Best Steven D Grumbine Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 325 - Tariffs, Tooth Fairies & Trade with Fadhel Kaboub 1:03:58

1d ago1:03:58

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“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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Ep 324 - Modern Money Awakenings with Tracy Carson 1:08:10

8d ago1:08:10

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This 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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Ep 323 - The Physics of Capitalism with Erald Kolasi 1:17:45

15d ago1:17:45

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“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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Ep 322 - Eggsploitation with Basel Musharbash 52:33

22d ago52:33

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Crazy 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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Ep 321 - Modern Money with L. Randall Wray 1:12:13

29d ago1:12:13

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Steve’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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Ep 320 - Breaking Out The Master's Tools with Michael McCarthy 57:55

1M ago57:55

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**Every Tuesday night, we gather online to listen to the episode and discuss it among friends. Everyone is invited to this community building event. Bring your insights and questions. REGISTER HERE for Tuesday, March 25th, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Steve’s guest is Michael McCarthy, author of 'The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy and a Radical P…

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Ep 319 - DOGE Ball: A True Oligarch Story with Yeva Nersisyan 1:16:52

1M ago1:16:52

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Near the start of this episode, Yeva Nersisyan talks with Steve about leftist economists who are still wedded to the belief that government spending relies on taxpayer money. She says if an academic on the left uses the ‘taxpayer dollar’ framing, then you cannot be surprised when the right uses it too – to say they’re saving taxpayer money, cutting…

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Ep 318 - The Death of the Left? with Simon Winlow & Steve Hall 1:00:30

2M ago1:00:30

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If you ever find yourself asking “What’s left?” you’re in good company. Today’s left is often indistinguishable from neoliberal centrism. Steve’s guests are Simon Winlow and Steve Hall, authors of the book, The Death of the Left: Why We Must Begin from the Beginning Again. They talk about the historical shifts that have led to ideological collapse,…

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Ep 317 - Fatal Distraction with Shealeigh Voitl 58:53

2M ago58:53

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Control of information is a vital weapon of the ruling class in its war on the people. Critical media literacy is more important now than it has ever been. For the past year we’ve been drowning in imbalanced coverage of the war on Gaza. (How many times did mainstream news outlets use the word ‘genocide’?) It’s just one example – and it’s an outrage…

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Ep 316 - Lions & Lambs with Thomas Fazi 52:13

2M ago52:13

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Thomas Fazi joins Steve once again, this time to explore the current geopolitical landscape under Trump 2.0 and the absurdity of an American empire that creates enemies out of thin air to justify its ongoing military and economic interventions. The conversation touches on the implications of austerity measures on the working class and the irony of …

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Ep 315 - Confessions of an Economic Hitman: A Conversation with John Perkins 50:24

2M ago50:24

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John Perkins is a storyteller. His stories tell of his work as an economic hit man, creator of a death economy that is polluting and consuming itself into extinction. He has served as advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and government and business leaders across the globe. “You know, my job was pretty easy, generally speak…

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Ep 314 - Chaos Fatigue with David and Dai from Call Me Limbo Podcast 1:03:26

3M ago1:03:26

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Depressed about the state of the world? Meet podcast hosts, Dai Poole and David Kugler, who are able to talk about the depressing stuff, yet manage to have a little fun along the way. In November, they brought Steve onto Call Me Limbo because they’re interested in Modern Monetary Theory (smart guys). A few months have passed since then, and things …

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Ep 313 - CHE with Clara Mattei 39:21

3M ago39:21

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“We need to understand the limits of capitalism. Capitalism has serious limits in the sense that it puts exchange value over use value. And this is by definition irrational according to logic of need, but very rational according to logic of profit... But we also need to understand that we are the ones who have produced the system. That's where the …

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Ep 312 - Sumud: Echoes of Palestine with Malu Halasa & Jordan Elgrably 51:16

3M ago51:16

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“It's a wound. Palestine is a wound that doesn't go away because it's ignored.” Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Even when it seems invisible to outsiders, it can always be found in the art and culture of the oppressed. Malu Halasa and Jordan Elgrably, of the Markaz Review, talk to Steve about Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader, an anth…

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Ep 311 - The Electoral Delusion with Jen Perelman 1:01:37

3M ago1:01:37

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Running for office is a fool’s errand if you think you can win and radically change the system from within. But an election campaign can serve other purposes for political organizers. A campaign provides a platform, a megaphone... media attention. The process of campaigning puts you in touch with people in the community. As Steve puts it, an electi…

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Ep 310 - The Inevitability of Luigi Mangione with Jordan Chariton 58:31

4M ago58:31

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When there’s an attack on a high profile (read: white) target in the US, media attention is aimed at the perpetrators. If the act was politically motivated, that fact is either used to explain their psychopathy or dismissed altogether. The December shooting death of a UnitedHealthcare CEO has had a different reaction. As soon as the news broke, pub…

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Ep 309 - Brick by BRICS with Yan Liang 1:07:11

4M ago1:07:11

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History doesn’t stand still, and every time we talk about BRICS on this podcast, there’s more to unpack. To understand the significance of BRICS, we must begin with (wait for it) monetary sovereignty. Economist Yan Liang is an expert on China’s economy and MMT. She joins Steve to discuss the evolving role of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India…

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Ep 308 - Working Class MMT with Bill Mitchell 1:04:32

