Episodes 266
Avg. Duration 21m
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Apple Rating 4.9 (28)
Since Jan 1970
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Your weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.

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Godzilla El Nino Incoming

Jun 10, 2026 18m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the first signs of the incoming “Godzilla” el nino (6:29), how the big tech market crash could finally be arriving (0:47), and a listener question…

Hukou Overhaul

Jun 03, 2026 17m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how tech firms are cutting back AI spending after blowing budgets on it (0:42), how progressives are taking on the UK political culture of bond market…

LIVE: The BREAK—DOWN Issue 3: Airborne w/ Geoff Mann, Daniela Gabor and Oliver Eagleton

Jun 01, 2026 59m

We're celebrating the launch of The BREAK—DOWN's spring issue, Airborne! On May 6th, The BREAK—DOWN hosted a live podcast where editor Adrienne Buller was joined by Geoff Mann, Daniela…

Adaptation Economics

May 27, 2026 11m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the question of adaptation to our changing climate has returned amidst Britain experiencing another heatwave (0:58), and how market-led solutions…

Burnham & The Bond Markets

May 20, 2026 11m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how talk of the bond markets is back after Andy Burnham announced his byelection candidacy and ambitions for Number 10 (0:44), a note on “Godzilla El…

LIVE: Political Economy in a Time of Monsters w/ Aditya Chakrabortty, Clara Mattei & Juliano Fiori

May 14, 2026 1h 17m

Today's episode is the final in Season One of AFTER ORDER. It was recorded as a live show in collaboration with the Alameda Institute at the Art House in Bethnal Green, East London, earlier this…

Starmer's Last Stand?

May 13, 2026 12m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the political turmoil around Starmer's ailing premiership is affecting the UK’s economic outlook (0:38), and how governments around the world will…

Domination Without Hegemony? w/ Juliano Fiori

May 07, 2026 53m

Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of Monsters (May 12th) Welcome back to After Order - a series from Macrodose and the Alameda institute exploring power, sovereignty, and crisis in today’s…

Psychedelics - The New Frontier Of Profit w/ Kojo Koram

May 06, 2026 12m

While James Meadway is away for the local elections, this week's Macrodose is guest-hosted by Kojo Koram - author of the upcoming book 'The Next Fix: The Winners & Losers In The Future Of…

Power in the Periphery w/ Gabriel Tupinambá

Apr 30, 2026 41m

⁠⁠Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of Monsters⁠ (May 12th)Welcome back to After Order - a series from Macrodose and the Alameda Institute - exploring power and crisis in today’s unstable…

BP's Iran War Mega Profits

Apr 29, 2026 15m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at BP's mega-profits - this time as an inevitable result of the war on Iran (0:42), whether or not we could be on the verge of another 2008-style…

Digital Sovereignty vs Big Tech w/ Cecilia Rikap & Paolo Gerbaudo

Apr 23, 2026 44m

Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of MonstersWelcome back to After Order - a series from Macrodose and the Alameda Institute - exploring power, sovereignty, and crisis in today’s unstable…

Six Weeks of Fuel in Europe

Apr 22, 2026 16m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how Europe now has only six weeks’ worth of jet fuel supplies left (1:52), how the big six investment banks are making record profits on the back of…

Order as Fiction w/ Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla

Apr 16, 2026 47m

Welcome back to After Order - a series from Macrodose and the Alameda Institute - exploring power, sovereignty, and crisis in today's unstable world.⁠⁠Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of…

Starmer's Shifting Rhetoric

Apr 15, 2026 9m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at some changing rhetoric from Keir Starmer on the changing world we live in, and how it affects our economy. But does he really get it? (1:02), And…

The New Age of Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos

Apr 09, 2026 45m

Event Tickets: Political Economy in a Time of MonstersWelcome back to the After Order podcast - a series from Macrodose in collaboration with the Alameda Institute. In our opening episode, host James…

Cheaper Drones, Fewer Profits

Apr 08, 2026 9m

TICKETS: Political Economy in a Time of Monsters On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at a surprising side effect of the war on Iran. As shares in arms manufacturers take an unexpected dip,…

Neoliberalism’s Last Man w/ Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff

Apr 02, 2026 48m

Welcome to the After Order podcast - a new series from Macrodose and the Alameda Institute. This series emerges from Alameda’s ongoing After Order research project, which begins from a simple but…

A DOGE For The Left?

Apr 01, 2026 20m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at the latest economics fall-out from the war on Iran (2:25), oil thieves in East Anglia, and how they are a harbinger of the near future (11:14), and…

The Third Gulf War

Mar 25, 2026 16m

On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the ongoing Iran war forms part of a longer story of US decline (0:45), why a direct consequence of the war is higher borrowing costs for…

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