Ryan Research Podcast
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast exploring economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, is a researcher with a background in tech and cryptocurrencies.
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East Asian Economic Development - Oliver Kim - Ryan Research Podcast Ep. 18
July 01, 2024 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBThis was a free portion of the full episode. Click here to subscribe and access the full episode: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/east-asian-economic-development-oliver Oliver Kim is a PhD candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. His advisors are Edward Miguel, Benjamin Faber, Jón Steinsson, and Barry Eichengreen. His research interests are in development and economic history. One example of his work was a focus on rural roots of China’s miracle—in particular, the end of collective agricu...
Business of Power - Miquel Vila - Ryan Research Podcast Ep. 17
March 11, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBMiquel Vila is a consultant and analyst of international politics. Miquel holds a master's degree in Chinese Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and a master's degree in International Security from the University of Groningen (UOG). His field of specialization is geoeconomics, industrial policy, and nationalism. His region of expertise is the Indo-Pacifc with a focus on China. He writes at his Substack "The Business of Power" and has rece...
Battle for Europe - Thomas Fazi - Ryan Research Podcast #16
September 10, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBThomas Fazi is a journalist from Rome, Italy. He's the author of The Battle for Europe: How an Elite Hijacked a Continent – and How We Can Take It Back (Pluto Press, 2014), Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World (co-authored with Bill Mitchell; Pluto Press, 2017) and The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor—A Critique from the Left (co-authored with Toby Green; 2023). His articles have been published in UnHerd, Compact, ...
LatAm Economics - Juan D. Rojas - Ryan Research Podcast #15
August 28, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours - 84.8 MBJuan David Rojas is a Miami-based Compact columnist, covering the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He is also a contributor to American Affairs. He was an intelligence fellow at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. In our chat, we discuss the economic history of Latin America. We provide an in-depth and nuanced description of events and ideologies that shaped it. Topics include imperialism, capitalism, Marxism, protectionism, neoliberal financia...
Productive Economics - Julius Krein - Ryan Research Podcast #14
July 24, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBJulius Krein is the editor of the American Affairs journal, has contributed to numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Times Literary Supplement. He also has a background in private sector finance. In our chat, we discussed the history of American economic development, the trends that led to growth and decline, how the current order serves consumption / speculative financialization, and how a productive economy based on domestic manufacturing is opt...
Industrial Economics - Rian C. Whitton - Ryan Research Podcast #13
July 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBRian C. Whitton works as a researcher for Bismarck Analysis and writes an independent Substack called Doctor Syn. His primary areas of interest are automation, industrial policy, energy markets, geopolitical strategy, Britain’s place in the world, and cultural commentary. In this episode, we discuss industrial strategy across countries with a special focus on the United Kingdom. Rian's Substack: https://riancwhitton.substack.com/ Bismarck Analysis: https://www.bismarckanalysis.com/ F...
Multipolar Economics - Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski - Ryan Research Podcast #12
April 18, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBI'm joined in episode 12 of the Ryan Research podcast by Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski. He is a writer and analyst with a specific focus on globalization, industrial policy, and international conflict. He worked as an analyst in one of the agencies overseeing industrial policy in Poland. In our chat, talk about the history of economics focusing on the differences between liberalism and nationalism. We review Eric Helleiner's "The Neomercantilists" and explore the ideas that come out of it. We...
The Neomercantilists - Eric Helleiner - Ryan Research Podcast #11
November 30, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBI'm joined in episode 11 of the Ryan Research podcast by Eric Helleiner. He is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. He received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics. His single authored books include The Neomercantilists: A Global Intellectual History (Cornell, 2021), States and the Reemergence of Global F...
The State of the Irish Economy - Seán Keyes - Ryan Research Podcast #10
August 17, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBSeán Keyes joins me for episode #10 of the Ryan Research Podcast. He is a Finance Correspondent with The Currency. A specialist in equity research, he writes on the Irish and international stock markets, bringing his rigorous analytical skills to in-depth profiles of major companies and sectors. He served as an editor for the UK's MoneyWeek and has written for Agora Financial UK. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in Economics and Political Science, and from University Colleg...
