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Unlearning Economics

Unlearning Economics

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Economics is a subject which is fundamental to our world and yet most people feel they do not know much about it. The Unlearning Economics podcast aims to cover the things that I wish I'd learned when studying economics. It features conversations with a wide range of experts, covering issues that concern us all. These include inflation, housing, climate, discrimination, and the teaching of economics. These are originally live streamed on YouTube, then repurposed for the podcast.


Produced by Hobbie Stuart

Music by Frank Hopkins

Made by Cahal Moran

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Unlearning Economics
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  • Everything Was Already AI
    Jan 12 2026

    Trialling out releasing my videos in mp3 format on here!


    Feedback welcome, hope you enjoy this video which was a lot of fun to make (albeit late)


    References (in rough order of appearance)


    How to Make Realistic Predictions About AI, Tantham https://curveshift.net/p/how-to-make-realistic-predictions


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enXRDlWguU&


    ‘Large AI models are cultural and social technologies’, Farrell et al.


    Artificial Intelligences, Herbert Simon


    Debunking Economics, Keen


    https://www.mic.com/articles/107896/scientists-finally-prove-why-pop-music-all-sounds-the-same


    The Dorito Effect, Shatzker


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRq0pESKJgg&


    The Stock Market is a Conventional Wisdom Processor: Why Trump’s Tariffs Crashed the Stock Market While the Trump Musk Payments Crisis Hasn’t (Yet), Tankus https://www.crisesnotes.com/content/files/2025/04/The-Stock-Market-is-a-Conventional-Wisdom-Processor-Why-Trump-s-Tariffs-Crashed-the-Stock-Market-While-the-Trump-Musk-Payments-Crisis-Hasn-t--Yet-.pdf


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqlbn2nPO-A&


    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/job-market-hell/684133/


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJW4-cOZt8A


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW2Zr8Q6Xqw


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeMak4RqJA


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN9wnPvU0


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6p3J9dko8&


    An Existing, Ecologically-Successful Genus Of Collectively Intelligent Artificial Creatures, Kuipers


    AI Integration Is the New Moat, Tim O’Reilly https://www.oreilly.com/radar/integration-is-the-new-moat/


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvpw4_O25eU


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3HpdNGvJDc&


    notes on the industrialisation of decision making, Davies https://substack.com/home/post/p-177016285


    the only message the channel can carry is a scream, Davies https://substack.com/home/post/p-151264334


    The AI Circular Economy, Blakeley https://substack.com/@graceblakeley/p-176721998


    The Case Against Generative AI, Zitron https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/


    The Map is Eating the Territory: The Political Economy of AI, Farrell https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-political-economy-of-ai


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8reiauyQCM


    Further reading


    https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pWuwQq8M8Gzf9F9U0AYZW


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZofJX0v4M&list=WL


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzLhWCxH_g&list=WL


    AI As a Normal Technology, Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor https://knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-as-normal-technology


    Originally released 09/01/26

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Verdict on the UK Budget
    Dec 5 2025

    Had another chat with Helena about the recent UK budget. As always, her encyclopedic knowledge astounds me!


    Originally recorded on November 28th, 2025

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    59 mins
  • Fixing the UK Economy
    Nov 21 2025

    Helena runs the channel NoJusticeMTG. She is an active streamer on Twitch and comments extensively on UK politics and economics. With the UK budget coming on November 26th, Rachel Reeves is constrained by her promises to balance the budget while not increasing income tax. Helena and I will discuss the UK economy, austerity, balanced budget ideas, and what we might see economically from this Labour Government. We had chatted a bit via our respective streams but never had a chance to properly discuss things. This was a really fun talk which covered everything UK politics and economics, Helena's knowledge is inimitable plus she's a great conversaionalist! We'll probably chat again after the budget to see where things are headed.


    Originally recorded on November 18th, 2025.

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    2 hrs and 18 mins
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