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May 1, 2025 – In part 2 of today's interview, Satyajit Das warns of a looming financial crisis, likening the global economy to a frail patient, crippled by high debt and weak growth. He critiques the US's miscalculated trade policies, predicting tariffs...

May 1, 2025 – FS Insider speaks with Satyajit Das, a former banker and author of numerous books, who contends that the global economy is entering a period of heightened risk, characterized by a combination of slowing growth, evolving trade policies...

A huge reason many people travel is to get away from city life and into nature. In Episode 327 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast we don't just get into nature - we hear about some really rare and unique encounters with the natural world. First up, I chat with Satyajit Das, a veteran of many intriguing wildlife encounters on his travels, who explains how lucky he was in coming across the small cats of South and Central America: ocelots, margays and onchillas. Next, Paul Christie explains something of the history of the sakura or cherry blossom in Japan, and leaves me with the surprising fact that you don't necessarily have to be in Japan in springtime to see the beautiful cherry trees bloom. Finally, Iris Villarreal tells the story of her experience with a nomadic Kazakh ethnic minority in western Mongolia, and in particular, how they train and use eagles for hunting. Links: Satyajit Das - author of Wild Quests - Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals - https://amzn.to/4eMWpP9  Paul Christie, CEO of Walk Japan - https://walkjapan.com/  Iris Villarreal - https://www.instagram.com/outventurenow  'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan's Blossoms by Naoko Abe - https://amzn.to/4cR2Z6I  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Sign up for the Thoughtful Travellers newsletter at Substack - https://thoughtfultravel.substack.com  Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/327 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This gent who goes by the name of Das is eccentric, passionate, articulate & intelligent so strap in for this fast paced, heady conversation framed through the lens of equal rights for species other than humans to the very resources we are destroying. His voice grins, setting a positive tone & his true love of the natural world is just a tad intoxicating.We leap from the truth that adaptability trumps strength for resilience. We quip about how the finance sector is filled with animals,  we both agree that animals are more sensible than human beings - they don't go about destroying the landscape that keeps them alive & we ponder how we came to be a culture that thinks we can click our way out of the quandary we find ourselves in. We ask if you're suffering from 'Prognostic Miopia' where you are so focussed on the near term things you don't connect with the real long term consequences of our actions. We suspect the very culture we all swim in, means we all suffer & rather than feeling the weight of this, taking the approach of finding our own, individual ways to swim out of it. It covers a lots and its a cracker! Links You'll LoveAldo Leopold - The Sand County AlmanacWild Quests by DasBarry Lopez - Arctic DreamsLoved this Ep….Listen to:- Damon Gameau - Dan Palmer - Helena Norberg Hodge  Support the ShowCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow mattersShow NotesDefining what it means to be human through studying animals Coming face to face with a grizzly bear in AlaskaFailing our natural world as its guardianOur need for 1.7 earths"Human eyes need more pixels than there are in the universe to capture the beauty of some animals"Going to the root cause of the problems rather than bandaid-ingHuman beings as mere hosts for bacteria & virusesThe danger of our reliance on tech"Humans address every problem with Paleolithic emotions, medievil institutions & godlike technology - a dangerous recipeReading your landscapeEntering the phase of populism for answersMoving our problems into the future"Ultimately the worth of our species will be measured by our acceptance of our true role within the complex web that is life"Support the show

