Funny Money

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.  In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Professor Nina Banks, an American economist who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknell University and former president of the National Economic Association. She is known for her research on the contributions of early women economists, particularly her d...

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.  In our SEASON 1 FINALE, Ka and Andrés are joined by Warren Mosler, one of the leading voices in the field of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). As an economist, theorist, entrepreneur and legendary bond trader, Warren Mosler has spent the past 40 years gaining an insider’s knowledge of monetary operations. In addition t...

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.  In this BONUS episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Rep. Ro Khanna to discuss his new Political Reform Blueprint to tackle the vast corruption in DC from members of Congress day trading stocks, to lobbying, PAC & big donor campaign money, and revolving door schemes. We also discuss Ro's take on fiscal polic...

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Fadhel Kaboub to discuss the international economic world order, the global financial system, and how countries across the Global South can decolonize their economies by reducing foreign denominated debt and expanding domestic production in energy, food, and value a...

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.  In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Yeva Nersisyan to discuss Modern Monetary Theory and the financial system including banking, financial regulation, financial crises like the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and Silicon Valley Bank, Quantitative Easing, Yield Curve Control, & more!  Yeva Nersisyan,...

Funny Money is a show about the economy; how it works, and how it can work better.  In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Pavlina Tcherneva, author of The Case For A Job Guarantee, to discuss unemployment, interest rates, and the right to a dignified job. The way the economy works right now, we intentionally keep a bunch of people out of work, and it doesn't have to be that way. We hav...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka interviews Andrés about his role in the formulation of the Green New Deal, the history and dynamics of climate policy, what the #GreenNewDeal actually is, and how to think about the classic question: how do you pay for it? Link to Visuals discussed in the episode: https://bit.ly/AndresBernal  Fol...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In this episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Randall Wray to discuss the origins of money, macroeconomics, and the intellectual battles that led to Modern Monetary Theory. We cover Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Karl Marx. We cover money history in the early United States. And we discuss why conventional...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 3 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the Crypto craze including its origins, the crash of 2022, and why he is known as the "villain" of the Crypto industry for drafting the most comprehensive Stablecoin regulation bill ( the STABLE Act ) proposed in the...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 2 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the debt ceiling: its history, how we got to the current crisis, and how #MintTheCoin presents a solution that shows just how silly the whole idea is of our government running out of money. Guest Bio: Rohan Grey is an assistant...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. In Part 1 of this 3-part episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Rohan Grey to discuss the intersection of money & law including the history of money, and why every major economy on earth has moved away from the gold standard. Guest Bio: Rohan Grey is an assistant professor at Willamette University College of...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. This episode, Ka and Andrés are joined by Prof. Stephanie Kelton to discuss the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approach to public budgets and fiscal policy and it’s implication on government spending, the debt ceiling, social security, and inflation. Guest Bio: Stephanie Kelton is Professor of Economics and Public Pol...

Funny Money is a show about the economy, how it works, and how it can work better. Hosts: Jessica "Ka" Burbank and Andrés Bernal