Money & Macro Talks
Episodes
Why we are getting poorer | Dr. Cahal Moran (Unlearning Economics)
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview on the book why we are getting poorer with Dr. Cahal Moran the man behind the YouTube channel Unlearning Economics.
How are Gulf economies holding up? prof. Steffen Hertog
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
LSE professor Steffen Hertog gives an overview of how the various Gulf economies are holding up after almost 2 months of the US-Israel vs. Iran war an...
There is NO Venture Capital shortage in Europe | Jasper van Dijk
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jasper van Dijk from the Dutch Institute for Public Economics on why a lack of venture capital is NOT why Europe lacks big recent firms.
How firms lobby for low-skilled immigration. Prof. Alan Manning
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with LSE professor Alan Manning about his recent book: Why Immigration Policy is Difficult and How to Make it Better.
What does Iran want? Prof. Vasil Nasr
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with the author of the book: Iran's Grand Strategy.
Why populism is taking over the West | prof. Sheri Berman
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion with Columbia university professor Sheri Berman on the history, characteristics and causes of populism.
What does China want? | profs Kang, Wong & Chang
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview about a thought provoking paper analyzing thousands of CCP internal communications about what China wants on the world stage.
What kind of immigrants do we actually want? dr. Alexandor Kustov
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Notre Dame associate professor Alexander Kustov on the research he did for his book In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigrati...
Are immigrants taking or creating jobs? prof. Jan Stuhler
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Madrid professor on Jan Stuhler about the effects of immigrants on labor markets.
Is inequality the problem? No | prof. Lane Kenworthy
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with professor Lane Kenworthy about whether or not inequality is really such a big problem as people think.
Why Europe is getting safer, despite migration | prof. Paolo Pinotti
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Bocconi professor Paolo Pinotti about the relationship between migration and crime.
The coming demographics earthquake ft. prof Charles Goodhart
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you got value from this interview, please support the podcast with a 'coffee a month' at https://www.patreon.com/moneymacro or consider buy...
Dr. Wess Mitchell defends Trump's foreign policy
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Dr. Wes Mitchell, who is the author of the book Great Power Diplomacy, The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger. He'...
Why Trump attacking his "allies" actually makes sense ft. prof Goddard & Newman
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Professors Stacey Goddard (Wellesley college) and Abraham Newman (Georgetown University) explain their viral new Neo-Royalism theory that can explain ...
The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence ft Jens Ludwig
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Money & Macro Talks, writer Alejandro Iribas De La Puerta sits down with economist Jens Ludwig for a deep, evidence-driven...
China's mineral dominance: how the West should respond ft. Tobias Gherke
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Tobias Gherke senior fellow on the European Council on Foreign relations about the Geo-Economics of critical minerals.W...
Should private banks create most of our money? ft. Thomas Bollen
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to financial journalist Thomas Bollen about how to reform our monetary financial system to reduce the need for bailouts. Check...
Why monopolies are eating our economies ft. Jan Eeckhout
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jan Eeckhout makes his case about the profit paradox, which states that big companies are becoming too profitable. This is no longer good fo...
A massive basic income experiment in Africa | Dennis Egger (Oxford University)
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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I interviewed the ECB’s Chief Economist on inflation & rates
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Philip Lane about the past & future of inflation & interest rates in the Eurozone.
Armenia’s Radical New Monetary Policy Approach | Governor Martin Galstyan & Armen Nurbekyan
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to Armenia's central bank governors Martin Galstyan & Armen Nurbekyan about (1) how the history of central banking in Armenia led to...
Was MMT Wrong About Inflation? | Stephanie Kelton (The Deficit Myth)
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to professor Stephanie Kelton about whether or not Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is still relevant today; how well her book the Deficit Myth i...
How the Financial Times Became so Successful | John Ridding (CEO)
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I talked to FT CEO John Ridding about how the FT transitioned from a British oriented physical newspaper to a globally oriented digital one. We also d...
Why we Need a Digital Euro | Evelien Witlox (ECB)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talked to Evelien Witlox, who is the Digital Euro program director at the European Central bank, about why we need a digital Euro. H...
The Offshore Global Dollar System | ft. Jeff Snider
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m interviewing Jeff Snider, host of the Eurodollar University podcast, about the importance of the Eurodollar market and true mone...
The Global Everything Crisis | ft. Patrick Boyle
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Patrick Boyle about the multiple crises in the financial sector; i.e. in the emergent markets, crypto and stockmarket.&nbs...
Designing A Crypte Reserve Currency | ft. Nevin Freeman
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Nevin Freeman about the potential of cryptocurrencies as reserve currencies.
Decentralized Stablecoins | ft. Rick Pardoe (Liquity)
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Rick Pardoe about Liquity, a Stablecoin project in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
Inflation | ft. Unlearning Economics
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with researcher and Youtuber Unlearning Economics about inflation.
Macroeconomics For Investors | ft. The Plain Bagel
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with Richard from The Plain Bagel about the importance of macroeconomics for investors.
Independent Financial Journalism | ft. Izabelle Kaminska
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Izabelle Kaminska, former Financial Times editor, about independent journalism.
Resilience in Economics | ft. Prof. Markus Brunnermeier
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with professor Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University) about his latest book "The Resilient Society".
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) Is Misunderstood | ft. Warren Mosler
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I have a long conversation with Warren Mosler. Warren is an American economist and hedge fund manager, and he is known as the founding...
The Global Debt Mountain | ft. Prof. Dirk Bezemer
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with professor Dirk Bezemer (University of Groningen) about the global debt mountain.
The IMF Controversy | ft. Econoboi
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this livestream, I talked to YouTube streamer Econoboi about his recent debate with popular streamer Vaush about the controversial role of the IMF ...