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Full audio: John Harvey's Contending Perspectives: Chapter 1: Introduction [EDITED] from 2023-10-03T23:43:36
John Harvey reads the introduction to (chapter one of) his book, Contending Perspectives. Here's the original video Listen
Full audio: John Harvey's Contending Perspectives: Chapter 00: Before we begin [EDITED] from 2023-09-17T14:45:02
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Episode 147[2/2]: Brian Romanchuk: The secondary market through the eyes of a bond analyst from 2023-08-29T13:33:21
Welcome to episode 147 of Activist #MMT. Today's the second in my two-part conversation with author, mathematician, and bond analyst Brian Romanchuk (Twitter/Listen
Episode 146[1/2]: Brian Romanchuk: The secondary market through the eyes of a bond analyst from 2023-07-31T19:39:46
Welcome to episode 146 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with author, mathematician, and bond analyst Brian Romanchuk, on the basics of the secondary market and how it relates to the primary market...
ListenEpisode 145 [3/3]: Emily Ruhl: Religiously-defensible, divinely-supported genocide from 2023-06-29T13:53:27
Welcome to episode 142 of Activist #MMT. Today's the final part of my three-part conversation with Emily Ruhl, on his 2008 paper, Listen
Episode 144 [2/3]: Emily Ruhl: Religiously-defensible, divinely-supported genocide from 2023-05-28T13:37:46
Welcome to episode 144 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of a three-part conversation with historian, author, and Harvard master's graduate, Emily Ruhl, on her new paper and master's thesis,
Episode 143 [1/3]: Emily Ruhl: Religiously-defensible, divinely-supported genocide from 2023-04-29T22:39:11
Welcome to episode 143 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with historian, author, and Harvard master's graduate, Emily Ruhl, on her new paper and master's thesis, Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts: Torrens Student Susan Borden (season 3, episode 3, audio only) from 2023-04-22T23:09:12
Welcome to to the audio of season 3, episode 3 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. In series 3 of Modern Money Doughnuts, we meet some of the students from...
ListenEp142 [3/3]: Scott Fullwiler: Modern Central Bank Operations: The General Principles [principles 7-10 of 10] from 2023-03-25T21:47:51
Welcome to episode 142 of Activist #MMT. Today's the final part of my three-part conversation with Scott Fullwiler, on his 2008 paper, Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts: Torrens Student Nathan McMillan (season 3, episode 2, audio only) from 2023-03-06T23:34:12
Welcome to the audio of season 2, episode 2 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. In series 3 of Modern Money Doughnuts, we meet some of the students from th...
ListenEp141 [2/3]: Scott Fullwiler: Modern Central Bank Operations: The General Principles [principles3-6 of 10] from 2023-02-25T23:13:33
Welcome to episode 141 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my three-part conversation with Scott Fullwiler, on his 2008 paper, Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts: Torrens Student Jeff Epstein (season 3, episode 1, audio only) from 2023-02-08T20:40:24
Welcome to season 3, episode 1 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. In series 3 of Modern Money Doughnuts, we meet some of the students from the Modern Mone...
ListenEp140 [1/3]: Scott Fullwiler: Modern Central Bank Operations: The General Principles [principles 1-2 of 10] from 2023-01-29T14:42:56
Welcome to episode 140 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Scott Fullwiler on his 2008 paper, Modern Central Bank Operation...
ListenEp138: The basics of economics "math" with Sam Levey [SPECIAL VIDEO EPISODE] from 2023-01-15T21:09:12
Full audio: John Harvey's Contending Perspectives: Chapter 2: Economics as a scientific discipline [EDITED] from 2023-01-08T16:05:06
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Ep137: Steve Kelsey: Trans-jurisdictional caring from 2023-01-05T21:06:54
Welcome to episode 137 of activist #MMT. Today I talk with Steve Kelsey, about what money and money issuance, and our entire money system, should and could be, if we could start over and design ...
ListenThe Reality of Inflation with Fadhel Kaboub from 2022-12-29T04:19:49
Dennison University economics professor Fadhel Kaboub discusses the reality of inflation.
Dr. Kaboub has recently been appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Financing for Development o...
ListenEp117 [2/3]: Brian Romanchuk: The common tactics of bad-faith critics from 2022-04-17T13:46:29
Welcome to episode 117 of activist. Today's part two of my three-part conversation with author, financial analyst, and applied mathematician, Brian Romanchuk. Last week in Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts, Season 2, Ep1: Sherry Wise, again from 2022-04-11T23:17:11
Welcome to Season 2, episode 2 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This...
ListenEp116 [1/3]: Brian Romanchuk: From mainstream, to Minsky, to MMT from 2022-04-10T12:04:43
Welcome to episode 116 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with author, financial analyst, and applied mathematician, Brian Romanchuk. We talk about his journey from mainstream economics, to Minsky, ...
ListenEp115: Joe Firestone: The many reasons why "printing money causes inflation" is wrong from 2022-04-03T11:51:39
Welcome to episode 115 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with PhD political scientist, author, and MMTer, Joe Firestone about the many reasons why "printing money causes inflation" is wrong. The
Ep114[2/2] Gregg Stebben: The portfolio on the table (messaging and manipulation) from 2022-03-27T12:51:32
Welcome to episode 114 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Gregg Stebben. In Listen
Ep113[1/2] Gregg Stebben: Introducing an open-minded friend to MMT from 2022-03-20T12:54:40
Welcome to episode 113 of Activist #MMT. Today I introduce MMT to author, journalist, radio talker, podcaster, and friend, Gregg Stebben. Gregg is co-author of the 1999 book Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts Special with Stephanie Kelton from 2022-03-18T22:21:09
Welcome to a special episode of Modern (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week, Steven and ...
ListenEp112[2/2,4/4]: Asad Zaman: Polanyi's Great Transformation from 2022-03-13T14:40:48
Welcome to episode 112 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Asad Zaman, on the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts, Ep8 with Randeep Ramesh from 2022-03-08T20:42:12
Welcome to episode eight of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week,...
