Audio & Podcasts

Being ‘stuck’, getting punished for doing the right thing; watching those in charge throw good money after bad – and why: if my spending is your income, and your income is mine, the last thing we should be doing is undermining that system. More

Last week I spoke with Manuela Saragosa of the BBC World Service about the price of austerity. We discussed the human cost of the various cuts and burdens placed on economies – what has been inflicted and whether it has actually worked. And if it hasn’t, what was the point of the pain? More

I did  a short interview yesterday with Christopher McKevitt on mortgage arrears and how to help the majority of people and save our economy – have a listen. More

The question I want to pose this week is: should we pay people to lose weight? This idea might seem a little over the top, but studies in the US reveal the surest way to coax people to lose weight is to give them an incentive to do so – and the most persuasive incentive is filthy lucre. More

I’ve been thinking about recording more podcasts for quite a while. Like everything else in life, there’s never enough hours in the day. It being a new year, it seemed to be a good time to get started. More

Spent Sunday morning on Marian Finucane’s show, with Maureen Gaffney, Brendan Howlin, Tom McGurk, Stephen O’Byrnes & Philip O’Connor, discussing last week’s news. More

On a lighter note, John Caddell of Phantom FM was foolish enough to invite an economist in to DJ the other day – we had a great chat and lots of fun. More

Had a great discussion with Pascal Donohue and Pat Kenny – in light of this week’s events in Greece – about what Ireland could do, if only we got out of the good room. Hope you enjoy. More

Had a great chat with Ray about The Good Room and how debt is holding a generation of Irish people back. Hope you enjoy: More

Read the original article here: The Champagne is Flowing Again More