Ryan Research Podcast

I am joined to today by Dan Gray. He is the Research Lead at Odin, a platform for fund managers to start and run venture capital firms online, handling structuring, capital calls, fund administration, and SPVs. He’s been writing for a long time about the ins and outs of venture capital with a level of depth and critical thinking few can match. In our chat, we discussed the definition of venture ca...

I’m joined today by Tony Chamas. He is an independent researcher and has an upcoming book titled “Freedom to Change Nothing: The Spectrum of Managed Democracy and What Makes the US Different” with Revol Press. He also hosts the YouTube channel, 1Dime as well as his podcast, 1Dime Radio. Notable videos include The Deficit Myth and China's Cultural Revolution: The Full Story (Documentary). He a...

Dr. Christopher Mott is an international relations scholar focused on historical geopolitics, grand strategy, and the intersection of defensive realism and conceptions of sovereignty in an era of increasing multi-polarity. He holds a Ph. D. in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, an MA in International Relations from London Metropolitan University, and a BA in History from Ru...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney just took Davos by storm by challenging US President Donald Trump and the current American-led world order. Carney and Trump appear to be polar opposites. But, upon closer inspection, Carney and Trump share much in common. Find out where they align then where they depart. This is the Carney Doctrine vs. the Donroe Doctrine. You can find the full written essay th...

László Molnárfi is a community organizer in Ireland. He is a primary contributor to Aontacht Media and formerly Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union President. He describes himself as part of the left but has recently made waves by critiquing the mainstream left.  In our chat, he explains the problems of the mainstream left and the rise of left populism. Fascinately, he argues that populism isn’...

Will stablecoins crash the economy? This is a critical question as stablecoins and their cryptocurrency cousins become an ever larger part of our global economy. In this video, I answer this question by measuring the scale and saturation of stablecoins, describing stablecoin effects and risks, illustrating a hypothetical future scenario, and offering alternatives. Are stablecoins good, bad, or jus...

Oung is a journalist and researcher writing for Taiwan-focused Taipology and nuclear-focused Elemental. She was previously a reporter at Taipei Times and ReNews. She also founded Taiwan Offshore Wind Unredacted (unredacted.biz). In our chat, we discuss her unique perspective of Taiwan and China. On the surface there appears to be rising tensions but could there also be rising friendship? We explor...

Colum Kenny is a journalist, barrister and historian. He is Emeritus Professor at Dublin City University (DCU), in Dublin, Ireland. He was formerly chair of the Masters in Journalism programme at DCU in the School of Communications 1982-2015. He is the author of a variety books and essays. Most relevant to this podcast episode are his 2020 book “The Enigma of Arthur Griffith” and his 2022 essay “‘...

This podcast episode was originally a live Twitter Spaces held on July 19, 2025. This was a debate on the prompt: Is China's growth sustainable? Lei Gong (Twitter: gonglei89, commentator on China and economics) took the affirmative and Miquel Vila (Twitter: MiquelVilam, geopolitical analyst) took the negative. Peter Ryan (Twitter: _peterryan, host of the Ryan Research Podcast) acted as the mo...

Ryan Research Pub Talk are conversations that took place on live-streamed Twitter Spaces. The host Peter Ryan is joined by Juan David Rojas, Alex Bronzini-Vender, Geoff Shullenberger, Theo McDonald, Michael Cuenco, and other impromptu speakers. We discussed Yanis Varoufakis' UnHerd essay "Donald Trump’s economic masterplan". He defined his view of Trump's masterplan as the foll...

Dr Jostein Hauge is a political economist and an Assistant Professor in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, based at the Centre of Development Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies. He is the author of The Future of the Factory: How Megatrends are Changing Industrialization, published by Oxford University Press. The book investigates how industrialization...

Ryan Research Pub Talk are conversations that took place on live-streamed Twitter Spaces. The host Peter Ryan is joined by Juan David Rojas, Alex Bronzini-Vender, Geoff Shullenberger, and other impromptu speakers.  We discussed Ezra Klein's and Derek Thompson's new book "Abundance". We dissect the book and its wider intellectual sphere to understand what exactly they mean by &q...