Send me a messageSatyajit Das - or Das - is a man who's worn many hats. Financier, author, traveller, speaker - a strenuous protagonist for evidence and fact. He's a man who wants to understand and take into account the reality of a situation and to look deeply into the meaning of that information, no matter how confronting, surprising or alarming.Das came to Australia from India in the late 70s, and a career in banking followed, until he had some unexpected life changing expeditions in nature - one in Zaire, now Congo, and the other Antarctica, which seems to have altered his relationship to work and living. He famously predicted the impending global financial crisis in 2006, before being named as one of finance's most influential thinkers by Bloomberg. He's written a tonne of books along the way, and he's on the show today to talk about his most recent - 'Wild Quests'.I really enjoyed this book, and I have been affected by its contents as well as Das' previous work, especially that of Banquet of Consequences. Under all of our technological progress are worldviews and stories that we are still above and apart from nature, that we can elevate and innovate our way out of whatever the latest dilemma or disaster is. This book tells of the heart wrenching ways by which eco-tourism is negatively affecting remaining pristine landscapes, continuing to drive up emissions through al the travel time and with uncertain and unclear local social and economic benefits.Wild Quests is a wake up call for how we think of travel, on the whole notion of bucket lists. It forced me to reckon with my own desires and aspirations for visiting some of the world's most lauded landscapes - Patagonia, Alaska, African plains, and Australia's natural landscapes. There are so many places to go, so many options, perhaps though, we need to contemplate the potential and known harms of these trips. Real action on addressing the climate crisis, reversing land degradation and restoring the habitats and lives of non human species requires more than flawed economic models and possessive incursions into the lives of Indigenous inhabitants. Wild Quests starts with the line - “the animals do not want to see us”. What if we did that - what if we just left nature to be nature, to be wild and precious and to just exist without our incursions. As it has for almost forever, free of humanity and all we bring?Not an easy idea, but Das is in the business of raising these types of ideas and prosecuting them comprehensively.Das is generously offering Finding Nature listeners a discount on his book Wild Quests that forms much of this conversation. Head to Monash University publishing website and buy the book, and for 20% off use the code birdlife20 - all one word.Das's work has quite literally been informed by that of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, and one of his famous lines is that sooner or later everyone has to sit down to a banquet of consequences - it's fair to say whether or not it's the loss of pristine wilderness, the expanding climate crisis or the disaster that is housing in this country, it might be time to take a seat.Until next time, thanks for listening. Today's show is delivered with Altiorem. Use the code FindingNature10 to get your first month free on their gold and platinum plans. Today's show is delivered with Gilay Estate. Add Finding Nature to your booking reservation for free food bundles.Thanks for listening. Follow Finding Nature on Instagram

Author and former financier Satyajit Das joins Amy for a long-form conversation about the rise of ecotourism, the joys and wonders of seeing animals "in the wild," along with ecotourism's very problematic effects, as explored in his latest book, Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals (Monash University Publishing). Is Das witnessing the end of the natural world as we know it? Das was named in 2014 by Bloomberg as among the 50 most influential people in financial markets. He has held senior positions in banks and industry and now works as a consultant to investors and corporations globally. His previous books include, Traders, Guns & Money (2006), Extreme Money (2011), A Banquet of Consequences (2015, updated 2021), and Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices (2022). He is also the author (with Jade Novakovic) of In Search of the Pangolin: The Accidental Eco-Tourist (2006). Broadcast on 16 July 2024.

Author and former financier Satyajit Das joins Amy for a long-form conversation about the rise of ecotourism, the joys and wonders of seeing animals "in the wild," along with ecotourism's problematic effects, as explored in his latest book, Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals (Monash University Publishing).Is Das witnessing the end of the natural world as we know it?Das was named in 2014 by Bloomberg as among the 50 most influential people in financial markets. He has held senior positions in banks and industry and now works as a consultant to investors and corporations globally. His previous books include, Traders, Guns & Money (2006), Extreme Money (2011), A Banquet of Consequences (2015, updated 2021), and Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices (2022). He is also the author (with Jade Novakovic) of In Search of the Pangolin: The Accidental Eco-Tourist (2006).

Satyajit Das returns to reveal why animals do not want to see you.

Short week – plenty of action The breath keeps getting worse The Debate – what does that mean for markets? This episode's guest: our good friend , author and former banker Satyajit  Das – all the way from down under Satyajit Das is an internationally respected expert in finance, with over 37 years' experience. Das presciently anticipated many aspects of the global financial crisis in 2006. He subsequently proved accurate in his warnings about the ineffectiveness of policy responses and the risk of low growth, sovereign debt problems (anticipating the restructuring of Greek debt), and the increasing problems of China and emerging economies. In 2014 Bloomberg nominated him as one of the fifty most influential financial thinkers in the world. Das is the author of a number of key reference works on derivatives and risk management. Das is the author of two international bestsellers, Traders, Guns & Money (2006) and Extreme Money (2011). His latest book is A Banquet of Consequences: Have We Consumed Our Own Future? (2015 & 2021) He was featured in Charles Ferguson's 2010 Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job, the 2012 PBS Frontline series Money, Power & Wall Street, the 2009 BBC TV documentary Tricks with Risk, and the 2015 German film Who's Saving Whom. His writing appears in Financial Times, Nikkei Asia review and Marketwatch   Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (NVDA), (GEO), (SMH), (TSLA)

 Brimming with passion, Satyajit combines travelogue, history and science in this book as a lament for the decline of wild spaces and a celebration of the animals who roam them.