ListenEp111[1/2,3/4]: Asad Zaman: Polanyi's Great Transformation from 2022-03-06T13:59:06
Welcome to episode 111 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Asad Zaman about the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, Listen
Bonus episode: Highlights from Activist #MMT as curated by my 12-year-old from 2022-03-05T02:16:19
Welcome to a special episode of Activist #MMT. My 12-year-old requested I make a mix of his favorite moments from my podcast, so I'm sharing it with you. It ends with me reading the MMT-kids sto...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts, Ep7 with Steven Hail from 2022-03-01T20:28:35
Welcome to episode seven of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
Ep110[2/2,2/4]: Jackson Winter: Polanyi's Great Transformation (layperson discussion) from 2022-02-27T13:20:29
Welcome to episode 110 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Jackson Winter, on the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, Listen
Modern Money Doughnuts, Ep6 with Sherry Wise from 2022-02-22T20:18:36
Welcome to episode six of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
Ep109[1/2,1/4]: Jackson Winter: Polanyi's Great Transformation (layperson discussion) from 2022-02-20T13:34:45
Welcome to episode 109 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Jackson Winter, about the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, Listen
Snippet from part three with Jonathan Wilson: Polanyi's Great Transformation - first impressions (see important note) from 2022-02-17T23:34:19
This snippet comes from episode EPISODENUMBERJONATHANPART3 of Activist #MMT, which is part three with Jonathan Wilson which is called Historical Context for Real-World Econo...
ListenSpecial episode: Reading an MMT bedtime story to 12-year-old Squeaky from 2022-02-15T21:51:08
Welcome to a special episode of Activist #MMT. This is a recording of me reading an MMT bedtime story to my 12-year-old son Andrew (Squeaky-Ana Jones). He provides color commentary, demonstratin...
ListenEp108: Wesley Wiles: Dawn of Man (false modes of production) from 2022-02-13T12:04:24
Welcome to episode of 108 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Wesley Wiles about the false historical modes of production and how they relate to MMT. The primary source of this information is th...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts, Ep5 with Kairin van Sweeden from 2022-02-11T20:09:51
Welcome to episode five of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
Ep107[2/3]: Jonathan Wilson: "Cool Stuff" and the reality of the petrodollar (cascade of liabilities) from 2022-02-06T13:31:08
Welcome to episode 107 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my three-part conversation with lawyer and independent economics researcher Jonathan Wilson, on the reality of the petrodollar or res...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts, Ep4 with Phil Lawn from 2022-02-05T01:16
Welcome to episode four of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
MMT candidate 8: Melanie D'Arrigo for NY-03 from 2022-02-01T20:57:59
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number eight, hosted by Ramona Massachi (Twitter/@RamonaMassachi) and co-hosted by me. Today, Ramona...
ListenEp106[1/3]: Jonathan Wilson: "Cool Stuff" and the reality of the petrodollar (cascade of liabilities) from 2022-01-30T12:05:25
Welcome to episode 106 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with lawyer and independent economics researcher Jonathan Wilson, on the reality of the petrodollar or reserve currency, focusing especially...
ListenSnippet from Ep106 with Jonathan Wilson: Stephanie Kelton, Pixar, and TMBG from 2022-01-27T20:19:14
Jonathan describes the first MMT books he read, and how the accessible language in Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth influenced him in his recent and enlightening "Cool Stuff" article, as we d...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts, Ep3 with Maren Poitras: Finding the Money from 2022-01-25T21:30:12
Welcome to episode three of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
KRTD 2021-2022 NYE MMT Panel 2, with Steven Hail, Andrés Bernal, and friends from 2022-01-23T14:43:57
Here is (the audio of) KRTD Media's second panel discussion of our New Year's Eve 24-hour livestream, concerning economics and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). The panel is with Steven Hail, Andrés...
ListenSnippet from KRTD 2021-2022 NYE MMT Panel 2: What is MMT? from 2022-01-20T20:52:33
What is MMT? Here's Andrés Bernal, Steven Hail, and Shane Coughlin to explain.
This snippet comes from (the audio of) Listen
MMT candidate 7: John Swoboda in OK-01 from 2022-01-19T20:33:13
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number seven, hosted by Ramona Massachi (Twitter/@RamonaMassachi) and co-hosted by me. Today, Ramona...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts, Ep2 with Fadhel Kaboub: What is inflation? from 2022-01-18T23:36:43
Welcome to episode 2 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
KRTD NYE MMT Panel 1, with Warren Mosler, Stephanie Kelton, and friends from 2022-01-16T13:58:51
KRTD was honored to present the first panel discussion of the evening concerning economics and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). We were joined by world famous MMT economist Stephanie Kelton and one...
ListenModern Money Doughnuts MMD-01 - Hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond from 2022-01-12T22:10:35
Welcome to the premiere episode of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics.
... ListenEp105: Nathan Becker: Survival requires hurting others (and, where’d the money go?!) [WRITTEN INTERVIEW] from 2022-01-09T19:30:45
Welcome to episod...
ListenSnippet from episode 104 with Warren Mosler: Responding to Nathan Becker on interest rates and inflation from 2022-01-09T19:18:21
This snippet comes from episode 104 of Activist #MMT with Warren Mosler, ...
ListenMMT candidate 6: Ezra Watson in NY-21 from 2022-01-04T18:26:49
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number six, hosted by Ramona Massachi (Twitter/@RamonaMassachi) and co-hosted by me. Today, we talk ...
ListenEp104 [2/2]: Warren Mosler answers patron questions (also: government interface) from 2022-01-02T19:56:44
Welcome to episode 104 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Warren Mosler, where he answers several patron questions. You'll find all them, with written responses ...
ListenEp103 [1/2]: Warren Mosler: Chess, Bridge, and MMT (always tinkering) from 2021-12-26T14:23:37
Welcome to episode 103 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Warren Mosler about how his ideas for MMT partially came from a love of tinkering and, more broadly, a desire to understand complex sys...
ListenSnippet from episode 103 with Warren Mosler on the OPEC oil crisis. from 2021-12-26T13:56:17
This snippet comes from episode 103 of Activist #MMT with Warren Mosler, called Chess,...
ListenSnippet from episode 103 with Warren Mosler: Some people just process faster. from 2021-12-24T16:41:40
This snippet comes from episode 103 of Activist #MMT with Warren Mosler, called Chess, Bridge, and MMT (always tinkering), at around the 17-minute mark of the interview proper....
ListenMMT candidate 5: Muad Hrezi for CT-01 from 2021-12-21T22:12:06
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number five, hosted by Ramona Massachi (Twitter/@RamonaMassachi) and co-hosted by me. Today, we talk...
ListenEp102 [2/2] Derek Ross: It takes energy to get energy (Georgism and MMT) from 2021-12-19T05:34:09
Welcome to episode 102 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Derek Ross. Derek's a Nova Scotia resident who's been a chorus member in theatrical productions for fou...
