A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of MMT or Modern Monetary Theory. Host Steve Grumbine, founder of Real Progressives, provides incisive political commentary and showcases grassroots activism. Join us for a robust, unfiltered exploration of economic issues that impact the working class, as we challenge the status quo and prioritize collective well-being over profit. This is comfort food for the mind, fueling our fight for justice and equity!
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Money on the Left is a monthly, interdisciplinary podcast that reclaims money’s public powers for intersectional politics. Staging critical conversations with leading historians, theorists, organizers, and activists, the show draws upon Modern Monetary Theory and constitutional approaches to money to advance new forms of left critique and practice. It is hosted by William Saas and Scott Ferguson and presented in partnership with Monthly Review magazine. Check out our website: https://moneyon ...
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a brief discussion on government spending and currency production.
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The MMT Podcast offers economic analysis on current issues from a Modern Monetary Theory perspective. Aimed at anyone who has ever felt lost in the jargon used by mainstream economics commentators. We believe economics is for everyone. You can help sustain this podcast via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast
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Call Me Limbo is your weekly dose of comedic therapy where pop culture and politics get tossed in a blender with personal stories, improv games, and zero chill. Hosted by Dai and David—two queer best friends with more opinions than filter—the show tackles everything from reality TV and music videos to capitalist hellscapes and Bad Bunny’s underwear. It’s entertainment with a little revolution on the side. Sometimes you’ll laugh until you cry. Sometimes you’ll cry until you’re organizing a un ...
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Progressive politics and economics. Will covers political issues from around the world and Arliss does the same for financial news and monetary policy with special emphasis on modern monetary theory. Each week they are joined by a special guest for the interview. Both Will and Arliss are fond of carrots.
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The best analysis and discussion about Australian politics and #auspol news. Presented by Eddy Jokovich and David Lewis, we look at all the issues the mainstream media wants to cover up, and do the job most journalists avoid: holding power to account. Seriously. / Twitter @NewpoliticsAU / www.patreon.com/newpolitics / newpolitics.substack.com / www.newpolitics.com.au
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Is bitcoin a macro asset? Over the course of 2019, there has been growing focus on the role of bitcoin in the larger global economy. Is it becoming a safe haven asset, akin to digital gold? Is it something even larger - a generational hedge against the rise of modern monetary theory? This pop-up podcast, produced in conjunction with CoinDesk's Invest: NYC conference, talks to some of the markets leading thinkers to explore bitcoin in the macro economic context. To hear more from these speake ...
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The University of Billy confers only one degree - A PHD in common sense. Today's political environment is void of common sense debate on key issues. Hear 3 minutes of genius with each episode.
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Join us for a series of insightful and thought-provoking discussions led by technologist and thought leader Chris Westland. In these conversations, Chris tackles a broad spectrum of contemporary technological issues, offering expert analysis on the rapid advancements that are reshaping industries, economies, and society at large. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, cybersecurity, and the ethical dilemmas posed by emerging technologies, Chris Westland brings a scholarly yet accessible ...
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Talking all things finance from cryptos to retirement we want to make the world of finance more accessible to everyday people.
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Independent leftist radio show. Hosted by Estlin Hiller, Anthony Parker, and Jon Walton.
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I am Liam Kelly—owner and editor of The Weekly Input. I am writing this bio in an attempt to give you some background on this podcast and myself. The Weekly Input is a podcast centered around three main areas of study: politics, economics, and big questions/events affecting the world. I feel it is my duty to hold those who represent the American people accountable, and to offer honest feedback on world events. Modern America is a polarized place, not because we hate each other, but because w ...
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The Supply Side Podcast is for everyone who believes economies flourish when people produce goods and services that other people actually want. We talk low taxes, stable money, entrepreneurship and business development with the best thinkers on banking, investment and markets in the world. We prepare you for what happens when the bubbles finally pop.
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The Sunday Letters Podcast is the weekly audio newsletter on the meaning & purpose of daily work from work and business psychologist Larry Maguire and philosopher Dmitri Belikov. We explore how human beings may break free from tiresome means-to-an-end labour and take command of their own working lives. Topics include daily work, jobs and careers, self-employment, socialism, capitalism, economics, slavery, colonialism, and society & culture. Content follows the written newsletter, which goes ...
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Modern Monetary Theory: Miracle or Mirage?
