The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly

Economist Ellis Winningham talks to Patricia and Christian about the NHS, the Job Guarantee, capital flight, speculation - and also straightens out some of the common misunderstandings people can come to on the way to fully understanding MMT.   Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes and other patron-only content: https://www.patreon.co...

Patricia and Christian talk to economist and activist Ellis Winningham about introducing people to MMT, the nature of money, quantity theory of money, inflation, deficit trolls, and the challenge of "paying back" government debt using time-travel. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Visit Ellis' w...

Patricia and Christian talk to founder of Real Progressives Steve Grumbine about his journey as a movement-builder and lead MMT activist, and the lessons he's learned on the way. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Listen to Steve's Macro & Cheese podcast: http://www.macroncheese.com *During this...

Christian talks to father of Modern Monetary Theory Warren Mosler about student debt cancellation, Libra and cryptocurrency in general, the MMT Job Guarantee vs Universal Basic Income and the primary dealer system. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Read Warren's book - "Seven Deadly Innocent Fra...

Christian talks to father of Modern Monetary Theory Warren Mosler about defining currency, the difference between government issued currency and money created through commercial bank lending, exchange rates, international trade, the petrodollar, and the NHS.   Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon! Patrons get early access to our episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast  ...

In last week's conversation with Christian, professor of Economics John T. Harvey laid out an easy to follow, step-by-step, jargon-free way to understand macroeconomics. This week John addresses some of the pushback Modern Monetary Theory has been receiving from mainstream commentators, and talks about using metaphors, stories and historical examples to illustrate his insights. John also introduce...

Christian talks to professor of Economics John T. Harvey as he builds a solid macroeconomic framework from easy-to-follow first principles. Please help sustain this podcast by donating to our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Read John's Forbes article:  "MMT: Sense Or Nonsense?"   Check out John's Cowboy Economist channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9PHjlPQ5wq0CD6vAibxYg    

Patricia talks with Associate Professor of Humanities & Cultural Studies and co-host of Money On The Left podcast Scott Ferguson about Marxism and political identities in general in relation to MMT. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast Scott is a research scholar at the Global Institute for Sustainab...

If you've ever wondered what it's like to go for a pint in a busy Glasgow pub with Warren Mosler, now's your chance! (I've left in the audio of the barman calling out our food orders because it made us smile!) Around the 15 minute mark, Dr Tim Rideout enters the discussion on trade between Scotland and the rest of the UK.   NB. "Kilt" is the name Warren has given to a new Scottish currency (as out...

MMT founders Warren Mosler and Bill Mitchell explain in great detail what Modern Monetary Theory would mean for an independent Scotland and the UK as a whole, and Patricia talks MMT activism at a live event chaired by Chris Cook and briefly interrupted by Christian. Many thanks to MMT Scotland for arranging the event. Recorded 8th May 2019. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early acces...

A quick message from professor Bill Mitchell about MMT events in the UK this week featuring Bill and Warren Mosler. We hope you can make it! Ticket links: EDINBURGH Wednesday 8th May 2019 @ 7pm GLASGOW Thursday May 9th 2019 @ 7pm BIRMINGHAM Saturday 11th May 2019 @ 2pm

A Song by Christian Reilly about MMT. Harmony vocals by Jeff Epstein, of Citizens' Media TV who also does amazing MMT Twitter tutorials (@citizensmediatv). Please check out Jeff's work here:  https://twitter.com/citizensmediatv  and here: https://www.patreon.com/CitizensMediaTV "Spending In The World As We Know It" can be found on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/christianreilly/spending-in...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez friend and advisor, Andrés Bernal talks to Patricia and Christian about MMT and the evolution of The Green New Deal. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast To see more on these topics, Andrés recommends visiting these sites: The Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity The M...

MMT economist Steven Hail helps Christian understand the intricacies of a modern money banking system as they discuss the interplay of government spending, private sector transactions, reserve and bond accounts at the central bank and how these things impact on interest rates, plus the effect of quantitative easing. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and pat...

Patricia and Christian chat with economics professor and president of the Global Institute For Sustainable Prosperity, Fadhel Kaboub about the meaning and importance of monetary sovereignty, MMT in relation to developing countries, Venezuela, colonialism, Scottish independence, and the MMT Job Guarantee. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only epi...

Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly talk with lead MMT academic, professor Bill Mitchell, as he answers listeners' questions about government bond issuance, central banking, the Job Guarantee, the NAIRU, the Euro, parallel currencies, debt jubilees, zero interest rate policy, capital controls, MMT university and more... Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and...

Patricia interviews Chiara Zoccarato, a socialist activist from Patria and Costituzione. A committed MMT advocate, Chiara explains the current stand off between Italy's new right wing government and the European Commission, and the economic and political implications of the Eurozone spending restrictions.  Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only e...

In their continuing mission to demystify economics, Patricia and Christian talk about spreading Modern Monetary Theory, watching/avoiding the UK budget, automatic stabilisers and an idea for an MMT activist manifesto. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast

Patricia and Christian chat with Richard Murphy, economist and author of The Joy Of Tax, about what the UK government deficit actually is: your money! We also talk about Corbynomics, Labour's Fiscal Credibility rule and the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.c...

Patricia and Christian chat with Dr Steven Hail, MMT economist and author of "Economics for Sustainable Prosperity" about where your money goes when you pay your taxes. Spoiler alert: nowhere! Also under discussion: the difference between price shocks and inflation, the irrational assumptions of orthodox economists and what might happen to foreign exchange rates after Brexit. Please help sustain t...

Christian Reilly interviews Nathan Tankus, research scholar at the Modern Money Network (MMN) in the US to find out how currencies work and what makes them valuable - and also about exchange rates, inflation, and what's happening in Venezuela. Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast

Christian Reilly and Patricia Pino interview leading US activist and president of The Modern Money Network Rohan Grey on the efforts to push through a job guarantee. How does it compare to a Universal Basic income (UBI)? Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast

Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly interview Dr Fadhel Kaboub, President of the  Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity   to discuss the new policy advocated by MMT activists which is generating debate in the US after support from Senator Bernie Sanders. What is a Job Guarantee, how does it compare to UBI and what problems, if any, would it solve? Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get...

Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly discuss Government 'debt' and explain why politicians never ask "how are you going to pay for it?" when it comes to war.
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What does it mean to be Monetarily Sovereign and why does it matter? Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly discuss how some erroneous mainstream economic concepts are confusing us and undermining our understanding of world economic problems.  Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/MMTpodcast