This is Capitalism Podcast
Capitalism is the hidden economic wiring which puts money and markets at the centre of our lives. This collection of programmes includes David Grossman’s story of the explosive growth of modern capitalist power told in 10 parts - The New Age of Capitalism - plus many others.
Episodes to download
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2009: Our House - Episode 5
Fri 30 Aug 2019
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 2009?
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1997: Our House - Episode 4
Thu 29 Aug 2019
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1997?
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1988: Our House - Episode 3
Wed 28 Aug 2019
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1988?
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1979: Our House - Episode 2
Tue 27 Aug 2019
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1979?
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1968: Our House - Episode 1
Mon 26 Aug 2019
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1968?
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Julie and Paul: The Money Clinic - Episode 4
Sat 24 Aug 2019
Paul wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can’t afford to.
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Fay and Ben: The Money Clinic - Episode 3
Sat 17 Aug 2019
20-somethings, Ben and Fay have just moved in together, but can they agree on finances?
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Fiona and James: The Money Clinic - Episode 2
Wed 14 Aug 2019
In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son's attitude towards money.
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Poppy and Cliff: The Money Clinic - Episode 1
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Cliff and Poppy own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart.
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Nanoseconds and Megabucks
Tue 9 Jul 2019
David Grossman enters the strange world of high speed financial trading.
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Insecure Overachievers
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Discovering an epidemic of capable professionals driven by a belief in their inadequacy
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Cassandras of the Crash
Wed 26 Sep 2018
Did anyone see the financial crash of 2008 coming? Aditya Chakrabortty investigates.
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Trillion Dollar Companies: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 10
Fri 21 Sep 2018
Should we be concerned about the size and power of the tech giants?
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Financialisation: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 9
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Banking used to be a laid-back profession involving long lunches - what has changed?
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State Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 8
Thu 20 Sep 2018
David Grossman asks whether free-market and state capitalist systems can coexist fairly.
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Turbo-Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 7
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Does the digital economy rate efficiency and lower prices above human values?
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High Frequency Trading: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 6
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Who wins in the new world of ultra-fast financial transactions?
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Making Money: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 5
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Discovering how and when money is created plus a radical Swiss idea for monetary reform
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South American Socialism: The New Age of Capitalism Podcast - Episode 4
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Over the last two decades South America has witnessed a series of economic experiments
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Artificial Intelligence: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 3
Thu 20 Sep 2018
David Grossman considers the impact that artificial intelligence could have on society
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The Attention Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 2
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Feeling the need to check your smartphone? Then you're part of the attention economy.
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The Intangible Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 1
Thu 20 Sep 2018
David Grossman tells ten stories which help explain the world of contemporary capitalism.
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Welcome to This Is Capitalism
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Welcome to this new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.
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