The Other Hand

Banks are destined to go the way of video stores and travel agents. In the age of AI are we also living in the stupid age? 16.08.2026 38:33 ↓

Jim finishes up in Wales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inflation is the dog that is yet to bark - loudly anyway. 14.08.2026 32:44 ↓

Is Jim in denial? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does education pay off? What is education for anyway? 12.08.2026 42:52 ↓

Will it ever rain again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cost of living crisis, inflation & debt. The Finance Minister is drowning (in cash) not waving. 09.08.2026 43:12 ↓

Why are we so bad at planning, procurement & budgeting? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland-UK vibes. A rapidly changing world. AI hysteria 06.08.2026 39:10 ↓

All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Plato said we should be ruled by philosopher kings. The Tech Bros seem to agree. Democracy is so over. 02.08.2026 48:52 ↓

Ireland distorts the economic data, again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the AI bubble bursting or just deflating? What will a stockmarket crash do to the Irish economy? 28.07.2026 39:48 ↓

Does regional development ever work? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland's budget circus rolls into town. No strategic thinking wanted. 24.07.2026 35:17 ↓

Rain is in the forecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does 'The Odyssey' predict we are going the way of the ancient Greeks? Is Trump riding our version of the Trojan Horse? 22.07.2026 37:04 ↓

Tariffs are back.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Trump about to rig the next election? 2028: will there ever be better year for China to seize Taiwan? 19.07.2026 42:50 ↓

Tech rout? Correction? Another 'buy the dip'? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does immigration cause high house prices? The role of luck and policy in economic destiny 15.07.2026 33:31 ↓

Argentine finances and football Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Kremlin insider speaks - we should all listen. Latest IMF forecasts. 12.07.2026 25:52 ↓

Ireland's massive miss on carbon emissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A deep dive into the Irish economy - from the bottom up. 10.07.2026 43:45 ↓

Jim in conversation with Stephen Cass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corporation taxes: Boom or bust? Both? Farage begins his long goodbye 08.07.2026 34:01 ↓

AI's losers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The largest indigenous Irish business is......Tourism. Bigger than construction, bigger than agriculture. 02.07.2026 36:01 ↓

In conversation with ITIC's CEO, Eoghan O'Mara Walsh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jobs apocalypse for the car industry? Pensions apocalypse? BIS warns (again) about AI bust. 30.06.2026 33:14 ↓

Ukraine vibe shift Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Burnham's impending coronation and Brexit's 'Assault on thinking'. 26.06.2026 40:19 ↓

Can AI count? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is humanity a bump in the road for AI? Ethics & the tech bros. 24.06.2026 40:40 ↓

In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump loses the war. Some AI slop. Risk Vs Uncertainty 20.06.2026 38:34 ↓

All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They think it's all over. Society: is there such a thing? A White House cage fight. 16.06.2026 36:40 ↓

A Presidential shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hoping for the end of the war. Higher interest rates in Europe but not the US? 14.06.2026 36:03 ↓

The Other Hand discovers it is a humanist podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brexit has failed. Everything going wrong in the UK is now connected to that simple fact. 12.06.2026 54:39 ↓

In conversation with Professor Chris Grey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK is not the country that J D Vance and Farage says it is. The Irish economy did not shrink by 12% 09.06.2026 36:22 ↓

All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biggest and hardest questions. Perhaps some answers? In conversation with Sarah Carey. 04.06.2026 59:52 ↓

It's all about connection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has the UK rejoined the EU already? Interest rates are going to rise. Should they? 29.05.2026 35:37 ↓

Does Trump care about the mid-terms? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.