ListenEp101 [1/2] Derek Ross: It takes energy to get energy (Georgism and MMT) from 2021-12-12T13:17:17
Welcome to episode 101 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Derek Ross on the basics of Georgism and its relationship to MMT. Derek's a Nova Scotia resident who's been a chorus member in theatric...
ListenEp100: Ron Placone: Read DEBT first *THEN* The Deficit Myth! from 2021-12-05T13:54:20
Welcome to episode one hundred of Activist #MMT. Phew! Today I talk with standup comedian and progressive video podcaster, Ron Placone. When th...
ListenMMT candidate 04: Stephanie Gallardo for Washington state’s ninth Congressional district from 2021-11-30T20:39:22
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number four, hosted by Ramona Massachi (Twitter/@RamonaMassachi) and co-hosted by me. Today, we talk...
ListenEp99 [2/2] Bill Brennan: Bridgegate, running for governor, and MMT from 2021-11-28T14:04:51
Welcome to episode 99 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with fourth-year MMT activist Bill Brennan. In 2017, Bill ran for the Democratic nomination for New Jersey go...
ListenEp98 [1/2] Bill Brennan: Bridgegate, running for governor, and MMT from 2021-11-21T12:31:38
Welcome to episode 98 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with fourth-year MMT activist Bill Brennan (Twitter/@BillBrennansays). In 2017, Bil...
ListenEp97 [2/2] Ramona Massachi: We are in this together, whether we like it or not. from 2021-11-14T16:54:38
Welcome to episode 97 of Activist #MMT. Today’s part two of my two-part conversation with Ramona Massachi. Last week in Listen
Snippet: Activist #MMT, Ep100: What is MMT to me? from 2021-11-11T22:42:52
The snippet comes from episode 100 of Activist #MMT with Ron Placone, at around the one hour 10 minute mark.
ListenMMT candidate 03: Neal Walia for Colorado's first Congressional district from 2021-11-09T23:45:21
Welcome to Activist #MMT candidate interview number three, hosted by Ramona Massachi and co-hosted by me. Today, we talk with Neal Walia, who is running to represent Colorado’s first Congression...
ListenEp96 [1/2] Ramona Massachi: Discussing 2022 and MMT candidates (and our new interview series!) from 2021-11-07T13:49:21
Welcome to episode 96 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Ramona Massachi, a year after our first conversation in episodes Listen
Snippet: MMT Podcast ep109: Fadhel Kaboub: The cause of and solution to the OPEC oil crisis was political. from 2021-11-06T22:45:06
This snippet comes from around the eight-minute, forty-second mark in episode 109 of MMT Podcast with Fadhel Kaboub, called Listen
Snippet: MMT Podcast ep110: Randy Wray: Unemployment is both the problem and solution from 2021-11-06T22:10:16
This snippet comes from around the 18 minute mark in episode 110 of MMT Podcast with L. Randall Wra...
ListenMMT candidate 02: Imani Oakley for New Jersey's 10th Congressional district from 2021-11-02T13:53:06
Today is MMT candidate interview number two, with Imani Oakley in New Jersey’s tenth Congressional district, which is right across from Manhattan. No surprise, she’s running against an incumbent...
ListenEp95: Graham Elwood: Discussing debt ceiling and #MintTheCoin (as a guest on his show) from 2021-10-31T12:53:20
Welcome to episode 95 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with progressive video journalist and stand-up comedian, Graham Elwood, about the debt ceiling, #MintTheCoin, and the myth that "printing mon...
ListenMMT candidate 01: Jason Call in Washington State's 2nd Congressional district from 2021-10-26T20:02:36
Welcome to the first Activist #MMT candidate interview, hosted by Ramona Massachi, and co-hosted by me, Jeff Epstein. Today we talk with candidate Jason Call who is running in Washington state's...
ListenEp94 [2/2]: Esha, me, Lenin, and MMT from 2021-10-24T14:37:23
Welcome to episode 94 of Activist #MMT. Today’s part two of my two-part conversation with Esha Krishnaswamy, as a guest on her own show...
ListenEp93 [1/2]: Esha, me, Lenin, and MMT from 2021-10-19T00:56:43
Welcome to episode 93 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Esha Krishnaswamy as a guest on her own show, Late Night with Lenin. Esha has...
ListenEp92[2/2]: Fadhel Kaboub: Bob Marley and MMT from 2021-10-10T15:20:13
Welcome to episode 92 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Fadhel Kaboub about his personal story. Fadhel is an economics professor at Denison University in Granvi...
ListenEp91[1/2]: Fadhel Kaboub: From childhood to parenthood from 2021-09-19T14:39:40
Welcome to episode 91 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Fadhel Kaboub about his personal story: his childhood in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, being a parent, his love of music, and how music has ...
ListenEp90[2/2]: Brian Hanley: The False Premises and Promises of Bitcoin. from 2021-09-12T20:01:51
Welcome to episode 90 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with author, researcher, and entrepreneur, Brian Hanley, about his paper, Listen
Ep89[1/2]: Brian Hanley: The False Premises and Promises of Bitcoin. from 2021-09-05T22:11:04
Welcome to episode 89 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with author, researcher, and entrepreneur, Brian Hanley, about his paper, The False Premises and Pr...
ListenEp88 [2/2, 7/7]: An Accounting Model of the U.K. Exchequer from 2021-08-30T02:07:49
Welcome to episode 88 of Activist #MMT. Today’s part two of my two-part conversation with all three co-authors of the 2020 paper, Listen
Ep87 [1/2, 6/7]: An Accounting Model of the U.K. Exchequer from 2021-08-22T19:35:40
Welcome to episode 87 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with all three co-authors of the 2020 paper, An Accounti...
ListenEp86 [2/2, 5/7]-Neil Wilson: Real-world economics requires understanding dynamics. from 2021-07-25T23:22:16
Welcome to episode 86 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with systems consultant and GIMMS associate, Neil Wilson. Neil is also the co-author of the 2020 paper, Listen
Ep85 [1/2, 4/7]: How Neil Wilson came to MMT (and Reddit). from 2021-07-18T15:08:01
Welcome to episode 85 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with systems consultant and GIMMS associate, Neil Wilson. Neil is also the co-author of the 2020 paper, Listen
Ep84 [2/2, 3/7]: Andy Berkeley: Confirming the theory applies to the real world. from 2021-07-11T13:43:21
Welcome to episode 84 of Activist #MMT. Today’s part two of my two-part conversation with 10th-year MMT activist, Andy Berkeley. Andy has a PhD in marine sedimentology, and is a marine scientist...
