Episode 157 - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers, Vital Economics - with Prue Plumridge, Claire Jackson-Prior, Neil Wilson and Phil Armstrong
According to multi award-winning economist Professor James K. Galbraith, the new book, “Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers” is ‘a landmark in the development of MMT, a boon for “useful” economists - and a profound challenge to all the others.’
Patricia and Christian talk to the architects of this collaboration of leading experts about how governments spend, why it matters, and why moving beyond our culture’s deeply-held but incorrect assumptions about money and its purpose is now key to human survival.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/78408355?pr=true
Episode 158 “Winning” At Trade - Unpacking The Deficit Myth Part 5
Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
What does it mean for a nation to “win” or “lose” at trade?
As the global 99% are pitted against each other in an increasingly gigified international job market, who’s “we” and what is “winning”?
https://www.patreon.com/posts/78800108?pr=true
Episode 159 - L. Randall Wray: How MMT Can Save The World
What is money, where does it come from and why is it important?
Patricia & Christian talk to award-winning primary MMT academic Professor L. Randall Wray about his latest book “Making Money Work For Us” and his part in the new academic collaboration “Modern Monetary Theory - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers.”
Also in this episode: What are taxes for? Where do commercial banks fit in? And what is “doing MMT”?
https://www.patreon.com/posts/79000475?pr=true
Episode 160 - Stuart Medina Miltimore: The Euro Is The Problem
Patricia & Christian talk to Stuart Medina Miltimore, economist and founder of the Spanish advocacy group Red MMT about his chapter (co-written with Bill Mitchell) in the major new academic collaboration “Modern Monetary Theory - Key Insights, Leading Thinkers”, which lays out how the euro has driven austerity and the depoliticisation of European democracies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/79507827?pr=true
Episode 161 - Phil Armstrong: What’s Fiscal Policy For Again?
Christian talks to economist and author Dr Phil Armstrong about what’s likely to be missing from coverage of the UK budget this week and what functional fiscal policy might look like.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/80008019?pr=true
Episode 162 - Warren Mosler: Anatomy Of A Bank Run
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/80157783?pr=true
Episode 163 - L. Randall Wray: Breaking Banks - The Fed’s Magical Monetarist Thinking Strikes Again
Patricia and Christian talk to award-winning economist and author of “Making Money Work For Us” Professor L. Randall Wray about how central banks use [checks notes] *vibes* to “anchor inflation expectations”, why it keeps failing, and what might work instead.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/80479169?pr=true
Episode 164 - Yeva Nersisyan: Saving Social Security From Its Saviours
Patricia & Christian talk to Associate Professor of Economics at Franklin & Marshall college Yeva Nersisyan about ensuring the sustainability of Social Security (state pensions) with this one not-so-weird trick that unmitigatedly works for all other types of government spending.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/80870597?pr=true
Episode 165 - Robert Hockett: Sparking An Industrial Renewal By Building Banks Better
Christian talks to Edward Cornell Professor of Law, public finance consultant, and author of “Financing The Green New Deal” Robert Hockett about recent instability in the financial system and how to make banks work for people, rather than the other way around.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/81084983?pr=true
Episode 166 - Dirk Ehnts: What Are Taxes For?
For currency-issuing governments, taxes for revenue are obsolete, so what *are* they for? Patricia & Christian talk to economist and author Dr Dirk Ehnts about the role of taxation in modern money systems, banking regulation, inflation, new eurozone fiscal rule proposals, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/81501115?pr=true
Episode 167 - Richard Tye: The Bank of England - The Prequel
Patricia and Christian talk to Richard Tye, contributor to the recently-published “MMT: Key Insights, Leading thinkers”, about his chapter: “Credit and The Exchequer since the Restoration”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/81601103?pr=true
Episode 168 - You’re Entitled! Unpacking The Deficit Myth Part 6
As the UK celebrates the coronation of its most famous pensioner and its central bank tells everybody else to accept being poor, Patricia and Christian continue their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller, The Deficit Myth and ask: can the world’s 5th richest economy afford dignity for all, or just those with their own anthem?
https://www.patreon.com/posts/82602167?pr=true
Episode 169 - Daniel Kostzer: Building A Job Guarantee In Practice
Patricia & Christian talk to Daniel Kostzer, chief economist at the International Trade Union Confederation and contributor to “Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading thinkers” about his chapter, which revisits Argentina’s Jefes de Hogar employment guarantee programme, and details considerations to be weighed in the implementation of any future Job Guarantee programme.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/82743393?pr=true
Episode 170 - Cory Doctorow: Shakedowns, Shell Games & Other Silicon Valley Shenanigans
Patricia & Christian talk to acclaimed author and activist Cory Doctorow, about his new crypto heist thriller “Red Team Blues”, and the real-world money mechanics and shady shenanigans that inform the story.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/83036883?pr=true
Episode 171 - Pavlina Tcherneva: Three Lessons From Government Spending And The Post-Pandemic Recovery
Patricia & Christian talk to economist and author of “The Case For A Job Guarantee” Professor Pavlina Tcherneva about her chapter in the recently-published “MMT: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers”.