This podcast is a big exploration of several important topics of our times (Das hates the word ‘conversation' and shares why in the show) People feel jaded seeing injustices inflicted on people, from corporate to political to personal, without a sense of real accountability for actions taken and how that's impacting everything from polarization to lack of success in environmental care and regeneration. The corporatisation of not-for-profits and climate change are feeding into many people's scepticism that the policies and solutions being tabled will get us results. Wild Animals and Das' book “Wild Quests” to help remind us what needs our attention and witness. Why “Donate $1 a day to save the Koala/Nature reserve/World” is not working. Living with our own contradictions - impossible to escape if we want to unite over what will make a difference. Das isn't here to give people comfortable ‘off ramps' and this was definitely a thought provoking hour exploring things we're all often thinking about, also often despairing over the state of, and yet never moving forward and we aim to light a fire or remind us to find our overlaps and common ways to move forward. I hope you love it as much as I did, your host, AlexxThank you to this month's show sponsor for helping you make your low tox swaps easier: @ausclimate continues giving 10% off their Winix Air Purifiers and Dehumidifiers at ausclimate.com.au. CODE: LOWTOXLIFE at checkout https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate@Biofirst with 15% off sitewide for the entire month of June through to July 7 withg their award-winning skin support range. CODE: LOWTOXLIFE https://bit.ly/3ydRS8TBe sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs of this week's episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Satyajit Das has just published his latest book, simply called "Wild Quests", where he combines travelogue, history and science to examine our relationship with animals and what it might mean for the future of the planet.

In the latest episode of the New Money Review podcast I'm delighted to welcome Satyajit Das, a former investment banker, derivatives expert and author.His book “Traders, Guns and Money”, published in 2006, remains one of the best books ever written about the world of high finance.It's been called “a wickedly comic exposé of the culture, games and pure deceptions played out every day in trading rooms around the world. And played out with other people's money.”Das went on to publish “Extreme Money” and “The Age of Stagnation”, in which a common theme is the high global levels of debt.In the podcast, Das talks in detail about debt and the complexities of measuring it. He says all financial markets are now at risk from excessive leverage. Japan, whose currency has recently undergone a big devaluation, may point the way ahead for all of us, he says.We discuss:Why debt is like heroinHow the marginal productivity of debt has been fallingReaching the “trust moment” in government bond marketsHow vulnerable are US Treasuries to a liquidity crisis?Why inflation may be higher for longer……and interest rates could overshoot expectationsDebt on debt and the challenge of understanding leverageHow tech entrepreneurs borrow against equityComplexities in leverage chains—the example of GreensillWhy non-bank financing of debt is particularly riskyWhy regulators struggle to monitor shadow banksCross-border exposures in the Evergrande bankruptcyWhy the “usual disinfectants”—better disclosure and more capital—no longer workHow Japan finally escaped its debt trapWhy sovereign wealth funds are buying up global infrastructureThe end of financial engineering

What is humanity's energy destiny? Satyajit Das, former banker, author and future thinker joins Phil Clark to discuss emerging changes in energy markets.

Jan 18, 2024 – We conclude our 3-part conversation with Satyajit Das to discuss his recent and extensive analysis on the green energy transition. As Das says in today's show, you can't summon resources out of the ground from an app on your phone and...

Jan 17, 2024 – Today we pick up with the second part of our interview with Satyajit Das to discuss his recent 8-part series on fossil fuels and the green energy transition. In our last segment, Das explained how fossil fuels make up 80%...

Jan 16, 2024 – Will the world switch away from fossil fuels or, at least, come to derive a majority of its energy needs from renewable energy? FS Insider welcomes back Satyajit Das to tackle this controversial topic and help explain...