MMT Revolution - Jessica Burbank - Ryan Research Podcast #9
July 07, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBI'm joined by Jessica Burbank. She is an Executive Co-Director at Public Money Action, Contributor & Co-Host on The Young Turks, a Content Creator for More Perfect Union, and regularly covers public policy as it pertains to economics and monetary systems on her Tik Tok series, “Econ for the People.” Her TEDx talk, “A New Direction for the U.S. Economy” explores applying democratic principles to economic systems. Jessica earned her master’s degree in Data-Driven Policy from Brown University. ...
Nuclear Barbarian - Emmet Penney - Ryan Research Podcast #8
March 21, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBI'm joined by Emmet Penney. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Grid Brief, a newsletter on fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear, and the grid. He co-hosts the Nuclear Barbarians: a weekly podcast and newsletter dedicated to bringing you interviews, analysis, and insight that can help us to reconsider our entire approach to the energy problems that face us today, with nuclear at its heart. He also co-hosts the Exhaust Podcast which plumbs the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understa...
Monetary Econ & Ireland - Cormac Lucey - Ryan Research Podcast #7
March 11, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBI'm joined by Cormac Lucey. He is the author of "Plan B: How Leaving The Euro Can Save Ireland”. Lucey teaches finance at the Irish Management Institute, University College Dublin, and Chartered Accountants Ireland. He is also a frequent media commentator who contributes a weekly economics column to The Sunday Times (Ireland edition). He previously worked in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland in Germany and in government as a ministerial advisor. In our chat, we discuss the c...
Post-MMT Economics - Clint Ballinger - Ryan Research Podcast #6
February 12, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 92.2 MBI'm joined by Clint Ballinger. He is the author of "1000 Castaways: Fundamentals of Economics". It compresses 10,000 years of economic development into several years and a society small enough to allow an illuminating overview, yet large enough to feature the institutions essential to modern economies. Centuries of economic thought are distilled for the reader to the essence of how the macroeconomy functions (and malfunctions). He began his interest in economic development in the very long r...
Bitcoin Philosophy - Andrew Bailey - Ryan Research Podcast #5
October 03, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBI'm joined by Andrew Bailey. He is an associate professor at Yale-NUS College, where he teaches classes on money, philosophy, and politics. His work with the Resistance Money research collective aims to understand and evaluate bitcoin in a way that integrates philosophy, politics, and economics. In our chat, we discuss the foundations of bitcoin. We explore its origins and the deeper meaning behind its attributes. We touch upon both advocate and skeptic perspectives in our analysis. We unt...
Radical Irish - Angela Nagle - Ryan Research Podcast #4
June 19, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 95.2 MBI'm joined by Angela Nagle. She is a writer best known for her book "Kill All Normies" where she detailed the ecosystem of the political internet. She edited "Ireland Under Austerity" which outlined oppositional perspectives towards the Irish financial crisis and its aftermath. She has also written for Unherd, American Affairs, Washington Examiner, New York Times and others. In our chat, we discuss Irish history, politics, and economics. We cover the radical vision the original revolutionar...
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - Marcelo Prates - Ryan Research Podcast #3
June 02, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBI sit down with Marcelo Prates, a lawyer and researcher at the Banco Central do Brasil, to talk about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In our chat, we discuss the definitions of CBDC, bank intermediation, monetary policy, corporate digital currencies, and decentralized cryptocurrencies. Follow him at these links: https://twitter.com/MMPrts https://www.coindesk.com/author/marce... You can list to the audio-only version of this podcast here: https://www.ryanresearch.co/post/rr-p... T...
Civilizational Signals and Noise - Post Apathy (Ahmed) - Ryan Research Podcast #2
April 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBI sit down with Ahmed, otherwise known as Post Apathy. He writes about investing, technology, religion, civilizations, history, and modernity. In our chat, we discuss post-postism, Martin Heidegger, Ibn Khaldun, the merits of history, Friedrich List, development economics, money and banking, crypto, and startup cities. Follow him at these links: https://twitter.com/Post_Apathy https://postapathy.com/ The Ryan Research podcast explores economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics,...
CBDCs and Toynbee
October 31, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBA podcast exploring economics, history, technology, business, geopolitics, and more. Peter Ryan, the host, is a researcher with a background in tech and cryptocurrencies. This episode focuses on the ongoing progress of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and Arnold Toynbee's "A Study of History". Follow @_peterryan and @ryan_research on Twitter. Visit www.ryanresearch.co for articles and more.