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This is Capitalism

This is a collection of programmes from �鶹�� Radio 4 on capitalism - the hidden economic wiring which puts money and markets at the centre of our lives.

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Episodes

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Welcome to This Is Capitalism
Welcome to this new �鶹�� podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.
1 min20 Sep 2018
The Intangible Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 1
David Grossman tells ten stories which help explain the world of contemporary capitalism.
13 mins20 Sep 2018
The Attention Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 2
Feeling the need to check your smartphone? Then you're part of the attention economy.
14 mins20 Sep 2018
Artificial Intelligence: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 3
David Grossman considers the impact that artificial intelligence could have on society
13 mins20 Sep 2018
South American Socialism: The New Age of Capitalism Podcast - Episode 4
Over the last two decades South America has witnessed a series of economic experiments
14 mins20 Sep 2018
Making Money: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 5
Discovering how and when money is created plus a radical Swiss idea for monetary reform
14 mins20 Sep 2018
High Frequency Trading: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 6
Who wins in the new world of ultra-fast financial transactions?
13 mins20 Sep 2018
Turbo-Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 7
Does the digital economy rate efficiency and lower prices above human values?
13 mins20 Sep 2018
State Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 8
David Grossman asks whether free-market and state capitalist systems can coexist fairly.
14 mins20 Sep 2018
Financialisation: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 9
Banking used to be a laid-back profession involving long lunches - what has changed?
14 mins20 Sep 2018
Trillion Dollar Companies: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 10
Should we be concerned about the size and power of the tech giants?
14 mins21 Sep 2018
Cassandras of the Crash
Did anyone see the financial crash of 2008 coming? Aditya Chakrabortty investigates.
56 mins26 Sep 2018
Insecure Overachievers
Discovering an epidemic of capable professionals driven by a belief in their inadequacy
28 mins04 Oct 2018
The Bailout
A blow by blow account of the bank bailout from inside No 10.
56 mins08 Oct 2018
Nanoseconds and Megabucks
David Grossman enters the strange world of high speed financial trading.
56 mins09 Jul 2019
Poppy and Cliff: The Money Clinic - Episode 1
Cliff and Poppy own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart.
24 mins13 Aug 2019
Fiona and James: The Money Clinic - Episode 2
In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son's attitude towards money.
24 mins14 Aug 2019
Fay and Ben: The Money Clinic - Episode 3
20-somethings, Ben and Fay have just moved in together, but can they agree on finances?
27 mins17 Aug 2019
Julie and Paul: The Money Clinic - Episode 4
Paul wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can’t afford to.
24 mins24 Aug 2019
1968: Our House - Episode 1
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1968?
15 mins26 Aug 2019
1979: Our House - Episode 2
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1979?
14 mins27 Aug 2019
1988: Our House - Episode 3
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1988?
15 mins28 Aug 2019
1997: Our House - Episode 4
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1997?
15 mins29 Aug 2019
2009: Our House - Episode 5
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 2009?
15 mins30 Aug 2019