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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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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a brief discussion on government spending and currency production.
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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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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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Get the edge with Hidden Forces where media entrepreneur and financial analyst Demetri Kofinas gives you access to the people and ideas that matter, so you can build financial security and always stay ahead of the curve.
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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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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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Welcome to ReSolve Riffs Investment Podcast, hosted by the team at ReSolve Global*, where evidence inspires confidence. These podcasts will dig deep to uncover investment truths and life hacks you won’t find in the mainstream media, covering topics that appeal to left-brained robots, right-brained poets and everyone in between. In this show we interview deep thinkers in the world of quantitative finance such as Larry Swedroe, Meb Faber and many more, all with the goal of helping you reach ex ...
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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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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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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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Empire of AI: Inside OpenAI’s Race to Conquer the Future | Karen Hao
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1:07:23In Episode 418 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas sits down with award-winning journalist Karen Hao to discuss Empire of AI — her inside account of how OpenAI evolved from an idealistic, safety-first nonprofit into one of the world’s most valuable private companies in its race to conquer the future. This conversation takes you inside that transforma…
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This episode features sharp commentary on the current geopolitical landscape, exploring why China continues to thrive despite the chaotic shifting of US policies. Our friend Carl Zha brings his vast knowledge of China and delves into the shifting global dynamics with the US. He and Steve examine the absurdity of the US government's approach to trad…
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This week, Dai and David wash their legs, bring plates to the cookout, welcome redheads into the Black community, reveal their location, take the "fat shot," find the grays, BOLO for Honey Boo Boo, reapply deodorant prior to 72 hours, give 3-4 daily f*cks, celebrate Dai receiving his Master's Degree, and discuss Mental Health Awareness Month, the n…
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Narrative Collapse & the Search for New Theories | Pippa Malmgren
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2:11Episode 417 is the fourth episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with some of the smartest and most plugged-in people they know to help them navigate the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering that is currently underway. In this episode Kofinas and Williams speak…
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Dangerous Dependency: Apple & the Rise of China | Patrick McGee
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54:11In Episode 416 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Financial Times correspondent Patrick McGee about the integral role Apple played in helping to build China’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem—and the geopolitical interdependencies and national security risks now baked into that relationship. McGee’s book “Apple in China” tells two storie…
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As difficult as it is to get a handle on the chaos and confusion of Trump’s shifting policies, we continue to ask wise friends for their perspective. This week Steve is speaking with Australian economist Bill Mitchell, a founder of MMT and a regular guest of this podcast. Bill helps us unpack the capitalist contradictions driving global instability…
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Unlock Hidden Portfolio Wealth with Private Life Insurance with Riccardo Gambineri and Frank Seneco
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1:12:44In this episode of ReSolve Riffs, host Rodrigo Gordillo is joined by Riccardo Gambineri, President at Crown Global Life Insurance Group, and Frank Seneco, President at Seneco Global Advisors. The discussion delves into sophisticated wealth planning solutions with a focus on private placement life insurance, comparing U.S., U.K., and offshore produc…
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Call Me Canceling the Surveillance Contract
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45:35This week, Dai and David sweat out of their perms, bet on the gorilla against 100 men, choose the otter over the bear, do white people things, cook with a dutch oven, return to Alcatraz, photoshop MS-13 tattoos onto their bodies, send Luigi a birthday card, and discuss jail dress codes, Denver City Council canceling a surveillance contract, Real ID…
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Wealth Preservation During a Fourth Turning | Russell Napier
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1:28:37Episode 415 is the third episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with some of the smartest and most plugged-in people they know to help them navigate the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering that is currently underway. In this episode Kofinas and Williams speak …
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How To Monetize Government Policy | Mark Spindel