ListenEp83 [1/2, 2/7]: Andy Berkeley: Palestine and piano [NOT MMT] from 2021-07-04T19:56:19
Welcome to episode 83 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with 10th-year MMT activist, Andy Berkeley. Andy has a PhD in marine sedimentology, and is a marine scientist and oceanographer by trade. He'...
ListenEp82 [1/1, 1/7]: Richard Tye: The history of the U.K. Exchequer (and interdisciplinarity) from 2021-06-27T17:25:15
Welcome to episode 82 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with 10th-year MMT activist, Richard Tye (Twitter/@widespreadhaze). Richard is the co-author...
ListenEp81 [2/2] Andrew Chirgwin: The end of the world (economics that stays in its lane) from 2021-06-20T19:32:56
Welcome to episode 81 of Activist #MMT. Today is the end of the world. Wait. Let me try that again. Today is part two of my conversation with sixth-year MMT activist Andrew Chirgwin. It's a dark...
ListenEp80 [1/2] Andrew Chirgwin: Economics that stays in its lane (and the end of the world) from 2021-06-14T02:11:53
Welcome to episode 80 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with sixth-year MMT activist Andrew Chirgwin. Andrew graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and Pur...
ListenEp79 [2/2]: Katrina Pilver: MMT for Newbies from 2021-06-06T22:33:25
Welcome to episode 79 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with first-year MMT activist Katrina Pilver. It's about how she discovered the importance of economics and t...
ListenSnippet from Ep78: Talking Killer Mike with Katrina Pilver from 2021-06-05T02:15:54
An extended snippet from part one of my interview with first-year MMT activist Katrina Pilver, where we gush...
ListenEp78 [1/2]: Katrina Pilver: MMT for Newbies from 2021-05-30T21:42:30
Welcome to episode 78 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with first-year MMT activist Katrina Pilver, about how she discovered the importance of economics and then MMT, and her unusually-intensive a...
ListenEp77 [2/2] Bill Peeples: Accounting, and the story you want to tell from 2021-05-23T13:42:21
Welcome to episode 77 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with seventh-year MMT activist Bill Peeples. Bill and I continue talking about various subjects such as acco...
ListenEp76 [1/2] Bill Peeples: Accounting, and the story you want to tell from 2021-05-16T21:46:04
Welcome to episode 76 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with seventh-year MMT activist Bill Peeples. Bill earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin....
ListenEp75 [2/2] Chris McArdle: MMT isn’t the truth, its *convincing* (plus online activism) from 2021-05-09T19:17:59
Welcome to episode 75 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with Chris McArdle. Today we discuss online activism, and also the concept of truth versus an academic theor...
ListenEp74 [1/2] Chris McArdle: The politics of implementing the job guarantee. from 2021-05-02T11:40:30
Welcome to episode 74 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Chris McArdle (Twitter/@ChrisMctwtr) on the politics and pitfalls of implementing the MMT-...
ListenEp 73 [2/2]: John Harvey: The nitty gritty of exchange Rate Determination from 2021-03-29T20:15:49
Welcome to episode 73 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with Texas Christian University PhD. economics professor and Listen
Ep 72 [1/2]: John Harvey: The Battle of the Bulge (and the nitty gritty of Exchange Rate Determination) from 2021-03-22T02:01:07
Welcome to episode 72 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Texas Christian University PhD. economics professor and Cowboy Eco...
ListenEp 71 [2/2]: Jane Ball: Government-designed racist zoning to prevent popular uprising from 2021-03-15T20:14:27
Welcome to episode 71 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with second-year MMT activist and graduate student Jane Ball. In Listen
Ep 70 [1/2]: Jane Ball: The problems with mainstream Marxism. from 2021-03-09T22:21:31
Welcome to episode 70 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with second-year MMT activist and graduate student Jane Ball. Jane earned an undergraduate minor in international economics at a conservative...
ListenEp 69 [2/2, 4/4]: Dirk Ehnts and Asker Voldsgaard: Political economy (saving economics, economics education, and ourselves) from 2021-02-26T23:00:01
Welcome to episode 69 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with Dirk Ehnts and Asker Voldsgaard. It’s also part four of a larger four-part series on the relationship b...
ListenBonus: 11-year-old Squeaky explains chartalism (the state theory of money) from 2021-02-25T21:50:31
Bonus: 11-year-old Squeaky explains chartalism (the state theory of money)
This is a picture from *around* 2018. (I'm only his father! How would I know these things?!)
ListenEp68 [2/2-3/4]: Sam Levey: The core assumptions of mainstream economics from 2021-02-19T14:16:40
Welcome to episode 68 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Sam Levey, on the core assumptions of mainstream economics. Sam is a research scholar with the Global Institute ...
ListenEp67 [1/2, 2/4]: Sam Levey: The core assumptions of mainstream economics (plus an update on Sam’s Phd.) from 2021-02-11T16:38:03
Welcome to episode 67 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk Sam Levey on the core assumptions of mainstream economics. Sam is a research scholar with the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, a ...
ListenEp66 [1/2, 1/4]: Dirk Ehnts&Asker Voldsgaard: Good-faith criticism of MMT (and their fatally-flawed assumptions) from 2021-02-04T21:28:57
Welcome to episode 66 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Asker Voldsgaard and Dirk Ehnts on Listen
#LearnMMT snippet: Chris Rini and teaching MMT versus piano or martial arts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This snippet comes from around the 44 minute, 30 second mark of episode seven of Activist #MMT with first year MMT activist Chris Rini. Chris and I discuss why new activists teaching MMT to some...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Patricia Pino on paying for WWII and the Green New Deal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This audio snippet comes from around the 37 minute, 30 second mark in episode five of Activist #MMT with Patricia Pino. Patricia and I discuss Keynes' booklet How To Pay For The War (as used by ...
ListenEp6: 2/2 Patricia Pino: MMT Podcast co-host and 6th-year MMT activist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Welcome to episode six of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with MMT podcast co-host and sixth year MMT...
ListenFull lecture: Stephanie Kelton's Angry Birds and Deficits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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ListenEp5: 1/2 Patricia Pino: MMT Podcast co-host and 6th-year MMT activist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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ORIGINAL: Welcome to episode five of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with MMT podcast co-host and six...
ListenAudio snippet: Patricia Pino: How MMT Podcast came to be (non-MMT) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This (non-MMT) snippet comes from around the 21 minute, 30 second mark in episode 6 of Activist #MMT with MMT Podcast co-host Patricia Pino. Patricia talks about how MMT Podcast came to be, a...
