The Other Hand

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

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2026 48:52

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 39:48

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 35:17

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 37:04

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2026 42:50

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 33:31

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2026 25:52

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 43:45

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 34:01

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 36:01

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 33:14

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 40:19

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 40:40

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 38:34

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 36:40

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 36:03

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 54:39

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 36:22

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 59:52

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 35:37

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 35:19

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2026 33:12

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 33:04

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 37:34

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 37:34

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 38:32

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 36:26

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 35:46

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

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 33:04

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

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Podcast Special: In conversation with Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 39:22

Ireland's Economic Future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Podcast Short: Jim on the Summer Economic Statement

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 11:42

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

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Wanted: grown up politicians willing to have adult conversations.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 30:23

AI: good or bad for interest rates & inflation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Peace in our time? Keir Starmer needs to go.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 32:48

Ireland buys off the mob - there will be consequences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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They think it's all over. FOMO, TINA, markets & the $. China & Iran are the big winners of the war

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 34:31

Standing our ground on the fuel protests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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IMF explains why cutting fuel taxes now is a dumb idea. Is war coming for all of us?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 34:00

Markets cannot price disaster properly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Inflation up, more to come? US petrol over $4 a gallon. Ours is over double that.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 38:51

What, exactly, do the fuel protesters want? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Stagflation: more flation than stag? Or just bad? How much evil can we tolerate?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 36:18

A mad, bad world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trump surrenders to Iran? From TACO to WACO.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 27:40

Iran is now one of the most economically powerful countries on earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The dogs of war - mostly barking, one or two surprisingly quiet

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 38:38

Will Farage's links to Trump hurt Reform? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Brexit - for the first time in ages. And the war.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 35:28

Is the US economy in worse shape than we thought? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Here we go again - supply chains. From Urea to Silicon Chips.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 29:15

"Iran is winning" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The world has changed. For central bankers especially. But also for everyone

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 28:15

An early St Patrick's Day greeting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tick Tock. Each day things get a little worse.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 32:43

Interest rates might be heading up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Don't panic! Not yet, anyway

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 31:00

Markets are worried, but not particularly so Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What's the plan? Gaza writ large?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 35:19

And all the latest economic news & data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Podcast special: War, AI, Slow Learners and Art with Joan Mulvihill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 44:06

First live podcast (a recording) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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War. Is the energy price shock the least of it?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 37:22

Geopolitics. Again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Shadow banks: another crisis brewing? Is AI good or bad?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 34:36

Is your job safe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trump throws a tantrum Markets yawn.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 35:50

Money, Andrew and the British monarchy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Europe deserves much a better press. As does liberal democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 36:07

Weep for it when it's gone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why have the Epstein files only snared European Royals and Politicians? Conspiracy or coincidence?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 32:00

British politics are beyond redemption Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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