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  • Mar 20, 2024 · 16 min

    How Oil Works

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down Britain’s Risotto Crisis (1:28), and a listener question - how does the global market for fossil fuels actually work (7:35)? Grab your free ticket the upcoming book launch of 'The Exhausted of the Earth' by Ajay Chaudhary in conversation with Dalia Gebrial tinyurl.com/9r8chfu9 Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Mar 13, 2024 · 21 min

    Should the Bank of England be Independent?

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down talk of an economic bounce-back in the United States and what’s driving it (0:47), how interest rates in the Global North helping to fuel a “silent debt crisis” in the Global South (6:41), and a listener question - should the Bank of England really be independent of government (15:07)? Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Mar 6, 2024 · 38 min

    Budget Reaction Special w/ Stella Tsantekidou

    On this week’s Macrodose, BUDGET SPECIAL! James Meadway is joined by Stella Tsantekidou to give an immediate reaction to today's budget announcement by UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Stella Tsantekidou is a former Labour Party advisor and head of policy for the criminal justice charity, Catch-22. Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Feb 28, 2024 · 20 min

    Why Your Easter Egg is Smaller This Year

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down chocflation - why Easter Egg prices are so high (2:07), how the world is becoming uninsurable as climate change meets capitalism (8.40) and a listener question - how do the Office for Budget Responsibility make their economic forecasts (15:02)? Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Feb 21, 2024 · 18 min

    The Truth about Britain’s Recession

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down the real meaning of the news that the UK has entered a recession (0:51), the geopolitical consequences of the vast amount of energy required to run the digital economy (8:36) and the apparent return of inflation (13:31). You can listen to our interview with Richard Jones, Why you should care about semiconductors, here tinyurl.com/yz44s2sd or by searching on your podcast app Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Feb 20, 2024 · 1 hr 47 min

    ROUNDTABLE: Anarcho-Capitalism and the Future of Money

    Today's episode is hosted by author and labour journalist Sarah Jaffe who is joined by two thinkers whose work on money, neoliberal capitalism, the state and its discontents, cryptocurrency, conspiracy theories, and so much more have overlapping and fascinating insights for how we see the political world today. Quinn Slobodian's most recent book is Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy published by Metropolitan Books in the US, Penguin in the UK and elsewhere. He is professor of international history at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, contributing writer to New Statesman, co-editor of Contemporary European History and co-director of the History and Political Economy Project. Brett Scott is a journalist, campaigner, monetary anthropologist and former financial broker. He’s the author of Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets (Penguin: 2022), and The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance (Pluto Press: 2013). He writes the Altered States of Monetary Consciousness newsletter at brettscott.substack.com. Me: sarahljaffe.comWork Won't Love You Back Brett Scott: Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets Going cashlessThe War on Cash (review of Cloudmoney) The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance Quinn Slobodian: Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy Book excerpt: Inside Silicon Valley’s dream of capitalism untethered from democracyMonster of the Mainstream (on Javier Milei) Coronapolitics from the Reichstag to the Capitol (With William Callison) The Wonderful Death of a StateEverything You Thought About Free Trade Is WrongGlobalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism Things We Mentioned: Argentina's General Strike Melinda Cooper, Family Values: Between Neoliberalism and the New Social ConservatismThe Anarchists series Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Feb 14, 2024 · 21 min

    A Devastating Labour U-turn

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down the Labour Party abandoning their £28bn green investment pledge (2:14), the farmers' protests across Europe (10:33) and a listener question - why are supermarkets so keen on us using their loyalty cards (17:42)? Check out EnBloc at enbloc.uk Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Feb 7, 2024 · 15 min

    Tides of Trade

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down the economic consequences of the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea to global trade (1:46) and a recent report from the New York Times suggesting the Biden administration in the US is looking to take action on profiteering by US food suppliers (10:20). Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Jan 31, 2024 · 18 min

    Against Landlords w/ Nick Bano

    On this week’s Macrodose Nick Bano gives an alternative perspective on the housing crisis. Throwing out the usual talk of supply, demand, and financialisation, and instead focusing on the underlying dynamic that is actually responsible for producing property values - the relationship between landlords and tenants. Nick is a writer and a Barrister who specialises in representing homeless people, residential occupiers, and destitute and migrant households. His debut book Against Landlords: How to solve the housing crisis is set to be published at the end of March 2024. Pre-order your copy here tinyurl.com/yau2us7v Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Jan 29, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min

    ROUNDTABLE: The Political Economy of Palestine

    Welcome to this very first episode of Macrodose Roundtable, the show where we go in depth with some of the brightest minds from the world of economics and ecology. Macrodose roundtables are an opportunity to expand some of the ideas introduced in our main show, in a longer form, multi-guest format. Today's episode is hosted by author and labour journalist Sarah Jaffe and looks at the political economy of Palestine. We situate Palestine in the wider context of the global economy, and hear what daily life looks like for Palestinian people: their work, their access or lack thereof to goods and services, and places to live or to be safe. We also speak about the economic pressures that people around the world have used to try to bring justice for the Palestinian people. Kareem Rabie is Associate Professor of Anthropology at The University of Illinois, Chicago. His work focuses on privatisation, urban development, and the state-building project in the West Bank and he is the author of Palestine is Throwing a Party and the Whole World is Invited, published by Duke University Press in 2021. Laleh Khalili is a professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter. She is the author of Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula (Verso 2020) and her new little book, the Corporeal Life of Seafaring (Mack Books 2024) is being released in February. Sarah: sarahljaffe.com Work Won't Love You Back Belabored: General Strike in Palestine with Riya Al-Sanah Kareem: Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited: Capital and State Building in the West Bank Combined and Uneven Catastrophe: an interview with Kareem Rabie at the Baffler On Israel's Settler-Democratic Reform, Kareem Rabie and Nicola Perugini Laleh: Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula The Corporeal Life of Seafaring Time in the Shadows: Confinement in Counterinsurgencies “To Reach Across Boundaries": Laleh Khalili Talks Solidarity and Global Trade, at Public Books Books/Articles We Mentioned: Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire by Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini The Human Right to Dominate by Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-development by Sara Roy Sara Roy at the Journal for Palestine Studies The Long War on Gaza, by Sara Roy at the New York Review of Books The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World by Antony Loewenstein Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine by Lisa Bhungalia

