Ted Reese is a Marxist and the author of: Socialism or Extinction, Humanising Production, and the upcoming book The End of Capitalism: The Thought of Henryk Grossman. In this podcast Ted and I talked through the left wing or “Marxist” case against more covid restrictions, particularly the vaccine passports. We talked about why…
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Chatter #225 – Steven Boykey Sidley & Simon Dingle: Beyond Bitcoin – DeFi and The End Of Banks
I’ve been having a lot of conversations with people about Bitcoin, DeFi, and other crypto-currencies and blockchain technology and about how they are going to change the world of finance. However, it wasn’t until I got the chance to read Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks by Steven Boykey Sidley…
Chatter #218 – Johnny McCamley On The Metaverse, Digital Real Estate, and Europe’s First Crypto ETI
It’s time for more talk on the Metaverse! And for this Johnny McCamley, founder of CryptoClear, is back for round two on my podcast! Johnny is a fellow Northern Irishman who is making incredible strides in the crypto space. Not only did he achieve a 17x return from May to September on his…
Chatter #216 – Prof Heaven Crawley: A Real Discussion On Refugees, Asylum Seekers, And The Channel
Over the past weeks and months, I have endlessly heard about the migrant crisis in the channel and about untold numbers of refugees crossing into Britain in order to seek asylum. I have had so many questions about the crisis that are simply not mentioned or addressed by those who are covering the…
Chatter #209 – Simon Youel On Positive Money, Inflation, and Quantitative Easing
Have you ever wondered how a government budget works? How borrowing works? Whether the magic money tree really exists? Positive Money are a group hoping to educate people on how a sovereign government has the ability to create and spend money. Simon Youel is Head of Policy & Advocacy at Positive Money, a…
Chatter #208 – Julian Winkler: How Ideas Spread On Reddit And Wall Street Bets
Julian Winkler is the co-author of the paper “Reddit’s self-organised bull runs: Social contagion and asset prices” about the subreddit Wall Street Bets. The paper makes a “theoretical case for how ‘hype’ among retail investors can drive large asset fluctuations”. The paper was written before the GameStop Saga kicked off, but the interesting…