Autonomous farming, sustainable energy, food scarcity and the debt cycle that funded it all. Conflict in the Middle East drives oil up Hot CPI and PPI squash bonds. Sustainability and bubbles are the focus of our guests. Satyajit Das is an internationally respected expert in finance, with over 37 years' experience. Das presciently anticipated many aspects of the global financial crisis in 2006. He subsequently proved accurate in his warnings about the ineffectiveness of policy responses and the risk of low growth, sovereign debt problems (anticipating the restructuring of Greek debt), and the increasing problems of China and emerging economies. In 2014 Bloomberg nominated him as one of the fifty most influential financial thinkers in the world. Das is the author of a number of key reference works on derivatives and risk management. Das is the author of two international bestsellers, Traders, Guns & Money (2006) and Extreme Money (2011). His latest book is A Banquet of Consequences: Have We Consumed Our Own Future? (2015 & 2021) He was featured in Charles Ferguson's 2010 Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job, the 2012 PBS Frontline series Money, Power & Wall Street, the 2009 BBC TV documentary Tricks with Risk, and the 2015 German film Who's Saving Whom. His writing appears in Financial Times, Nikkei Asia review and Marketwatch Robbie Miles, CFA, ACA - Portfolio Manager (Director) in the Global Thematic Equity team, London Robbie is a Portfolio Manager at Allianz Global Investors (AGI) with over 12 years of investment experience. He is the lead portfolio manager of two global equity strategies, Positive Change and Food Security, having previously co-run the Global Sustainability fund. He is a Director within the Global Thematic team, which combines bottom-up stock research with thematic analysis. Robbie joined AGI in 2014, spending 4 of those years in San Francisco, leading the firm's sustainable investment integration process in the US. Before joining Allianz Global Investors, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC. Robbie has a first class degree in Environment & Business from the University of Leeds. He is a CFA charterholder. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (JPM), (KRE), (TLT), (USO)

Satyajit Das, financial whiz, author and former banker joined Philip Clark.

Aug 29, 2023 – FS Insider speaks with banking and derivatives expert Satyajit Das, named by Bloomberg as one of the most influential thinkers in finance, to discuss the longer-term geopolitical forces driving both deglobalization...

Sep 20 – Satyajit Das was named by Bloomberg in 2014 as one of the most influential financial thinkers in the world. He is the author of several books including Traders, Guns & Money and A Banquet of Consequences. Today, we discuss...

“Hope is not a solution. Never confuse faith with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts. Failure isn't fatal, failing to change is.” Satyajit Das is a globally respected former banker and consultant with over forty years' experience in financial markets and the international bestselling author of Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives, Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk, and A Banquet of Consequences.   Join Das as he delivers the inaugural E. W. Cole Lecture at the Wheeler Centre, offering a memorable and surprisingly playful examination of the greatest crises facing our world today, as well as unconventional ideas for how we might go about solving them. Following his 40-minute lecture, Das is joined by Sally Warhaft to further analyse and interrogate his ideas. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 31 March 2022 and presented in partnership with the E.W. Cole Foundation. Featured music is ‘Living In A Fantasy' by Pulsed.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Australia's economy cope with the external shocks from the Ukraine conflict and Covid-19? And what does inflation mean for you?

Laura Tingle's Election 2022 looks at the role of independents in two key seats in SA: the state's most marginal seat of Boothby, and the surprise seat of Grey. Will the Senate race in SA see the return of Senator Rex Patrick, and will Nick Xenophon make a come-back ? The economic risks of dependence on the housing system and mineral wealth, and will election promises help with the housing affordability crisis?

In the third and final part of this series drawing on themes discussed in Satyajit Das' new book Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices we discuss Australia's 'houses and holes' economy and the risks inherent in our dependence on our current housing system and mineral wealth.

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Laura Tingle looks at day one of the Election 2022 campaign, Satyajit Das on the impact of China on our economy and why there's been a worldwide shift in attitude to nomads - especially ones with digital skills from affluent countries.  

In the second part of this series drawing on themes discussed in Satyajit Das' new book Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices we discuss the challenges facing China's economy, and where this leaves Australia, given our current economic dependence on China.

Presenter Dylan Bird is joined by Walkley Award winning journalist Jeff Sparrow to discuss whether battling back-to-back natural disasters is distracting Australians from fighting the climate crisis which he explores in his column in The Guardian.Then, PhD candidate at Melbourne Graduate School of Education Alicia Flynn and climate youth activist Varsha Yajman explain the Australian Journal of Environmental Education special issue, which Flynn co-edited, on the impact that the school strikes had on climate politics and education in Australia.Financier Satyajit Das talks about his new essay Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices. Das looks at the fundamental issues facing Australia, leaving no stone unturned in his analysis of our economic and institutional woes. And animal law expert Katy Barnett phones in to talk about the philosophy and practice of animal-related law that her new book, Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law that she co-authored with Jeremy Gans explores.

Economic and geopolitical pressures now threaten the nation's high living standards. How is Australia positioning itself and what lies ahead?