ListenEpisode 4: Part 2/2: Activists driving back home from #MMTConf19 (bonus: my intro-to-MMT song) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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A conversation with three fellow MMT activists (Iryna Rychko, Geoff Ginter, and Ryan Mathis) in o...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Sam Levey on the basics of inflation management from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
#LearnMMT audio snippet: Sam Levey of Deficit Owls defines and discusses some of the major tools and c...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Sam Levey on War Bonds during WWII from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
#LearnMMT audio snippet: Sam Levey of Deficit Owls talks about how the Treasury used War Bonds during ...
ListenEpisode 3: Part 1/2: Three activists driving up to #MMTConf19 (bonus: Christian Reilly's intro-to-MMT song) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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A conversation with fellow MMT activists Geoff Ginter...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Bill Mitchell on hyperinflations: Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Weimar Germany from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Australian economist Bill Mitchell on the truth about the hyperinflations in Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and Weimar Germany, and how none of them provide any relevant information on the reality of econ...
Listen#LearnMMT Snippet: No. The US doesn't borrow the US dollar from China. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
#LearnMMT snippet: Two MMT activists (Ryan Mathis and Geoff Ginter) explain that, no, the United States does not borrow United States dollars from China. This audio comes from around the 32 min ...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Ep3: A first year law student explains why taxes logically can't fund spending. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
#LearnMMT snippet: a first-year law student explains why taxes logically can't fund federal spending. This audio comes from around the 28 min 30 sec mark in episode three of Activist #MMT: Three...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Bill Mitchell: gov't borrowing is corporate welfare from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Australian economist Bill Mitchell on how, when sovereign governments borrow, it is a completely different operation from what borrowing means to you and me, as currency users. Governments don't...
ListenEpisode 2: Part 2/2: Learning the basics with Sam Levey and "Modern Money & the War Treasury" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Welcome to episode two of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Sam Levey (Twi...
Listen#LearnMMT Snippet: Assuming good faith of our leaders. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Economists and others assume good faith of our leaders. "If only they knew better." It is likely, however, that some of our leaders (and those behind them) are not acting in good faith. They are...
ListenEp 65 [2/2] Hanna Judson: Mental illness, anxiety, and MMT. from 2021-01-28T20:53:02
Welcome to episode 65 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with third-year MMT activist Hannah Judson. In part one, Hannah described her journey to MMT and her just-be...
ListenEp 64 [1/2] Hannah Judson: Beginning an MMT-adjacent sociology PhD. at Stonybrook. from 2021-01-21T00:27:02
Welcome to episode 64 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with third-year MMT activist Hannah Judson. Hannah was introduced to MMT at a local community college in 2017. Her professor was BJ Unti who ...
ListenEp 63 [6/5] Mathew Forstater: The purpose of MMT, and the second law of thermodynamics. from 2021-01-14T14:18:47
Welcome to episode 63 of Activist #MMT. Today is part six of what was originally supposed to be a five-part conversation with one of MMT's original developers, Mat Forstater. Mat first resolves ...
ListenEp 62 [5/5]: Mat Forstater: More tales from the history of MMT. from 2021-01-07T17:15:21
Welcome to episode 62 of Activist #MMT. Today is the final part of my five-part conversation with one of MMT’s original developers, Mathew Forstater. Mat concludes his many varied stories from t...
ListenEp 61 [4/5]: Mat Forstater: The Pavlina Tcherneva origin story (and other tales from the history of MMT) from 2020-12-31T13:21:48
Welcome to episode 61 of Activist #MMT. Today is part four of my five-part conversation with one of MMT’s original developers, Mathew Forstater. Mat continues telling his many varied stories fro...
ListenEp 60 [3/5]: Mat Forstater: Tales from the history of MMT. from 2020-12-24T20:21:38
Welcome to episode 60 of Activist #MMT. Today is part three of my five-part conversation with one of MMT’s original developers, Mathew Forstater. Today, Mat and I start with a light-hearted conv...
ListenEp 59 [2/2] Jim Kavanagh: A Marxist academic and MMTer. from 2020-12-17T16:51:24
Welcome to episode 59 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Marxist academic and blogger, Jim Kavanagh. Jim has taught at Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, and Wesleyan universit...
ListenEp 58 [1/2] Jim Kavanagh: A Marxist academic and MMTer. from 2020-12-10T02:11:55
Welcome to episode 58 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Marxist academic and blogger, Jim Kavanagh (Twitter/@thepolemicist_). Jim has taught a...
ListenEp 57 [2/2]: Asad Zaman: Win or lose, MMT is on the side of the angels. from 2020-12-03T14:14:55
Welcome to episode 57 of Activist #MMT. Today is the second part of my two-part conversation with Pakistani PhD economist, Asad Zaman (wiki...
ListenEp 56 [1/2]: Asad Zaman: Realizing your entire career is a sham after thirty years. from 2020-11-26T02:48:48
Welcome to episode 56 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Pakistani PhD economist, Asad Zaman (wiki, Listen
Ep 55 [2/2] Sam Hollenbeck: How do you introduce MMT to those who are struggling right now? from 2020-11-19T11:08:22
Welcome to episode 55 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with third-year MMT activist, Sam Hollenbeck. Along with my recent g...
ListenEp 54 [1/2] Sam Hollenbeck: Mass suffering is endured by real people, not mere statistics from 2020-11-11T23:34:32
Welcome to episode 54 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with third-year MMT activist, Sam Hollenbeck. Along with Listen
Full audio: Cowboy Economist #11: Printing money does not cause inflation! (John Harvey) from 2020-11-08T14:08:45
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video #11: Printing money does not cause inflation!
Here is the link to the f...
ListenEp 53 [2/2]: L. Randall Wray: The KC approach to MMT (and the real meaning of "productivity") from 2020-11-05T13:29:20
Welcome to episode 53 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with one of the original developers of Modern Money Theory, L. Randall Wray. Today we talk briefly about the...
ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #08: Why we need a Federal Job Guarantee. from 2020-11-02T20:55:08
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video #08: Why we need a Federal Job Guarantee.
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ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #07: Why Social Security can't go bankrupt! from 2020-10-30T19:38:31
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video #07: Why Social Security can't go bankrupt!
Here is the link to the ful...