  • Jan 24, 2024 · 18 min

    The Era of Cloud Capital w/ Yanis Varoufakis

    On this week’s Macrodose Yanis Varoufakis provides the compelling argument that capitalism has been killed and replaced by a new economic system - Technofeudalism. Yanis is an economist, politician, formerly Greece’s finance minister and author of several books, including most recently Technofuedalism: What Killed Capitalism. You can grab a copy via our reading list linked below. Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Jan 17, 2024 · 15 min

    Pharmanomics w/ Nick Dearden

    On this week’s Macrodose Nick Dearden takes us on a deep dive into the the history of the pharmaceutical industry - asking how it became the leviathan it is today, why it has been able to assert its unchecked geopolitical influence across the world, and whether there is anything that can be done to loosen its grip on global health. Nick is the director of Global Justice Now, and a campaigner on issues of Global Justice for over two decades. He is also author of “Pharmanomics: How Big Pharma Destroys Global Health”, published by Verso Books in October last year. Grab your copy here: tinyurl.com/5a8am2zx Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Jan 10, 2024 · 18 min

    The Making of Uber w/ Dalia Gebrial

    On this week’s Macrodose Dalia Gebrial takes us on a deep dive into the gig economy (1:54). What are the real costs of the platform promise? Who is losing out, why and how? And what explains its meteoric rise? Dalia Gebrial is lecturer at King's College London and co-host of Novara Live at Novara Media. Her research focuses on race, work and technology. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Jan 3, 2024 · 22 min

    Debt, Tomatoes and the Carbon Cost of Crypto

    On this week’s Macrodose we bring you our second and final holiday special before we return to the regular show next week. We’ve picked 3 more of our favourite stories from the last year. First, should we worry about government debt (0:44)? Second, is Brexit to blame for food shortages (7:37)? And finally a look at the real environmental cost of cryptocurrencies (14:28). Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠ For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Dec 27, 2023 · 23 min

    Economics Fundamentals

    On this week’s Macrodose we bring you a selection of our favourite stories of the last year. First, from “planetary boundaries” to doughnut economics - are there quantifiable limits to our exploitation of nature (0:40), next Greedflation - what is it and what are the mainstream missing (7:09) and finally a listener question - Universal Basic Income vs Universal Basic Services (14:11). Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. SOCIALS:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Dec 20, 2023 · 22 min

    Ghosts of COP Past, Present and Future w/ Asad Rehman

    On this week’s Macrodose, Asad Rehman takes us on a journey through COPs past (1:28), present (8:07) and future (14:13). Asad has attended a staggering 15 COPs and was in attendance this year at COP28, helping coordinate the global climate justice movements. He is also the Director of War on Want, a London based charity challenging the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice through partnership with social movements in the UK, and across the Global South. Sign up to our newsletter The Fix: mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Dec 13, 2023 · 20 min

    How Interest Hikes Fuel Climate Change

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: how interest rates have been impacting the UK economy (1:10), the growing risks of climate change to global health (10:08) and the decision to host COP in Azerbaijan next year (14:11). The Fix: https://mailchi.mp/45d9275470d6/macrodose Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. FOLLOW OUR NEW SOCIAL CHANNELS FOR UPDATES:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Dec 6, 2023 · 23 min

    COP Special

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: the new Loss and Damage Fund agreed at this year’s COP (0:42), why the phasing out of fossil fuels being met with so much resistance (7:59) and a response to some listener criticism on our episode The EV Myth (15:05). Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. FOLLOW OUR NEW SOCIAL CHANNELS FOR UPDATES:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Nov 29, 2023 · 17 min

    The Economics of Argentina’s New President

    On this week’s Macrodose, James Meadway breaks down: what the victory of far-right libertarian Javier Milei means for Argentina and the world (1:19) and how climate change is driving inflation and directly squeezing British households (9:49). Find the full MACRODOSE READING LIST here: uk.bookshop.org/shop/macrodosepod - for each book you buy from the list Macrodose gets 10% of what you pay, so for every book you buy, you’ll be supporting our independent, climate-focused economic journalism. A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. FOLLOW OUR NEW SOCIAL CHANNELS FOR UPDATES:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠

  • Nov 24, 2023 · 44 min

    [LIVE] Where next for the UK economy?

    Macrodose is turning 1! To celebrate we hosted our first Macrodose live event. In this panel discussion James Meadway is joined by Labour MP Nadia Whittome, Senior Fellow at the Social Market Foundation Shreya Nanda and author/Guardian columnist Owen Jones to discuss: where next for the UK economy? You can check out our SPACE4’s events calendar here: space4.tech/events/ A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today. FOLLOW OUR NEW SOCIAL CHANNELS FOR UPDATES:⁠⁠⁠⁠ linktr.ee/macrodosepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