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Economics and finance demystified.A recent listener's comment:"I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16.

Podcast · By Jim Power & Chris Johns · English · Official site

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27
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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    House prices, performative fiscal theatre and the existential threat facing the EU. (opens the original)

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    This episode ranges from a personal Camino de Santiago walk to a hard-edged discussion about housing markets, public finances, and political risk in the UK and Europe. Chris and Jim connect the dots between weak growth, planning bottlenecks, budget theatre, and the social strain that builds when economies stop expanding.We discuss Ireland’s housing market cooling, the UK’s fiscal outlook ahead of the budget, and why policy uncertainty is making long-term investment harder. The conversation also

  2. Episode · Sep 20, 2026

    Interest rates on the up. Carney sticks it to Trump - and the UK (opens the original)

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    UK's moron premium proves very sticky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    Can an array of Nvidia chips really be conscious? And kill us all? (opens the original)

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    In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Donald Trump says it is as big a hoax as climate change. But there are now real fears about our AI future (opens the original)

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    In this special edition of The Other Hand, host Chris is joined by journalist Sarah Carey and AI entrepreneur Sean Blanchfield (CEO and co-founder of Jentic) for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence. Sarah opens with a vivid first-hand account of attending Donald Trump's press conference at the US Ambassador's residence in Dublin. The discussion then dives deep into the AI threat debate — from the paperclip problem and civilizational risk warnings, to a chilling detailed acc

  5. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    The rise of the right: It's all about immigration. And modern Caligulas. (opens the original)

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    Wildfires have been diminishing in size. Who knew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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