ListenEp 52 [1/2]: L. Randall Wray: The story before the story (of MMT) (plus congressional testimony) from 2020-10-29T00:38:22
Welcome to episode 52 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with one of the original developers of Modern Money Theory, L. Randall Wray. Dr. Wray tells the story before the story: his life before meeti...
ListenL. Randall Wray's Congressional testimony, 11/20/2019 – highlights for MMTers from 2020-10-25T22:46:33
This contains highlights (from the point of view of an MMTer!) Congressional testimony of Professor of Economics, Bard College; and Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute, L. Randall Wray, at ...
ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #06: How the American People (could not possibly have) Financed World War Two! from 2020-10-24T14:54:02
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video #06: How the American People (could not possibly have) Financed World War Two!
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Ep 51: Amber Griego: The job guarantee transformed a desert into the Land of a Thousand Wineries (plus kindness) from 2020-10-21T22:58:46
Welcome to episode 51 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with fourth-year MMT activist and nursing assistant, Amber Griego (Twitter/@realityisralph)....
ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #05: Look out, Communism!!! from 2020-10-21T14:18:34
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video: Look out, Communism!!!
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Full audio: Congressional hearing "Reexamining the Economic Costs of Debt" featuring L. Randall Wray (11/20/2019) from 2020-10-19T19:48:26
This is the full audio of the November 20th, 2019, called "Reexamining the Economic Costs of Debt," f...
ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #04. The Green New Deal: what is it and do we actually need it? from 2020-10-18T16:14:16
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video: The Green New Deal: what is it and do we actually need it?
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Full audio: Cowboy Economist #03: How the government finances its deficits. from 2020-10-16T22:56:16
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video: How the government finances its deficits.
Here is the link to the full...
ListenEp50 [2/5]: Mat Forstater: How millions at the bottom are disappeared by unemployment statistics. from 2020-10-14T22:57:18
Welcome to episode 50 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my five-part conversation with one of the original developers of MMT, Mathew Forstater. Mat is a professor of economics at the Univer...
ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #02: How the private sector finances its deficits. from 2020-10-13T19:52:19
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video: How the private sector finances its deficits.
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ListenFull audio: Cowboy Economist #01: How to tell if someone is a socialist! from 2020-10-11T14:21:56
The full audio from the Cowboy Economist video #01: : How to tell if someone is a socialist!
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ListenEp49 [1/5]: Mat Forstater: On Mat Forstater and the challenges of being heterodox. from 2020-10-08T01:28:45
Welcome to episode 49 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with one of the original developers of MMT, Mathew Forstater (Twitter/@...
ListenEp 48 [2/2]: Ramona Massachi: Introducing dozens of federal candidates to MMT (and the too many who don’t move on) from 2020-09-30T23:31:31
Welcome to episode 48 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with second year MMT-activist Ramona Massachi. Ramona is a New Jersey resident, mother of two, and an artist...
ListenEp 47 [1/2]: Ramona Massachi: Spirituality, Judaism, and MMT. from 2020-09-24T10:41:15
Welcome to episode 47 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with second-year MMT activist Ramona Massachi. Ramona is a New Jersey resident, moth...
ListenEp46 [3/3]: John Harvey on inflation: mainstream versus Post Keynesian (and the MMT job guarantee) from 2020-09-16T22:04:05
Welcome to episode 46 of Activist #MMT. Today is the final part of my three part conversation with Texas Christian University economics professor, author, and Listen
Full (and improved) audio: MMTConf19 panel: Money, Imperialism, and Development from 2020-09-11T17:27:26
The full (and significantly-improved) audio from a panel called "8. Money, Imperialism, and Development" with Ndongo Samba Sylla and faclitated by Fadhel Kaboub. This is from the 2019 Internatio...
ListenEp 45[2/3]: John Harvey on inflation: mainstream versus Post Keynesian (and the MMT job guarantee) from 2020-09-09T21:12:16
Welcome to episode 45 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my three-part conversation with Texas Christian University economics professor, author, and Listen
Ep44[1/3]: John Harvey on John Harvey, discrimination, and aliens from 2020-09-03T00:01:36
Welcome to episode 44 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Texas Christian University economics professor, author, and Cowboy...
ListenEp43: Andrea Grainger: The dark reality of climate change, and surviving a mainstream college degree. from 2020-08-27T03:41:43
Welcome to episode 43 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with third year MMT activist, Andrea Granger, who is an economics major and environmental activist based in the UK. Andrea and I first talk a...
ListenI Am the Very Model of a Modern Monetary Theory from 2020-08-22T05:03:36
A song I wrote to introduce the layperson to Modern Money Theory (MMT). More information on this song can be found here.
ListenEp 42 [2/2]: Joe Firestone: ELI5: What it means for the Federal Reserve to "defend its interest rate." from 2020-08-20T04:51
Welcome to episode 42 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two in another of my ongoing conversation with PhD. political scientist, author, and MMTer, Joe Firestone. Today, Joe gives a basic introduc...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Money On The Left: Alexandra Scaggs on discovering MMT, Fed "independence," and repo-101. from 2020-08-19T04:22:42
This snippet comes from Money On The Left with Alexandra Scaggs called Covering the Paradigm Crisi...
ListenEp 41 [1/2]: Joe Firestone talks about Joe Firestone and how he discovered MMT from 2020-08-13T14:35:32
Welcome to episode 41 of activist #MMT, which is another in my ongoing conversation with PhD. political scientist, author, and MMTer, Joe Firestone...
ListenEp 40 [2/2]: Clint Ballinger: The funding is the decision to do it. (Plus: bonds suck) from 2020-08-08T03:19:08
Welcome to episode 40 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Clint Ballinger about his 2019 book, 1000 Castaways: Fundamentals Of Economics [Listen
#LearnMMT snippet: Money On The Left: Nathan Tankus on Fred Lee, heterodox microeconomics, and MMT from 2020-07-31T03:39:07
This snippet comes from Money On The Left with Nathan Tankus, called Inflation and the Politics ...
ListenEp 39 [1/2]: Clint Ballinger: The funding is the decision to do it. (Plus, "bonds suck") from 2020-07-30T02:41:36
Welcome to episode 39 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Clint Ballinger (Twitter/@clintballinger) about his 2019 book, 1000 Castaways: Fundame...
ListenEp38 [2/2]: Dan Sullivan: "You don’t punish banks. The banks punish you." (Monetary Reform vs MMT) from 2020-07-23T19:10:28
Welcome to episode 38 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Dan Sullivan, an experienced Monetary Reformer and member of the American Mo...