Laura Tingle on flood fury, petrol pain and defending Defence - how the PM has fared this week in politics. Financial markets expert Satyajit Das looks at the challenges facing Australia's economy as we emerge from the pandemic, and how covid has changed our language with Oxford English Professor, Simon Horobin.

Over the next few months, we'll be discussing some of the economic choices and challenges facing Australia, drawing on themes discussed in Satyajit Das' new book Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices. This month, we take a look at the social and economic faultlines that have been exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and some of the trends that we're seeing in the domestic economy as a result of several challenging headwinds.

Today the human race faces existential challenges. Our prosperity has been built on unsustainable economic and environmental practices — but our social and political processes seem incapable of fixing anything. Why are we unable to even acknowledge the truth of our predicament? Chaired by Rebecca Huntley. Satyajit Das is a former financier. He anticipated the 2008 financial crisis and has been prescient in outlining subsequent developments. In September 2014, Bloomberg included him as one of the 50 most influential people in international finance.

Laura Tingle on the latest adjustment to the COVID vaccine rollout, Satyajit Das on modern monetary theory and Meredith Burgmann and Nadia Wheatley on the 60s radicals.

A ground-breaking book of our times. Essential reading for anyone concerned about the dire fate of the global economy, the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deepening environmental crisis and the alarming deterioration of our social fabric.

Commentator Bruce Shapiro discusses the latest from the US, including President Joe Biden's response to the declassified report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Financial markets guru Satyajit Das talks about the future, casting his eye over our economic system, resource scarcity and the democracy deficit. 

Given the far-reaching impact of the GFC, and the serious fault-lines exposed by COVID in our economic and political systems, how are we to address the world's most urgent problems? Former banker and financial markets expert, Satyajit Das, has just republished his 2015 book, 'A Banquet of Consequences', factoring in the climate emergency and how the global pandemic is just the first test of many that we, and future generations, will face.

Commentator Bruce Shapiro discusses the latest from the US, including President Joe Biden's response to the declassified report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Financial markets guru Satyajit Das talks about the future, casting his eye over our economic system, resource scarcity and the democracy deficit. 

Laura Tingle with the latest from Canberra, Satyajit Das on the GameStop rollercoaster and Peter Godfrey-Smith on the evolution of animal consciousness.

The activists behind the rise and eventual fall of the share price of a company called GameStop were playing a dangerous game in trying to outplay Wall Street hedge funds. Analyst and author, Satyajit Das, argues that this new breed of activist is trying to bring down Wall Street, following in the footsteps of Occupy.

Laura Tingle with the latest from Canberra, Satyajit Das on the GameStop rollercoaster and Peter Godfrey-Smith on the evolution of animal consciousness.

In a world full of pain and suffering, some say that it is perverse that billionaires exist. Do we need them? Yes, we do, argue Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul in episode 9 of Econ Central. Listen in for the argument, and the caveat, because hey, there's always a caveat. Also discussed: why the Congress Party's actions are the opposite of their words, and how we should think about economic reform.   Also check out: 1. A Meditation on Form -- Amit Varma. 2. AoC's tweet, and the responses by Paul Graham and Geoffrey Miller. 3. Paul Graham's essays. 4. Green Shoots in the Desert Sand -- Episode 2 of Econ Central, which discusses the Zero-Sum Fallacy. 5. John D. Rockefeller and the Oil Industry -- Burton Folsom. 6. Trickle-Up, Not Trickle-Down -- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar. 7. Profit = Philanthropy -- Amit Varma. 8. The Working Rich Improve Our Lives -- John Stossel. 9. Bernie Sanders wants to tax Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg's 'outrageous pandemic wealth accumulation' --  Caitlin McFall. 10. Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working -- Jonathan Rauch. 11. Out-Arnabing Arnab -- Episode 8 of Econ Central. 12. The 10 Rules of Successful Nations -- Ruchir Sharma. 13. The Age of Stagnation -- Satyajit Das. 14. Vivek Kaul's controversial Twitter thread on interest rates. 15. Ajit Gulabchand Needs a Lesson in Economics -- Vivek Kaul. 16. The Death of Stock Markets -- Vivek Kaul. 17. The repo rate cut cycles help PSBs shore up capital -- Vivek Kaul. 18. India Today's Mood of the Nation poll. 19. The video clip of the Congress shooting the messenger. 20. Amit Varma's pieces and episodes on DeMon. 21. A Game Theory Problem: Who Will Bell The Congress Cat? -- Amit Varma. 22. The Hype Around the Stock Market -- Episode 6 of Econ Central (explaining the Congress's game theory problem). 23. Priyanka Gandhi extends party support for Ram Mandir -- ET Bureau. 24. Ram temple is coming up with consent of all: Kamal Nath -- PTI. 25. Kamal Nath's Ayodhya Act: 11 Silver Bricks, And 'Hanuman Chalisa' -- Anurag Dwary. 26. In Service of the Republic -- Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah. 27. Libertarianism by Necessity -- Episode 1 of Ideas of India, Shruti Rajagopalan's podcast. 28. The Art and Science of Economic Policy -- Episode 154 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah).  29. In the Wonderland of Investment -- AN Shanbhag and Sandeep Shanbhag. 30. Fixing Indian Education -- Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 31. Every Act of Government is an Act of Violence -- Amit Varma. Do subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter, Amit’s new project, and check out his writing course, The Art of Clear Writing. And have a look at Vivek’s books, especially Bad Money.

