Back in June we launched a new podcast, the Of Interest podcast.
The idea was to take a deep dive into a major economic or financial issue through a long-form interview with a guest.
Six months on and we've recorded and published 27 episodes. I want to take this opportunity to thank all our guests for their time and thoughts, and our listeners for their support.
This article is also an opportunity to remind people all those episodes are out there. And, if you have some time on your hands over the festive and holiday season, please have a listen. Given they cover big issues such as central bank digital currencies, insurance & climate change, supply chain strategies, monetary policy, deposit insurance, migration & population, trade with China, productivity, cyber-security, inflation, housing and cryptocurrencies, most episodes remain relevant well after they were recorded.
Additionally I welcome suggestions for both topics and guests in 2023, either in the comment thread below, or via email.
You can find all the audio episodes to date here.
The episodes are also here along with short text stories accompanying them.
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Personally, I avoid Podcasts. It's too easy for my attention to be divided, which then renders the listening process an ineffective waste of time.
I also don't like being held to the pace of the speaker. It's much easier for me to skim carefully structured text in a page than to wait for someones rambling and often superfluous words to get to the point.
Then there's the time wasting niceties at the introduction between the host and the speaker. Just get on with it!
But, meh, that's just me. You can't please all the people all of the time.
I listen to most of them Gareth - a welcome addition to my 'learning about economics whilst running' playlist. I think you get the balance just right - steering the conversation without interrupting or expressing an opinion personally. The CBDC conversation was a great example. I sometimes turn things off in despair - but that's always due to the guest going off down the reckonomics rabbithole.
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