Episodes

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
GDP is not national income. It’s not well-being. And it’s not the future. Richard Murphy explains why this outdated measure is holding back better policy — and what could replace it.

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
After a year of challenging the political status quo, it’s time for something new. In this video, I explain how this channel is evolving — more content, more community, and new ways to get involved. Let us know what you think.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Crypto is not money. It’s not secure. It’s not stable. It’s just speculation wrapped in dogma — and a huge risk to society.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
The mixed economy isn’t flashy, but it works. In a world of market failure, it’s time to rebuild the balance between state and private enterprise.

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Economics, as it is now taught, is almost total rubbish. No wonder the world is in a mess when political decisions are based on this nonsense.

Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Economists assume that we don't need to make decisions, because since we are possessed of perfect knowledge, knowing what to do is innate to us. But that's nonsense. So, how do we decide what to do?

Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Tax havens - or secrecy jurisdictions - are an abomination on the global economic landscape that should have been consigned to history long ago.

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
People still like to talk about having 'money in the bank'. But they haven't. They just have a bank statement from a bank, with a balance owing to them, which represents an IOU, and nothing more. That might be the hardest lesson in economics to learn.

Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
The assumption that all economic growth is good is clearly misplaced. But how do we convince politicians and economists who are obsessed with growth that this is the case?

Wednesday Jun 11, 2025