Funny Money

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. 

In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Professor Nina Banks, an American economist who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknell University and former president of the National Economic Association. She is known for her research on the contributions of early women economists, particularly her discovery of the contributions of Sadie Alexander, the first Black woman economist who is also the first economist to theorize about a federal job guarantee.

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Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. 

In our SEASON 1 FINALE, Ka and Andrés are joined by Warren Mosler, one of the leading voices in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). As an economist, theorist, entrepreneur and legendary bond trader, Warren Mosler has spent the past 40 years gaining an insider’s knowledge of monetary operations. In addition to his work in the field of economics, he developed – and later sold – his own automobile line, Mosler Automotive, responsible for producing the Mosler MT900 and the Consulier GTP. Mosler is the author of “The Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy” and "Soft Currency Economics."

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Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. 

In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Rep. Ro Khanna to discuss his new Political Reform Blueprint to tackle the vast corruption in DC from members of Congress day trading stocks, to lobbying, PAC & big donor campaign money, and revolving door schemes. We also discuss Ro's take on fiscal policy, inflation, budget drama, and the field of economics. 

Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fourth term. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and on the Oversight and Accountability committee, where he previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee. Ro was also co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign.

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Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.

In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Fadhel Kaboub to discuss the international economic world order, the global financial system, and how countries across the Global South can decolonize their economies by reducing foreign denominated debt and expanding domestic production in energy, food, and value added goods.

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Fadhel Kaboub is an associate professor of Economics at Denison University in Ohio and the President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. He recently served as Under-Secretary-General for Financing for Development at the Organisation of Southern Cooperation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is an expert on designing public policies to enhance monetary and economic sovereignty in the Global South, build resilience, and promote equitable and sustainable prosperity.

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Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. 

In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Yeva Nersisyan to discuss Modern Monetary Theory and the financial system including banking, financial regulation, financial crises like the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and Silicon Valley Bank, Quantitative Easing, Yield Curve Control, & more! 

Yeva Nersisyan, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of economics at Franklin and Marshall College and a Research Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. She is a macroeconomist working in the Modern Money Theory and Post Keynesian and Institutionalist traditions. Prof. Nersisyan has published more than 25 journal articles, book chapters and policy notes and briefs on the topics of Modern Money Theory, monetary theory and policy, fiscal policy, the Green New Deal, banking, and financial instability.

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Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. 

In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Pavlina Tcherneva, author of The Case For A Job Guarantee, to discuss unemployment, interest rates, and the right to a dignified job. The way the economy works right now, we intentionally keep a bunch of people out of work, and it doesn't have to be that way. We have the perfect guest to discuss how to fix this. 

Pavlina Tcherneva is a Professor of Economics at Bard College, the Director of the Open Society University Networks Economic Democracy Initiative, and a research scholar at the Levy Economics Institute with a specialty in modern money and public policy. 

Episode Visuals: https://bit.ly/PavlinaVisuals

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka interviews Andrés about his role in the formulation of the Green New Deal, the history and dynamics of climate policy, what the #GreenNewDeal actually is, and how to think about the classic question: how do you pay for it?

Link to Visuals discussed in the episode: https://bit.ly/AndresBernal 

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Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank & Andrés Bernal
Producer: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixed By: Curtis Clogston

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Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Randall Wray to discuss the origins of money, macroeconomics, and the intellectual battles that led to Modern Monetary Theory. We cover Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Karl Marx. We cover money history in the early United States. And we discuss why conventional supply and demand analysis is bunk!

Link to Visuals discussed in the episode: https://bit.ly/RandyWray

Guest Bio: Randall Wray is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at  @willamette University and Professor of Economics at the  @levyeconomicsinstitute of Bard College. He has also taught at Bard College, the University of Missouri-Kansas City  @UMKC, and the University of Denver  @uofdenver. Professor Wray is the author of several books including some of the most important introductions to both MMT and macroeconomics, but his latest book is Making Money Work for Us: How MMT can save America. And of course, Randy is one of the founding thinkers of Modern Monetary Theory.

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Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank & Andrés Bernal
Producer: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixed By: Curtis Clogston

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Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 3 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the Crypto craze including its origins, the crash of 2022, and why he is known as the "villain" of the Crypto industry for drafting the most comprehensive Stablecoin regulation bill (the STABLE Act) proposed in the House by Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Finally, we discuss the future of digital money, including the #digitaldollar and data privacy.

Guest Bio: Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law, where his research focuses on the legal design and regulation of money and finance, including digital fiat currency, as well as broader issues of law and political economy. He is the president of the Modern Money Network, a director of Public Money Action. Rohan has advised multiple members of The Squad in Congress on bills including Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ABC and STABLE Acts, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Public Banking Act of 2020.  You may have seen Rohan on Jon Stewart’s show The Problem with Funny Money’s first guest Stephanie Kelton.

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Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank (@JessicaLBurbank) & Andrés Bernal (@andresintheory)
Producer: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixed By: Curtis Clogston

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Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 2 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the debt ceiling: its history, how we got to the current crisis, and how #MintTheCoin presents a solution that shows just how silly the whole idea is of our government running out of money.

Guest Bio: Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law, where his research focuses on the legal design and regulation of money and finance, including digital fiat currency, as well as broader issues of law and political economy. He is the president of the Modern Money Network, a director of Public Money Action. Rohan has advised multiple members of The Squad in Congress on bills including Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ABC and STABLE Acts, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Public Banking Act of 2020.  You may have seen Rohan on Jon Stewart’s show The Problem with Funny Money’s first guest Stephanie Kelton.

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Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank & Andrés Bernal
Producer: Mike Lewis
Sound Mixed By: Curtis Clogston

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