ListenEp37 [1/2]: Dan Sullivan: "You don’t punish banks. The banks punish you." (Monetary Reform vs MMT) from 2020-07-16T04:35:38
Welcome to episode 37 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Dan Sullivan, an experienced Monetary Reformer and member of the American Monetary Institute (or...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Money On The Left: Nathan Tankus: How inflation and prices are used as tools for racial discrimination from 2020-07-10T20:02:14
This snippet comes from Money On The Left with Nathan Tankus, called Inflation and the Politics ...
ListenEp36[2/2]: Virginia Cotts: A conversation about economics and politics from 2020-07-05T14:02:02
Welcome to episode 36 of activist MMT. Today is part two of my two-part conversation with third year MMT activist and self described "old lefty," Virginia Cotts (Twitter/@Listen
Ep35[1/2]: Virginia Cotts: A conversation about economics and politics from 2020-07-02T19:18
Welcome to episode 35 of activist MMT. Today I talk with third year MMT activist and self described "old lefty," Virginia Cotts (Twitter/@folly_oh<...
Listen[Not MMT] An attempt to remotely-hack my computer via a scam phone call. from 2020-07-01T19:19:53
I got a call today, pretending (according to the caller ID) to be from my local Apple Store. This is the full recording of me pretending to believe them, up until the point where they could actu...
ListenSnippet: Mark Collins: Securitization, not borrowing (with Randy Wray) from 2020-06-26T14:58:50
This snippet comes from Activist #MMT episode 34 with Mark...
ListenEpisode 34 [2/2]: Mark Collins: Some of the puzzle pieces have been intentionally turned over. from 2020-06-25T16:21:44
Welcome to episode 33 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Mark Collins (Twitter/@amlighthouse). Mark is a fourth year MMT activist, Arkansas resid...
ListenSnippet: Mark Collins talks about Bernie Sanders. from 2020-06-20T14:43:14
This snippet comes from Activist #MMT episode 33 with Mark ...
ListenSnippet: Mark Collins: White nationalism, sociopathy, socialism, and adult status from 2020-06-19T16:39:59
This snippet comes from Activist #MMT episode 33 with Mark ...
ListenEpisode 33[1/2]: Mark Collins: A rigorous journey from white nationalism, rage, and ALS, to MMT. from 2020-06-18T05:08:30
Welcome to episode 33 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Mark Collins (Twitter/@amlighthouse). Mark is a fourth year MMT activist, Arkansas resid...
ListenSnippet: Graham Elwood: How the Fed creates reserves for asset swaps in the banking reserve system from 2020-06-16T17:28:19
This snippet comes from episode 32 of Activist #MMT with Graham Elwood...
ListenSnippet: Mark Collins: The order of operations, the gold standard, and Steve Grumbine from 2020-06-15T05:01:58
This snippet comes from Activist #MMT episode 33 with Mark ...
ListenEp 32 [3/3]: Joe Firestone, Graham Elwood, and the truth about the Federal Reserve from 2020-06-14T13:45:35
Welcome to episode 32 of Activist #MMT. Today is part three of a special three-part episode with Joe Firestone and Graham Elwood. In this final part, you will hear the full audio from my latest ...
ListenSnippet: Graham Elwood: How the Fed helps create net financial assets in the real economy from 2020-06-12T22:08:01
This snippet comes from episode 32 of Activist #MMT with Graham Elwood, at around the 17 minute, 45 second mark. Here is a link to the Listen
Snippet from MMT Podcast: Scott Ferguson: the MMT view of Marx's labor theory of value from 2020-06-09T02:00:58
This snippet comes from episode 17 of MMT Podcast with Scott Ferguson, at around the one hour, twelve minute mark.
ListenEp 31 [2/3]: Joe Firestone, Graham Elwood, and the truth about the Federal Reserve from 2020-06-04T12:12:34
Welcome to episode 31 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of a special three-part episode with Joe Firestone and Graham Elwood. In this second part, I continue my conversation with PhD political...
ListenSnippet: Joe Firestone: The legal questions surrounding the nature of the Federal Reserve from 2020-06-01T16:40:43
This snippet comes from episode 31 of Activist #MMT with Joe Firestone, at around the 31 minute mark.
ListenSnippet: Joe Firestone: ELI5: Repo (repurchasing agreement) and QE (quantitative easing) from 2020-05-29T00:28:26
This snippet comes from episode 30 of Activist #MMT with Joe Firestone...
ListenEp 30 [1/3]: Joe Firestone, Graham Elwood, and the truth about the Federal Reserve from 2020-05-27T20:59:28
Welcome to episode 30 of Activist #MMT. Today is a special three-part episode with Joe Firestone and Graham Elwood. In parts one and two, I talk with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er ...
ListenSnippet: How Fred Lee's History of Heterodox changed me and my podcast from 2020-05-24T14:40:10
This snippet comes from a not-yet-released episode with UK activist Andrea Grainger – although I'm the only one who speaks. (Since the episode has not yet been edited, it's impossible to give a ...
ListenEp 29 [2/2] 10th-yr activist Mike Hall: In normal times, UBI is a total non-starter. from 2020-05-20T17:03:41
Welcome to episode 29 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two with of my conversation with tenth-year MMT activist and Ireland resident Mike Hall. For the past three years, Mike has served as an adm...
ListenEp 28 [1/2] 10th-yr activist Mike Hall: In normal times, UBI is a total non-starter. from 2020-05-14T13:09:08
Welcome to episode 28 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with tenth-year MMT activist and Ireland resident Mike Hall. For the past three years, Mike has served as an administrator of the popular Fac...
ListenEp 27: A conversation with MMT activist Erin Taylor from 2020-05-06T21:03:32
Welcome to episode 27 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with activist Erin Taylor (Twitter/@EMaddenTaylor). Erin and I were originally scheduled to ...
ListenEp 26 [2/2]: James Feal-Martinez: Discussing MMT through a coronavirus lens (plus story to introduce kids to MMT) from 2020-04-29T15:16:04
Welcome to episode 26 of activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with third-year MMT activist and Scotland resident, James Feal-Martinez. James is an electrical engineer with the Bri...
ListenEp 25 [1/2]: James Feal-Martinez: Discussing MMT through a coronavirus lens (plus story to introduce kids to MMT) from 2020-04-22T11:48:18
Welcome to episode 25 of activist #MMT. Today I talk with third-year MMT activist and Scotland resident, James Feal-Martinez. James is an electrical engineer with the British Navy, with which he...