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10:14In this bonus episode of the New Politics podcast, host David Lewis unpacks Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) – once dismissed as fringe but now at the centre of global economic debate. We explore its intellectual roots, from Georg Friedrich Knapp and Abba Lerner to modern voices like Warren Mosler, Bill Mitchell, L. Randall Wray and Stephanie Kelton, a…
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Ep 348 - Gaza: Digital Colonialism & Resistance with Omar Zahzah
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59:10The Palestinian liberation struggle is a fundamental class and anti-colonial issue. First-time guest to the podcast, Professor Omar Zahzah, talks with Steve about the active collaboration of Silicon Valley tech giants with the US and Israeli governments to censor and suppress anti-Zionist narratives. "What these companies are doing is digitally amp…
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The Slow Road to Nowhere: Albanese and the Politics of Caution
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52:30Anthony Albanese is back from his international tour, pitching stability and steady progress – but is “slow and steady” enough, or just political stagnation? We unpack the prime minister’s speeches at the UK Labour conference, his meeting with King Charles, and what his cautious style means for Australia’s future. Labor may have the advantage of a …
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This week, Dai and David buy a VCR to record Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, cheer on the new Mr. International, share a communal experience, center themselves, promote Santa being a socialist, settle the online feud between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, promote Doja Cat and Mariah Carey's new music, preview Taylor Swift's new album, and much much…
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The Activist Humanist with Caroline Levine
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Ep 347 - Libertarianism vs. Reality with Brett Scott
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56:26Economic anthropologist Brett Scott, the author of Cloud Money, talks with Steve about libertarianism’s big lie. Or lies – plural. From a class perspective, libertarianism is largely an ideological tool that protects elite power by promoting a false narrative of individualism and "free" markets. It serves as a smokescreen, concealing the mechanisms…
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America’s democratic decline under Donald Trump’s second term is reshaping global politics – institutions are undermined, conspiracy theories drive policy, and US credibility is collapsing on the world stage. As China, Russia, India, and Brazil strengthen BRICS alliances, Australia faces tough choices on AUKUS, tariffs, and its role in a fractured …
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This week, Dai and David survive the rapture, go undercover as a Republican at a Republican Party fundraising dinner, geolocate in Phoenix, pop a Tylenol, call the radio station with incorrect song requests, dream of abolishing the HOA, eat dry pork chops, give a standing ovation, recite Mariah Carey's music catalog, prepare for the Super Bowl, and…
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Ep 346 - MMT: Why Our Allies Ignore Us with Yeva Nersisyan
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1:07:53** You are invited to attend Macro ‘n Chill, our community building online gathering where we discuss the current episode of the podcast. Tuesday, September 23 at 8pm ET/5pm PT Click here to register. Our friend, MMT economist Yeva Nersisyan, joins Steve to discuss the struggle to communicate MMT's core principles in a media landscape filled with m…
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The Politics of Denial: Australia’s Reality Check
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51:40Australia’s first national climate risk assessment warns of rising seas, deadly heat, and collapsing ecosystems, raising doubts about whether Anthony Albanese’s 2035 emissions target is bold enough. Meanwhile, the Royal Children’s Hospital caves to Zionist lobby pressure, cancelling a Gaza-related health panel as the UN declares Israel guilty of ge…
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This week, Dai and David discuss pumpkin spice, raisin bran, free speech, political violence, free will, Log Cabin Republicans, the first amendment, media control, Jimmy Kimmel, Ronald Reagan, hate speech, the power of words, propaganda, vaccines, debating, trillions of souls, beehive monarchies, unaffiliated voters, mortality, empathy, pattern rec…
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Ep 345 - Argentina: IMF, MMT, Class Warfare with Daniel Conceição
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1:07:33Our friend Daniel Conceição is back for his sixth(!) time on Macro N Cheese. He and Steve share their critique of "neutral" or academic MMT that avoids class analysis. Understanding a government's monetary capacity is meaningless without using that knowledge as a weapon for class struggle against an oppressive economic system. Daniel shares his exp…
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The China Syndrome and the Big Liberal Split
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50:10This week, we expose Australia’s latest media hysteria: Xi Jinping’s speech to commemorate defeating fascism in 1945 mistranslated into a China scare campaign, recycled “Dictator Dan” attacks on Daniel Andrews, Jacinta Price’s divisive immigration comments sparking outrage and more Liberal Party chaos, the Zionist intimidation at Bondi Beach, Lachl…
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This week, Dai and David pledge a fraternity, speak in acronyms, discover their corporate superpower, reimagine their thinking, grab a shovel to dig deep, evolve from capitalism, remember their umbrellas, use their turn signals, and discuss anti-intellectualism, new sports stadiums, DEI, dynamic ticket pricing, Charlie Kirk, and much much more. Oh …
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Ep 344 - The Unstable Genius Act with Bob Hockett
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1:14:00** Tuesday evening, Bob will join our weekly online gathering where we’ll listen to the podcast together and discuss. Bring your questions for him. September 9 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1HA3nd_5QFSFzBe_cGiHpw This is Bob Hockett’s 12th visit to Macro N Cheese. Back in 2022, in an episode d…
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The “March for Australia” rallies claimed to be about housing and migration, but quickly exposed themselves as platforms for white nationalism, racism, and neo-Nazi activity. We break down how politicians, right-wing media, and even the Prime Minister’s weak response helped legitimise extremism, while also exposing the pro-Israel propaganda behind …
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This week, Dai and David protect a building, lean into being public figures, do some investigative journalism at Cracker Barrel, figure out when fall starts, operate in chaos, give some hot takes, discuss Cardi B's trial, Lil Nas X's arrest, mail-in voting, the Space Force moving from Colorado to Alabama, and much much more. Go read David's Legacy …
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#201 Anything we can actually do, we can afford: The Anti-austerity Conference with Phil Armstrong (part 2)
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54:03(Part 2) Patricia and Christian continue their conversation with Dr Phil Armstrong about recent events in the world of government budgeting, and the upcoming Anti-Austerity Conference on September 12th-13th. Full conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135071185?pr=true&cr=true Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to …
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The New Postcolonial Economics with Fadhel Kaboub (New Art & Transcript!)