Also under discussion: the US debt ceiling drama, Universal Basic Income and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/84268974?pr=true
Episode 172 - Steven Hail: Bond Vigilantes! Inflation! The National Debt! The Excuseonomics Killing The Planet
Patricia and Christian talk to economist and founder of the ground-breaking Modern Money Lab project Professor Steven Hail about the urgency of a swift and just transition to a sustainable economy and examine some of the excuses politicians selectively employ to avoid policymaking as if people and the planet matter.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/84572294?pr=true
Episode 173 - Warren Mosler: The Financial Sector - A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Patricia & Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about bond markets, Beyoncéflation and degrowing the financial sector.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/84857445?pr=true
Patron-only episode - Sam Levey: Economics At The Movies
Patricia & Christian talk to economist Dr Sam Levey about films set in the world of finance, including Trading Places, The Big Short, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Boiler Room and Inside Job.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/85004056?pr=true
Episode 174 - Phil Armstrong: Taking A Mallet To Monetarists
As the Bank of England keeps playing one-club golf with interest rates, (using the wrong end of the golf club while dressed in scuba gear) Patricia & Christian talk to economist and author of “Can Heterodox Economics Make A Difference?” Dr Phil Armstrong about changing the game.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/85216072?pr=true
Episode 175 - Yan Liang: China, Trade & Reforming The System
Patricia & Christian talk to Kremer Endowed Chair of Economics at Willamette University, Professor Yan Liang about China’s economy, international trade, sovereign wealth funds, de-dollarisation, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/85584105?pr=true
Episode 176 - Dirk Ehnts: Ending The Polycrisis
Patricia & Christian talk to Dr Dirk Ehnts about Britain’s bankrupt water utilities, and how understanding the plumbing of modern money is vital to bringing about a just and green energy transition in the face of multiple crises facing the world today.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/85988155?pr=true
Episode 177 - Randall Wray: Money For Beginners - An Opposition MP’s Guide
As opposition politicians lecture their constituents about not loving growth enough, and vow to keep children in poverty to achieve it, Patricia & Christian talk to award-winning economist and author of “Money For Beginners - An Illustrated Guide” Professor L. Randall Wray about how governments spend and the legacy of 40 years of ignoring it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/86526849?pr=true
Episode 178: Building An Economy For The People - Unpacking The Deficit Myth Part 7
Patricia & Christian conclude their conversation about Stephanie Kelton’s best-seller The Deficit Myth.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/86849221?pr=true
Episode 179 - Patron-only episode - MMT Brief: Central Bank “Losses”, James Galbraith On Low Interest Rates and Media’s Push For Climate Inaction
Patricia and Christian discuss recent media coverage of the Bank of England’s reported “losses”, Professor James Galbraith’s recent paper “In Defence Of Low Interest Rates” and the lessons media would like you to learn from recent UK by-election results about climate action.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/87122003?pr=true
Episode 180 - John T. Harvey: MMT, The UK, and Pound Sterling
To commemorate the anniversary of Trussonomic Mini-budgeting, Christian talks to Professor John T Harvey about what determines currency prices and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/89667799?pr=true
Episode 181 - Erik Dean: What’s Standing Between Us And A 15-Hour Work Week?
Patricia and Christian talk to economist, author and Modern Money Lab instructor Dr Erik Dean about the history of Keynesianism, BS jobs, and Keynes’ “Economic Possibilities For Our Grandchildren”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/91146282?pr=true
Episode 182 - Warren Mosler & Cory Doctorow In Conversation
Christian talks to author Cory Doctorow and MMT founder Warren Mosler about Cory’s latest book “The Lost Cause” (set in a post-Green New Deal future), framing the MMT Job Guarantee, and more.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/95211955?pr=true
Episode 183 - Mark Diesendorf: The Path To An Ecologically Just Civilisation
Christian talks to Mark Diesendorf, a physicist and professor in the Environment & Society Group at the University of New South Wales, about the economics underpinning his latest book, “The Path To An Ecologically Just Civilisation”.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/95792606?pr=true
Episode 184 - Steven Hail: What if people aren’t utility-maximising omniscient supercomputers?
Patricia and Christian talk to Steven Hail about behavioural economics as a vital corrective to the unreal assumptions in mainstream models. Just as MMT models the monetary system as it actually is, Dr Hail talks about the importance of modelling people as they actually are.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/99247785?pr=true
Episode 185 - Dirk Ehnts: The public debt is what we own, not what we owe
Patricia and Christian talk to Dr Dirk Ehnts about the origins and nature of money, and what it means for tackling our various planetary emergencies.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/101300932
Episode 186 - Phil Armstrong: MMT & Austrian Economics (part 1)
Part 1: Christian talks to Dr Phil Armstrong about his recent paper: “History and origin of money in MMT and Austrian Economics: The difference methodology makes?”