After a long hiatus, Satyajit Das is back to discuss the outlook for the global economy after the forced shutdown. We cover the gamut of economic and social implementations related to the virus and what the world looks like on the other side of this event – PSVD (Post Virus Stress Disorder) PLUS: Listener questions […]

As a long time observer of global markets and institutions, Satyajit Das outlines what he believes are the inescapable realities the world currently faces.

Today the human race faces existential challenges. Our prosperity has been built on unsustainable economic and environmental practices — but our social and political processes seem incapable of fixing anything. Why are we unable to even acknowledge the truth of our predicament? Chaired by Rebecca Huntley Satyajit Das is a former financier. He anticipated the 2008 financial crisis and has been prescient in outlining subsequent developments. In September 2014, Bloomberg included him as one of the 50 most influential people in international finance. He was featured in Charles Ferguson’s 2010 Oscar-winning documentary Inside Job, the 2012 PBS Frontline series ‘Money, Power & Wall Street’, the 2009 BBC TV documentary Tricks with Risk, and the 2015 German film Who’s Saving Whom. He is the author of Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives (2006) and Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk(2011). His latest book is A Banquet of Consequences: Have We Consumed Our Own Future? (2015).

The U.S. spends 8 percent of its GDP on finance -- twice the amount it did 40 years ago, according to economist Brad DeLong. That figure set off a wave of soul-searching recently as commentators asked how ``the financialization of the world'' came to be and others attempting to answer that very question. This week, we speak with Satyajit Das about how finance took over the economy, markets and monetary policy. A former banker, trader and corporate treasurer, Das is well-placed to walk us through the development of global financialization and its pitfalls. Along the way we talk bonuses, negative interest rates, home safes and (of course!) alien invasions.

Economist Brad DeLong examines three key but underappreciated events in economic history with host Cardiff Garcia. Then, author and former banker Satyajit Das discusses a variety of stagnationist trends that he says could yield an economic disaster worse than the Great Recession if something doesn't change, as outlined in his recent book The Age of Stagnation. Plus a conversation about starting a new career at middle age. Visit FT.com/alphachat for show notes and links. Music by Minden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Satyajit Das is a former banker with over 35 years' experience in financial markets and is an expert on the complex financial instruments at the heart of the Global Financial Crisis. We talk about the size, nature and corruption of the financial industries, and what the end of growth might look like. Das's books include Extreme Money and the recent A Banquet of Consequences.

Join host Sally Warhaft, Grattan Institute CEO and policy expert John Daley and influential banker and author Satyajit Das for a conversation about change, market forces and aspirations. The divide between generations is becoming an increasingly apparent faultline in our society. Baby Boomers came of age during an era of unprecedented economic prosperity, but their children have become adults in a set of drastically different circumstances. Over recent decades, we've seen a widening gap between rich and poor, with access to the property market tipped largely in favour of older generations. The workforce has changed drastically, too, with younger people competing in a more fragmented, casualised market – one that discriminates against older workers. Perhaps it's time for us all to reconsider our expectations. Can we continue with an economic model that's predicated on the idea of endless growth? And can we do it while addressing younger generations' environmental concerns and coping with the economic challenges of an ageing population? Do younger Australians even want what the Baby Boomers have had anyway?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode #188, Satyajit Das, former banker and author of Traders, Guns, and Money, and Extreme Money, discusses and assesses India's recent reform efforts.