The Econoclasts

By UnHerd

The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don't always agree politically, they are united in one conviction: the

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Number 1: The AI extinction myth & Europe’s tech collapse
In this AI focussed episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the recent apocalyptic warnings from tech bosses as tricks for regulatory capture, reveal how weaponised AI and China’s robotic lead threaten stability, and dissect Europe’s failure to retain sovereignty in an era of cloud capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 15, 202646min
Number 2: Germany's AfD surge & the death of the European project
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the political fallout from the AfD’s electoral breakthrough in Germany, debunk the establishment myth of how Hitler came to power in order to draw alarming parallels to what is happening with the AfD today, and reveal why the European Union’s current structure is inherently incapable of preventing systemic decay and the rise of ethnonationalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 08, 202646min
Number 3: Iceland's EU rejection & the North Atlantic debt trap
Get your tickets for The Econoclasts Live: The world after capitalism, here: http://unherd.com/econoclastslive In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the fallout of Iceland’s historic referendum vote to reject European Union accession talks, reveal the widening cracks in the transatlantic financial consensus, and debate whether a European capital markets union can revive investment or simply feed a stagnant ‘rent trap.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 01, 202643min
Number 4: America’s debt spiral & China’s big AI bet
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the mainstream economic orthodoxy that reserve currency status grants America immunity from default, exposing how the US is heading towards an uncontrollable sovereign debt spiral, while exploring how China is pursuing an alternative path to escape economic stagnation through state-directed open-source automation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 25, 202632min
Number 5: The decline of the US empire - with Richard D. Wolff
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and guest Richard D. Wolff analyse the decline of US imperial hegemony, tracing how eroding global power, systemic economic instability, and the rollback of social democratic reforms have fuelled widespread political alienation, while offering a critical critique of mainstream economic theory and exploring the potential for a renewed socialist movement in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 18, 202638min