This was a free portion of the full episode. Click here to subscribe and access the full episode: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/ Theo McDonald is a journalist for the Irish Independent and his work has appeared in other publications like the Business Post, UnHerd, The Currency, and more. He recently released a comprehensive report on the Irish Housing Crisis. Irish politicians have since lever...

This was a free portion of the full episode. Click here to subscribe and access the full episode: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/east-asian-economic-development-oliver Oliver Kim is a PhD candidate in Economics at UC Berkeley. His advisors are Edward Miguel, Benjamin Faber, Jón Steinsson, and Barry Eichengreen. His research interests are in development and economic history. One example of his...

Miquel Vila is a consultant and analyst of international politics. Miquel holds a master's degree in Chinese Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and a master's degree in International Security from the University of Groningen (UOG). His field of specialization is geoeconomics, industrial policy, and nationalism. His region of expertis...

Thomas Fazi is a journalist from Rome, Italy. He's the author of The Battle for Europe: How an Elite Hijacked a Continent – and How We Can Take It Back (Pluto Press, 2014), Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World (co-authored with Bill Mitchell; Pluto Press, 2017) and The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor—A Critique fro...

Juan David Rojas is a Miami-based Compact columnist, covering the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He is also a contributor to American Affairs. He was an intelligence fellow at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. In our chat, we discuss the economic history of Latin America. We provide an in-depth and nuanced description of events and ideologies that...

Julius Krein is the editor of the American Affairs journal, has contributed to numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Times Literary Supplement. He also has a background in private sector finance. In our chat, we discussed the history of American economic development, the trends that led to growth and decline, how the current order serves consumption / sp...

Rian C. Whitton works as a researcher for Bismarck Analysis and writes an independent Substack called Doctor Syn. His primary areas of interest are automation, industrial policy, energy markets, geopolitical strategy, Britain’s place in the world, and cultural commentary. In this episode, we discuss industrial strategy across countries with a special focus on the United Kingdom. Rian's Substa...

I'm joined in episode 12 of the Ryan Research podcast by Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski. He is a writer and analyst with a specific focus on globalization, industrial policy, and international conflict. He worked as an analyst in one of the agencies overseeing industrial policy in Poland. In our chat, talk about the history of economics focusing on the differences between liberalism and national...

I'm joined in episode 11 of the Ryan Research podcast by Eric Helleiner. He is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. He received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto, and his M.Sc. and Ph. D. from the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics. His single authored books include The N...

Seán Keyes joins me for episode #10 of the Ryan Research Podcast. He is a Finance Correspondent with The Currency. A specialist in equity research, he writes on the Irish and international stock markets, bringing his rigorous analytical skills to in-depth profiles of major companies and sectors. He served as an editor for the UK's MoneyWeek and has written for Agora Financial UK. He graduated...

I'm joined by Jessica Burbank. She is an Executive Co-Director at Public Money Action, Contributor & Co-Host on The Young Turks, a Content Creator for More Perfect Union, and regularly covers public policy as it pertains to economics and monetary systems on her Tik Tok series, “Econ for the People.” Her TEDx talk, “A New Direction for the U.S. Economy” explores applying democratic princip...

I'm joined by Emmet Penney. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Grid Brief , a newsletter on fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear, and the grid. He co-hosts the Nuclear Barbarians: a weekly podcast and newsletter dedicated to bringing you interviews, analysis, and insight that can help us to reconsider our entire approach to the energy problems that face us today, with nuclear at its heart. He als...

I'm joined by Cormac Lucey. He is the author of "Plan B: How Leaving The Euro Can Save Ireland”. Lucey teaches finance at the Irish Management Institute, University College Dublin, and Chartered Accountants Ireland. He is also a frequent media commentator who contributes a weekly economics column to The Sunday Times (Ireland edition). He previously worked in industry and in corporate fin...