4M ago1:04:32

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What’s the point of understanding money if we don’t look at the power relations controlling its distribution? Bill Mitchell, a key figure in the development of modern monetary theory, is back for his twelfth appearance on the podcast, beginning with Episode One, Putting the T in MMT. As a key figure in the development of MMT, Bill articulates how t…

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Ep 307 - Rights for Machines? AI's Ethical Future with James Boyle 52:58

4M ago52:58

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Can you imagine granting personhood to AI entities? Well, some of us couldn’t imagine granting personhood to corporations. And yet... look how that panned out. In this episode, Steve talks with Duke law professor James Boyle about his new book, The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood. James explains the development of his interest in the topic; i…

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Ep 306 - China: Challenging Dollar Dominance with Paul Gambles 52:59

5M ago52:59

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Paul Gambles is back to help us unpack China's recent issuance of US dollar-denominated sovereign bonds in Saudi Arabia. Paul begins by setting up the historical context. He takes us back to the end of the second World War and the Bretton Woods agreement, designed to bring a new world order, putting the US dollar as the global funding currency. Chi…

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Ep 305 - Trump, the Fed & the Crypto Insurgency with Rohan Grey 1:25:34

5M ago1:25:34

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Rohan Grey, who taught us to understand money as a creature of law, is back for his tenth appearance on Macro N Cheese. Steve and Rohan dissect the humor and horror of the political landscape. They make a realistic assessment of the Biden administration and look at figures like Elon Musk and Ramaswamy as part of a new wave of governance setting out…

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Ep 304 - Facing Uncomfortable Truths with Yeva Nersisyan 1:10:44

5M ago1:10:44

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In a stunning reversal, the Democrat Party has announced plans to reconnect with its New Deal roots in hopes of regaining the trust of the working class. Haha just kidding! This week, Yeva Nersisyan joins Steve to cut through the cacophony of phony punditry trying to explain the 2024 election results. Spoiler alert: it’s economics. It’s always econ…

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Ep 303 - Real Resources, Real Power with Fadhel Kaboub 1:10:56

5M ago1:10:56

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"Colonized people have the right to resist." Economist and friend of the podcast Fadhel Kaboub talks with Steve about the effects of global hegemony and the ongoing attempts to shift the balance of power. They look at BRICS, though it’s perhaps too soon to predict its ultimate outcome and influence. Fadhel argues that a true multipolar world cannot…

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Ep 302 - Gaza, Genocide & Empire with Jason Hickel 52:25

6M ago52:25

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“A capitalist economy requires constant imperialist wars because it has to constantly suppress prices and wages and reorganize production in the global south around accumulation in the core. That is ultimately the system that we have to overcome.” Jason Hickel, who won our hearts a while back by accepting MMT, talks with Steve about the burning iss…

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Ep 301 - Worker to Worker Unionism with Eric Blanc 45:28

6M ago45:28

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Author and labor studies professor Eric Blanc talks about worker-led union organizing and why it is superior to the dominant model of staff-intensive unionism. “You just can't get the type of mass movement we need by relying on staff. Even the best staff.” Eric lays out some features of worker-to-worker organizing: Workers are training other worker…

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Ep 325 - Tariffs, Tooth Fairies & Trade with Fadhel Kaboub 1:03:58

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Ep 324 - Modern Money Awakenings with Tracy Carson 1:08:10

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Ep 323 - The Physics of Capitalism with Erald Kolasi 1:17:45

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Ep 322 - Eggsploitation with Basel Musharbash 52:33

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Ep 321 - Modern Money with L. Randall Wray 1:12:13

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Ep 320 - Breaking Out The Master's Tools with Michael McCarthy 57:55

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Ep 319 - DOGE Ball: A True Oligarch Story with Yeva Nersisyan 1:16:52

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Ep 318 - The Death of the Left? with Simon Winlow & Steve Hall 1:00:30

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Ep 317 - Fatal Distraction with Shealeigh Voitl 58:53

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Ep 316 - Lions & Lambs with Thomas Fazi 52:13

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Ep 315 - Confessions of an Economic Hitman: A Conversation with John Perkins 50:24

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Ep 314 - Chaos Fatigue with David and Dai from Call Me Limbo Podcast 1:03:26

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Ep 313 - CHE with Clara Mattei 39:21

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Ep 312 - Sumud: Echoes of Palestine with Malu Halasa & Jordan Elgrably 51:16

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Ep 311 - The Electoral Delusion with Jen Perelman 1:01:37

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Ep 310 - The Inevitability of Luigi Mangione with Jordan Chariton 58:31

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Ep 309 - Brick by BRICS with Yan Liang 1:07:11

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Ep 308 - Working Class MMT with Bill Mitchell 1:04:32

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Ep 307 - Rights for Machines? AI's Ethical Future with James Boyle 52:58

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Ep 306 - China: Challenging Dollar Dominance with Paul Gambles 52:59

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Ep 305 - Trump, the Fed & the Crypto Insurgency with Rohan Grey 1:25:34

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Ep 304 - Facing Uncomfortable Truths with Yeva Nersisyan 1:10:44

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Ep 303 - Real Resources, Real Power with Fadhel Kaboub 1:10:56

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Ep 302 - Gaza, Genocide & Empire with Jason Hickel 52:25

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Ep 301 - Worker to Worker Unionism with Eric Blanc 45:28