ListenEp 24 [2/2]: Joe Firestone: The Treasury, Fed, Coronavirus, and Homer Simpson from 2020-04-15T23:35:14
Welcome to episode 24 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er Joe Firestone (Twitter/Listen
Ep 23: Will Calloway and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day from 2020-04-13T17:09:11
Today, in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I talk with Will Calloway, National Campaign Director for the Earth Day network and former Congressional staffer to Senators John Kerr...
ListenEp 22 [1/2]: Joe Firestone: Coronavirus, #MintTheCoin, and a 2020 primary rant from 2020-04-09T17:30:50
Welcome to episode 22 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk again with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er Joe Firestone (Twitter/@joefirestonephd...
ListenEp 21: Ryan Mathis: There is nothing "natural" about society's laws from 2020-03-31T21:38:03
Welcome to episode 21 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with fifth-year MMT activist Ryan Mathis, who is a first-year law student at the University of Austin, Texas. At twen...
ListenEp 20 [Non-MMT]: Talking coronavirus with a 30-year practicing physician from 2020-03-25T16:47:38
Welcome to episode 20 of Activist #MMT. Today in a decidedly non-economic episode of Activist #MMT, I talk with physician Jim Crudele about the growing and unprecedented Listen
Full audio: Steven Hail: Modern Monetary Theory, the Economy, and the Virus. from 2020-03-22T04:52:54
Released on March 20, 2020. At the time of this recording, Steven has been sick for two weeks, although untested for coronavirus.
Full video with slides: Listen
Ep 19 (2/2): Dr. Joe Firestone on MMT vs. Monetary Reform from 2020-03-18T15:09:20
Welcome to episode nineteen of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er Joe Firestone. Joe and I talk about the core differences betwe...
ListenEp 18(1/2): Dr. Joe Firestone on MMT vs. Monetary Reform from 2020-03-11T01:40:47
Welcome to episode eighteen of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er Joe Firestone. In this two-part conversation, Joe and I talk about the core difference...
ListenSnippet: Geoff and my concerns about NJ-03's Andy Kim from 2020-03-10T01:21:14
This snippet comes from episode seventeen of Activist...
ListenSnippet: "You cannot escape a prison if you can't identify its walls." from 2020-03-06T11:50:13
This snippet comes from episode seventeen of Activist...
ListenEp17 (2/2): Geoff Ginter: MMT defines the walls of our prison (and our concerns about NJ-03 Andy Kim) from 2020-03-04T13:33:36
Welcome to episode seventeen of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with third year MMT activist and healthcare advocate, Geoff Ginter (Twitter/@geoff_ginter). Geoff is the perso...
ListenEp16 (1/2): Geoff Ginter: "I am uncomfortable with the notion of having power." from 2020-02-26T23:09:39
Welcome to episode sixteen of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with third year MMT activist and healthcare advocate, Geoff Ginter (Twitter/@geoff_ginter Listen
Full audio: Geoff Ginter and two high schoolers confronting NJ-03 Republican Congressman from 2020-02-24T23:19:26
The following is the full audio of Daisy Confoy, Joseph Zetkulic, and Geoff Ginter confronting then Republican Congressman Tom MacArthur, representing New Jersey's third Congressional district. ...
ListenEp15: 3rd year MMT activist (and rebel) Lana Dell from 2020-02-19T11:39:47
Welcome to episode fifteen of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with 3rd year MMT activist Lana Dell. Lana is a Minnesota resident originally from northern New Jersey, whose descendants were passenger...
ListenEp14: Two activist stories: 3rd-year Ben Szioli and 8th-year Anonymous from 2020-02-13T00:16:50
Welcome to episode fourteen of Activist #MMT. Today is two interviews in one. First is a short written interview followed by a more usual spoken one.
Interview one: 8th-year MMT activist... Listen
Ep13: 2/2: Camille Walsh: Racial Taxation: Taxpayers and Taxeaters. from 2020-02-05T10:47:43
Welcome to episode thirteen of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Camille Walsh (Twitter/@redheadmenace) about her 2018 boo...
ListenEp12: 1/2: Camille Walsh: Racial Taxation (taxpayers and taxeaters) from 2020-01-29T10:51:05
Welcome to episode twelve of Activist #MMT. Today is part one of my two part conversation with historian, author, and Harvard Law graduate Camille Walsh (Twitter/@Listen
Ep11: Johnny Akzam: "Money is an arbitrary representation of value" from 2020-01-22T20:35
Welcome to episode eleven of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with federal job guarantee advocate and third-year MMT activist, Johnny Akzam (Twitter/@Johnny...
ListenCamille Walsh: Full presentation and Q&A at #MMTConf19 from 2020-01-19T20:20:49
The following audio is Camille Walsh's full presentation from the September, 2019 Third Annual International MMT Conference in Long Island, New York. After that is the Q&A with the entire panel....
ListenEp10: Tony Weston: Video games, the free market, and MMT from 2020-01-11T17:32:42
Welcome to episode ten of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with 6th year MMT activist Tony Weston (Twitter/@tonywe...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Discussing federal funding of education with Chris Rini from 2020-01-06T22:33:43
Chris Rini (@valleygeist) and I discuss just how insidious it is to fund education with local taxes – even though MMT shows that the federal govern...
Listen#LearnMMT snippet: Discussing climate change with Chris Rini (and Bernie Sanders) from 2020-01-03T21:58:02
This audio snippet comes from around the 31 minute, 30 second mark in episode seven of Activist #MMT, with Chris Rini.
ListenEpisode 9: 2/2 Christian Reilly: Permission marketing in comedy, music, and MMT. from 2020-01-01T21:43:36
Welcome to episode nine of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with ninth year MMT activist and London resident, Christian Reilly. Christian is a standup comedian and...
ListenFull lecture: Bill Mitchell: Train the Trainers (May 2019 w/ Gower) from 2019-12-31T22:18:43
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53QSiZnbi8o
ListenFull lecture: Bill Mitchell: Most progressives are neoliberals in disguise (2017) from 2019-12-31T22:10:25
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMo3xuSyWM
ListenEpisode 8: 1/2 Christian Reilly: Permission marketing in comedy, music, and MMT. from 2019-12-25T18:34:35
Welcome to episode eight of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with ninth year MMT activist and London resident, Christian Reilly. Christian is a standup comedian an...
ListenEpisode 7: Chris Rini: "It's all MMT" from 2019-12-17T22:11:42
This is episode seven of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with first year MMT activist, Chris Rini (@valleygeist on Twitter). Chris holds a bachelor's d...
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