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1:00:43In Episode 414 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Mark Spindel about monetizing government policies and how an improved understanding of their effect on markets can enhance the value and performance of your portfolio. Demetri and Mark spend the episode's first hour evaluating Trump’s first 100 days in office, assessing his policy objecti…
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Ep 326 - AI in the Sky: Modern Warfare with Peter Byrne
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58:58The past year has seen lots of discussion of the ‘human’ nature of AI. Programs like ChatGPT were writing poetry, engaging in debates, and roasting users with witty retorts. Educators have been facing more serious concerns as they navigate a world in which students no longer need to learn to do their own research, writing, or thinking. But the mili…
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This week, Dai and David release their medical records, give a special birthday shoutout, shower with air, refresh their knowledge of high school chemistry, eat carbs and cheese again, grow the economy, choose to marry a "totally normal" multi-millionaire, give hints as to what dating each of them is like, and much much more! Gwyneth Paltrow Eats C…
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#197 The Problem With Wealth Taxes with Steven Hail (part 2)
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1:10:15Part 2: Patricia and Christian continue their conversation with economist, author, and founder of Modern Money Lab Professor Professor Steven Hail about the well-intentioned (taxing the rich is good!) but counter-productive call for a wealth tax to “fund” life-saving support for vulnerable people (needlessly waiting for the rich to cough up while p…
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The Black University and Community Currencies, Pt. 1
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1:26:14In this episode, Money on the Left shares audio from "The Black University & Community Currencies,” a public workshop convened by Professor Andrew J. Douglas at Morehouse College on April 25, 2025. This episode presents Part 1 of the workshop. It features an introduction by Professor Douglas and two panels. The first panel is titled “What is Public…
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Trump’s First 100 Days and What Comes After | Neil Howe
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1:42:08Episode 413 is the second episode in the Hundred Year Pivot podcast series. In it, Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams speak with some of the smartest and most plugged-in people they know to help them navigate the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering that is currently underway. In this episode Kofinas and Williams speak…
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Will the U.S. Dollar Survive the Breakdown of the International System? | Paul Blustein
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44:08In Episode 412 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with financial journalist and economic historian, Paul Blustein about the U.S. Dollar’s historical resiliency in the face of international shocks and crises, and whether Dollar hegemony can survive the breakdown of the international capital and trading system. In the first hour, Kofinas and Bl…
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Ep 325 - Tariffs, Tooth Fairies & Trade with Fadhel Kaboub
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1:03:58“When you are a dominant empire like the US, economically, militarily, geopolitically, and you make bets that are exclusively based on power rather than technology, innovation, research and development, education, a growing prosperous middle class, history tells us that you will eventually fail. And that's the ugly reality.” Like most media nowaday…
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This week, Dai and David discuss urinal etiquette, JD Vance (allegedly) killing the Pope, flooding the zone, changes at the FDA and HHS, RFK Jr's dangerous autism registry, Democratic Congressman Jason Crow's town hall event, and much much more. Rabid Democrats Assault Pro-Palestine Protestor at Jason Crow's Town Hall on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 i…
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The Economic Fallout from Trump’s China Tariffs | Shehzad Qazi
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42:14In Episode 411 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Shehzad Qazi of China Beige Book about the impact Trump’s China tariffs are having on the U.S. and Chinese economies and prospects for a grand bargain. Demetri and Shehzad discuss: The material impact that the trade war has had thus far on both economies The companies and sectors most lik…
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Ep 324 - Modern Money Awakenings with Tracy Carson
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1:08:10This week’s episode comes from Steve’s recent appearance on The Tracy Show, where he was invited to talk about MMT with host Tracy Carson, who had some questions. Tracy: Okay, I'm going to tell you what I think I understand about Modern Monetary Theory or MMT. I'm just going to go with MMT. The federal government can pretty much generate money out …
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Call Me Poetry as Protest: Naked, Fired, and Unapologetic (with Tavish)
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1:14:52This week, Dai and David are joined by Tavish —a queer spirit, human, artist, and educator with Celtic roots. Tavish practices theatre for social change, runs Bird City Improv, and brings decades of experience directing new work, crafting poetry, and co-creating ensemble-driven performance. In March 2025, Tavish went viral after staging a peaceful …
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#196 The Problem With Wealth Taxes with Steven Hail (part 1)
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1:02:04Part 1: Patricia and Christian talk with economist, author, and founder of Modern Money Lab Professor Steven Hail about the well-intentioned but counter-productive call for a wealth tax to “fund” vital support for vulnerable people. Full conversation here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/126627127 Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early a…
