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The Other Hand

Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming."cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 539

    The rise of the right: It's all about immigration. And modern Caligulas.

    Wildfires have been diminishing in size. Who knew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 538

    Are we getting dumber? Almost certainly, as AI is going to kill us all. Apparently.

    Will the universe miss us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 537

    House prices will stay elevated until the economy tanks. Will Uncle Sam ask Ireland for its money back?

    Peak stuff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 536

    Interest rates going up on both sides of the Atlantic. Bonds crash and could spark a real problem - for everyone

    Don't mess with Canada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 535

    Big Tech's Britney Spears defence. Proving we are human is becoming increasingly difficult.

    In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 534

    US, UK and Irish political scene setting. In conversation with Sarah Carey

    Occasionally sounding rather unsound.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 533

    The forever war in Ukraine. The death of the pub? Where is the cheapest pint in London? Marking AI's homework

    The new war between Canada & The US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 532

    AI will get you 80% of the way there. Economic D-day declared by Trump. US bond buying bombs.

    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. 531

    Higher interest rates on the way? Japan to blow up the financial world?

    Who is responsible? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  10. 530

    Banks are destined to go the way of video stores and travel agents. In the age of AI are we also living in the stupid age?

    Jim finishes up in Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. 529

    Inflation is the dog that is yet to bark - loudly anyway.

    Is Jim in denial? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  12. 528

    Does education pay off? What is education for anyway?

    Will it ever rain again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  13. 527

    Cost of living crisis, inflation & debt. The Finance Minister is drowning (in cash) not waving.

    Why are we so bad at planning, procurement & budgeting? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  14. 526

    Ireland-UK vibes. A rapidly changing world. AI hysteria

    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  15. 525

    Plato said we should be ruled by philosopher kings. The Tech Bros seem to agree. Democracy is so over.

    Ireland distorts the economic data, again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  16. 524

    Is the AI bubble bursting or just deflating? What will a stockmarket crash do to the Irish economy?

    Does regional development ever work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  17. 523

    Ireland's budget circus rolls into town. No strategic thinking wanted.

    Rain is in the forecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  18. 522

    Does 'The Odyssey' predict we are going the way of the ancient Greeks? Is Trump riding our version of the Trojan Horse?

    Tariffs are back.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. 521

    Is Trump about to rig the next election? 2028: will there ever be better year for China to seize Taiwan?

    Tech rout? Correction? Another 'buy the dip'? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. 520

    Does immigration cause high house prices? The role of luck and policy in economic destiny

    Argentine finances and football Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  21. 519

    A Kremlin insider speaks - we should all listen. Latest IMF forecasts.

    Ireland's massive miss on carbon emissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  22. 518

    A deep dive into the Irish economy - from the bottom up.

    Jim in conversation with Stephen Cass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  23. 517

    Corporation taxes: Boom or bust? Both? Farage begins his long goodbye

    AI's losers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  24. 516

    The largest indigenous Irish business is......Tourism. Bigger than construction, bigger than agriculture.

    In conversation with ITIC's CEO, Eoghan O'Mara Walsh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  25. 515

    Jobs apocalypse for the car industry? Pensions apocalypse? BIS warns (again) about AI bust.

    Ukraine vibe shift Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  26. 514

    Burnham's impending coronation and Brexit's 'Assault on thinking'.

    Can AI count? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. 513

    Is humanity a bump in the road for AI? Ethics & the tech bros.

    In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  28. 512

    Donald Trump loses the war. Some AI slop. Risk Vs Uncertainty

    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  29. 511

    They think it's all over. Society: is there such a thing? A White House cage fight.

    A Presidential shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  30. 510

    Hoping for the end of the war. Higher interest rates in Europe but not the US?

    The Other Hand discovers it is a humanist podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  31. 509

    Brexit has failed. Everything going wrong in the UK is now connected to that simple fact.

    In conversation with Professor Chris Grey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  32. 508

    The UK is not the country that J D Vance and Farage says it is. The Irish economy did not shrink by 12%

    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  33. 507

    The biggest and hardest questions. Perhaps some answers? In conversation with Sarah Carey.

    It's all about connection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  34. 506

    Has the UK rejoined the EU already? Interest rates are going to rise. Should they?

    Does Trump care about the mid-terms? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  35. 505

    The Pope & Jim offer differing perspectives on tech. The robots are coming and they are Chinese

    Social media is the new smoking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  36. 504

    Are you lower value human capital? Ireland's Labour market is slowing.

    London is hated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  37. 503

    Is AI coming for your job? US petrol stations can't handle $10 gasoline. Neither can its economy.

    The UK is no longer a serious country Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  38. 502

    From moron premium to plonker premium: UK borrowing costs soar. Global inflation and interest rates are on the up

    It's all beginning to feel a bit dot.commy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  39. 501

    Ireland's budget circus resumes. Productivity growth finally starts again in the US

    The UK is ungoverned, not ungovernable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  40. 500

    The past ain't what many of us remember. Populists promise a return to the good old days.

    Follow their money Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  41. 499

    Rising racism, rising bond yields, rising populism: the UK is in a terrible place

    We can't handle the truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  42. 498

    What happens when only 4 trillionaires have all the income? And our parliaments are occupied by chatbots?

    No representation without taxation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  43. 497

    UK to get Irish green credits? We could have cheap EVs but instead face multi-billion fines.

    All the latest economic news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a knowledgeable guest. ENTHRALLING! Keep it coming."cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jim Power & Chris Johns

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Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is...

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