Macrodose

Mar 04 2025 180 ep. 25 mins 584
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Your weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.

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Germany's Election Results & Record US Food Imports [Patreon Preview]

Mar 04 2025 18 mins  
In a new show from Macrodose:The Curve, James Meadway and Grace Blakeley break down the week’s biggest economic stories and what they mean for all of us.In this excerpt, they discuss the recent German federal election results and how Die Linke managed to turn things around (1:08).In the full episode, James and Grace look at how US food imports are at a record level, and some reco

Putin & Trump’s Plan for Ukraine

Feb 25 2025 14 mins  
On this week's MACRODOSE James Meadway unpacks: Trump and Putin’s plans for Ukraine – and the geopolitical stakes for Europe (1:29), why new research debunks the myths about working from home (7:50), and our top economics reads for beginners (12:08).For exclusive content, including our new Macrodose chat show - The Curve - visit: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/macrodose.⁠P

Stagflation, Gas Prices & Techno-Feudalism? [Patreon Preview]

Feb 18 2025 12 mins  
In a new show from Macrodose:The Curve, James Meadway and Grace Blakeley break down the week’s biggest economic stories and what they mean for all of us.In this excerpt, they discuss the Bank of England’s interest rate cut and its forecast of 3.5% inflation- are we seeing the return of stagflation? (0:40) In the full episode, James and Grace examine why Britain’s gas prices a

The UK Economy's Gloomy Road Ahead

Feb 11 2025 18 mins  
On this week's MACRODOSE, James Meadway unpacks: the Bank of England’s gloomy forecast for the UK economy (1:08), new warnings about just how water-hungry Britain’s data centres will be (6:23), and how the rising price of eggs is the fresh political headache for US president Donald Trump (13:57).Red Shadow - 'Stagflation'Jo Michell - 'Rate cuts won’t save us:

Trump's Tariff Wars [Patreon Preview]

Feb 04 2025 18 mins  
In the first episode of The Curve, James Meadway and Grace Blakeley dive deeper into the economic stories hitting the headlines and what they mean for all of us. First up is US President Donald Trump announcing a slew of tariffs that have provoked reaction globally. For the full episode with James and Grace, head to Patreon.com/macrodose

Did ChatGPT Just Lose Its Job to DeepSeek?

Jan 28 2025 17 mins  
On this week's MACRODOSE, James Meadway unpacks: how China’s new DeepSeek AI model is sparking chaos in Silicon Valley (0:38), a look back at the first 10 days of Trump 2.0 and the early economic trends emerging (6:53), and a listener question: what the hell is Trump coin, and why is it now worth millions of dollars? (13:18). For exclusive content, including The Fix—Macrodo

The Break Down: Economic Legacies of Empire w/ Kojo Koram

Jan 23 2025 50 mins  
In the media, the importance of the legacies of empire and colonialism are often dismissed, with the public conversation often centring on the "culture war" elements of this history, from debates about statues to institutions like the National Trust becoming "woke". The implication of much of this discourse is that empire and colonialism are features of the past, and should be left

[Excerpt] On Grief and Struggle w/ Sarah Jaffe, Camille Barbagallo and Asad Rehman

Jan 21 2025 21 mins  
James is on personal leave this week, so we’re bringing you a special recording from October 2024: the book launch of From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire by Sarah Jaffe. Find the full episode at patreon.com/Macrodose. Grief is everywhere in today’s world, yet even in our movement spaces, it’s often a topic left unspoken. As we navigate an era of intersect

The Break Down: Capitalism Without Growth? w/ Hans Stegeman

Jan 15 2025 43 mins  
Politics is increasingly polarised, but if there’s one thing politicians of all major parties can agree on, it’s growth — that their political rivals failed to deliver growth, that we need more of it, and that getting it will solve all of our problems, from inequality and poverty to crumbling public services and stalling investment. But not everyone agrees. For a growing move

Wildfires, Smoke, and Inequality

Jan 14 2025 24 mins  
On this week's MACRODOSE, James Meadway unpacks: the wildfires in California and their potentially catastrophic economic fallout (1:20), a New York Times piece on the politics of climate change and whether it’s time for a new “green populism” (11:54), and the financial mess Keir Starmer’s government is already finding itself in (17:00). Biden Left us Behind with a "Prius Ec