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Capital Wars and the Death of Fiscal Illusions | Paulo Macro & Le Shrub
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48:00In Episode 410 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with investors Paulo Macro and Le Shrub about the consequences of a breakdown in the international capital and trading system—and what this means for markets and investor portfolios. The first hour revisits last year’s discussion on “EM-ification,” the breakdown of the rules-based global order…
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The Hundred Year Pivot | A New Podcast Series by Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams
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39:37Demetri Kofinas and Grant Williams have teamed up to launch “The One Hundred Year Pivot,” a new podcast series that explores the once-in-a-century economic, political, and geopolitical reordering currently underway. These transformational changes demand that we develop new maps and investment frameworks to help us navigate the challenges ahead. Ove…
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Ep 323 - The Physics of Capitalism with Erald Kolasi
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1:17:45“Humanity... is at a critical moment in history where the decisions that we make could have massive, massive implications, for our future trajectory, for the future trajectory of human civilization over the next two centuries. Those decisions can either ensure that we have a prosperous millennium or that we have a disastrous one.” Erald Kolasi join…
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This week, Dai and David turn 19 in Poland, issue a trigger warning, add amendments to the constitution, end Citizens United, talk through the toilet, pick out their hard labor camp jobs, discuss the Hands Off Protest, tariffs, and democracy, and much much more! P.S. David has a very strong will to live. Support the show Sign Up for Our Substack Pa…
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In this discussion, Adam Butler, CIO of ReSolve Asset Management Global, a seasoned expert in multi‑asset carry strategies, walks through his latest research comparing two implementations of a carry strategy. He explains the fundamentals of carry in diverse asset classes and explores a wide range of topics including carry fundamentals, market liqui…
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Are We About to Enter the First White-Collar Recession? | James van Geelen
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54:30In Episode 408 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with James van Geelen, the founder of Citrini Research, which specializes in illuminating and demystifying the transformative “megatrends” poised to shape societies, economies, and the market’s distribution of returns for years to come. James and Demetri spend the first hour of their conversat…
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Ep 322 - Eggsploitation with Basel Musharbash
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52:33Crazy things have been going on with the price of eggs, especially in the US. If you think this is happening because of the avian flu, you’ve been hoodwinked. Again. Basel Musharbash, an antitrust and trade regulation attorney, joins Steve to pull back the curtain on the monopoly forces within the egg supply chain. The discussion reveals crucial an…
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Moritz & Moritz from Takahe on the New School of Old School Trend-Following
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1:11:49In this episode of ReSolve Riffs, host Adam Butler is joined by two special guests from Takahē Capital – founder, CEO, and chief bottle washer Moritz Seibert, and head of quantitative research, Moritz Heiden. They offer an in‐depth look into systematic trading within managed futures, exploring topics such as commodity markets, trend following, risk…
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In this bonus episode, Dai and David do the Electric Slide outside of a Tesla Dealership, toast our muffins (and bluff with them too), give lip service, do a Midwestern Goodbye, reform the Democrats (through a third party?), discuss Cory Booker's 25-hour speech to the Senate, and much much more. Support the show Sign Up for Our Substack Patreon & V…
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This week, Dai and David raid the Disney vault -- and no, not for the classics. We're starting with the golden age of Disney Channel Original Movies where the outfits were chaotic, the acting was camp, and the life lessons were just capitalist bootstraps dipped in glitter. From Smart House to Cheetah Girls, we ask: were we watching teen rebellion..…
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Digitizing the Fisc with Rohan Grey
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1:42:53Rohan Grey, Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University, joins Money on the Left to discuss his urgent new paper, "Digitizing the Fisc." During our conversation, we recount the events surrounding Elon Musk & the DOGE boys’ unconstitutional takeover of the Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Service, while explicating the right-wing theory of the "u…
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Why Fiscal Policy Is What Really Matters For Investors | Kevin Muir
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57:32In Episode 407 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with the Macro Tourist’s Kevin Muir about the power of fiscal spending and why fiscal austerity and trade tariffs will lead to lower asset prices, U.S. equity market underperformance, and a falling U.S. dollar. Kevin and Demetri spend the first hour of this podcast discussing the importance of…
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Ep 321 - Modern Money with L. Randall Wray
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1:12:13Steve’s guest is noted economist L. Randall Wray, one of the early developers of modern money theory. As many times as this podcast has talked about MMT, it’s always topical. In fact, just last week, Elon Musk discovered 14 magic money computers in government agencies! So, Trump had to hire the richest man in the world who hired who knows how many …
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