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Welcome to season 2, episode 2 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week, Steven and Gabie talk about their Rethinking Capitalism weekend discussion group, plus their upcoming trip to Tasmania. In Rethinking Capitalism, we cover many topics including the deficit myth, a Jo...

Welcome to episode 117 of activist. Today's part two of my three-part conversation with author, financial analyst, and applied mathematician, Brian Romanchuk. Last week in part one , we talked about his journey to MMT, and his 2021 book, Modern Monetary Theory and the Recovery . Today, and next week in part three, we talk about the various techniques used by bad-faith critics of MMT. More broadly,...

Welcome to Season 2, episode 2 of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week Gabie and Steven talk again with Dr. Sherry Wise. (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts can be found on this page by Modern Money Labs.) Sherry is a Senior Economist with the US Department of Agricultu...

Welcome to episode 116 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with author, financial analyst, and applied mathematician, Brian Romanchuk. We talk about his journey from mainstream economics, to Minsky, to MMT; and his experience writing the 2021 book Modern Monetary Theory and the Recovery . He also describes some of his concerns regarding the common MMT assertion that government spending always comes bef...

Welcome to episode 115 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with PhD political scientist, author, and MMTer, Joe Firestone about the many reasons why "printing money causes inflation" is wrong. The original and unedited video of this conversation can be found on YouTube/Kerberos media. (A list of the audio chapters in this episode can be found at the bottom of this post.) This conversation was inspired...

Welcome to episode 114 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Gregg Stebben. In part one , I gave Gregg a broad introduction to MMT, its basic policy implications, and some of the major myths it shatters. Today in part two, we branch out to a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the world and how MMT does and does not relate to it. (A list of the audio chapters...

Welcome to episode 113 of Activist #MMT. Today I introduce MMT to author, journalist, radio talker, podcaster, and friend, Gregg Stebben. Gregg is co-author of the 1999 book Everything You Need to Know about Economics , which is part of a four-book series called The Pocket Professor, on the topics of economics, physics , philosophy , and religion . Among several other books , Gregg also co-wrote t...

Welcome to a special episode of Modern (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week, Steven and Gabie speak with Professor Stephanie Kelton to discuss her New York Times best-selling book, The Deficit Myth . (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts can be found on this page by Modern Money Labs.) Here's t...

Welcome to episode 112 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Asad Zaman, on the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation . This is also the final part in a larger four-part series on the book. Parts one and two are with Jackson Winter. Jackson and I are two smart layperson MMTers trying to come to terms with the depth of what we just read, an...

Welcome to episode eight of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. This week, Steven and Gabie speak with Randeep Ramesh, award-winning journalist and Chief Leader Writer on The Guardian, which is the world's leading progressive newspaper. They talk about Modern Monetary Theory, pol...

Welcome to episode 111 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Asad Zaman about the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation . Professor Zaman is a PhD economist based in Pakistan, with many lectures, papers, and posts on the topic. This is part one of a two-part episode, but it's also part three in a larger four-part series on Polanyi's book. Parts one and two are with Jacks...

Welcome to a special episode of Activist #MMT. My 12-year-old requested I make a mix of his favorite moments from my podcast, so I'm sharing it with you. It ends with me reading the MMT-kids story I wrote, which comes from the introduction to episode 25. He requested these particular segments, in this particular order. Here's the other bonus episode with my son.

Welcome to episode seven of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts can be found on this page by Modern Money Labs.) This week Gabie interviews Steven about his reasons for leaving an 'Ivy League' university and what he and Phil Lawn are planning...

Welcome to episode 110 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Jackson Winter, on the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation . This is also part two of a larger four-part series on the book. Jackson is co-writer and editor for PEGS Institute , which is a project to demystify and explain some commonly misunderstood realities of the modern worl...

Welcome to episode six of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts can be found on this page by Modern Money Labs.) This week we talk with Dr Sherry Wise. Sherry is a Senior Economist with the US Department of Agriculture, as well as a KRTD regular...

Welcome to episode 109 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Jackson Winter, about the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation . Jackson is co-writer and editor for PEGS Institute , which is a project to demystify and explain some commonly misunderstood realities of the modern world. Here's their YouTube channel . (A link to all four parts in the series can be found near t...

This snippet comes from episode EPISODENUMBERJONATHANPART3 of Activist #MMT, which is part three with Jonathan Wilson which is called Historical Context for Real-World Economics (new online course!) . It starts at around the 18-minute, 30-second mark of the interview proper . This snippet documents my first impressions of (the 2001 edition of) Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation , a...

Welcome to a special episode of Activist #MMT. This is a recording of me reading an MMT bedtime story to my 12-year-old son Andrew (Squeaky-Ana Jones). He provides color commentary, demonstrating a better handle on modern money than the vast majority of economists, politicians, and adults in general. The story is titled Elf Number One and the Keyboard (A bedtime story to introduce children to mode...

Welcome to episode of 108 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Wesley Wiles about the false historical modes of production and how they relate to MMT. The primary source of this information is the 700 page 2021 book, The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity by the late anthropologist David Graeber and archaeologist David Wengrow. Essentially, Graber and Wengrow reject the myth that, as ci...

Welcome to episode five of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts can be found on this page by Modern Money Labs.) This week on Modern Money Doughnuts, we ask Kairin van Sweeden, Executive Director of Modern Money Scotland, to explain why it is v...

Welcome to episode 107 of Activist #MMT. Today's part two of my three-part conversation with lawyer and independent economics researcher Jonathan Wilson, on the reality of the petrodollar or reserve currency, focusing on his unique and easy-to-understand "Cool Stuff" hypothesis. Jonathan's article on the topic can be found on pmpecon.com. Here's a direct link: The Cool Stuff Hypothesis Versus the...

Welcome to episode four of Modern Money Doughnuts (MMD), hosted by Steven Hail and Gabrielle Bond. MMD is an international show about modern monetary theory and ecological economics. (All episodes of Modern Money Donuts are listed on this page by Modern Money Labs.) Today Steven and Gabie talk with Professor Philip Lawn of Torrens University. Phil is the world's leading ecological modern monetary...