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1:13:17Money on the Left is proud to publish a remastered version of our third episode (ever!) with Fadhel Kaboub, now with a new transcript and art. Kaboub is associate professor of economics at Denison and President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. In our conversation, Kaboub outlines a new critical approach to postcolonial political …
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In this bonus episode, David reads his Legacy Substack article that he's been teasing for the last couple months. Support the show Sign Up for Our Substack Patreon, Venmo, CashApp: @CallMeLimboPod Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, RedNote: @CallMeLimboPod Theme Music by Aidan Ivory Edwards. Logo by Mark Mittelstaedt.…
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Ep 343 - Imports Are A Benefit, Exports Are A Cost? with William Mitchell
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58:04In our 14th episode with Australian economist Bill Mitchell, the conversation focuses on the MMT perspective on international trade. Bill explains what is meant by the statement “imports are a benefit, and exports are a cost,” where it fits into the history of economic thought, and some of its implications. A significant portion of the conversation…
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The Iran Ultimatum, A House Of Cards and Climate Chaos
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48:49Housing affordability dominates the headlines as the Albanese government repackages its 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers, but with global evidence showing such policies push up prices without fixing supply, is this just more political spin? We examine why restrictive zoning, slow planning, and the lack of social housing remain the real barri…
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This week, Dai and David learn they have an IMDB page, promote themselves in queer media, hold space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity, piggyback off that, lean in, circle back, create content, review their values, highlight external accomplishments, wrestle with perfectionism, take FMLA, outgrow the idea of employment, quote MLK, make hell look at…
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Ep 342 - From Corbyn to Palestine: an MMT Analysis with Chris Williamson
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1:13:02**Be sure to subscribe to our Substack. It costs you nothing to have all our new content delivered to straight to your inbox! https://realprogressives.substack.com/ Remember Labour's stunning defeat in the 2019 UK general election? When, under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, they won the lowest number of seats since 1935? Steve’s guest, Chris Williamso…
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We unpack the government’s Economic Reform Roundtable, where Anthony Albanese brought together business, unions, and welfare groups to debate productivity, equity, housing, and workplace reform – but with predictable demands and little real change on offer. We examine the growing push for a four-day working week, a reform once dismissed as radical …
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This week, Dai and David eat secret sauce, decline the cheese, get called buddy, attend music festivals across the country, walk in the rainbow crosswalk, have their blood searched with a warrant, out homophobic and conservative lawmakers using Grindr, explain budgeting and cost controls, discuss the ending of three Salvation Army contracts in Denv…
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Ep 341 - AI's Hidden Thirst with Erald Kolasi
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1:07:28Our friend, physicist and economist Erald Kolasi, stops by the Macro N Cheese clubhouse to talk with Steve about the profound effects of AI on the energy grid, water resources, and societal infrastructure. The discussion focuses primarily on large-scale corporate AI, such as generative AI. Erald’s work bridges physics, economics, and ecology, revea…
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A state of Palestine and the price of fearless journalism
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48:12Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement that Australia will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September marks a historic foreign policy shift, yet conditions are placed solely on Palestine while Israel faces none. This episode examines the unfinished business of UN Resolution 181, Australia’s role under ‘Doc’ Evatt in 1947, and t…
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This week, Dai and David speak in gay voice (or just an Australian accent?), see the mountains for the first time, define tsunami, take the temperature of the ocean, ignore straight people, debate tornadoes vs. hurricanes, drive in the snow and ice, protect civil liberties, discuss the attempts to repeal same-sex marriage at the Supreme Court, and …
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Ep 340 - Humanode: One Person, One Vote with Victor Vernissage
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52:35**Our weekly online gathering, Macro ‘n Chill is the perfect place to discuss this week’s episode, especially since it includes terminology you might not be familiar with. Or there may be someone who needs your help understanding it. Community-buidling on Tuesday, August 12 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register What do you know about blockcha…
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In this episode of New Politics, we cover the massive Sydney Harbour Bridge protest where up to 300,000 Australians defied torrential rain to demand justice for Palestine, an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and immediate recognition of a Palestinian state. We examine the political fallout for NSW Premier Chris Minns, growing dissent within Labor …
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