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Recent Guests

Leda Perez

Professor at Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru; author of the book on democracy, domestic work, and social reproduction in Latin America

Universidad del Pacífico, Lima

Episode: Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)

Robert Ovetz

Volume Editor and labor scholar

University of Texas at Austin (studied with Harry Cleaver)

Episode: Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)

Kevin Van Meter

Volume Editor and organizer

Geography, University of Minnesota

Episode: Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)

Prakash Kashwan

Author of Decolonizing Environmentalism, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Brandeis University

Episode: Prakash Kashwan, "Decolonizing Environmentalism: Alternative Visions and Practices of Environmental Action" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

Mark LeClair

Author of Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector, Analyzing Corruption in US Charities

Palgrave Macmillan

Episode: Mark S. LeClair, "Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector: Analyzing Corruption in US Charities" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

Kanchana N. Ruwanpura

Co-editor, based at the University of Gothenburg; fellow at the Center for South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh

University of Gothenburg; Center for South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh

Episode: Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden eds., "Protecting Workers? Crisis, COVID-19 and South Asia" (Helsinki UP, 2026)

Wilfried Swenden

Co-editor, Professor of South Asian and Comparative Politics at the University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Episode: Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden eds., "Protecting Workers? Crisis, COVID-19 and South Asia" (Helsinki UP, 2026)

Kevin Broady

Chief Analyst at the China Office of Finnish Industries

China Office of Finnish Industries

Episode: China Office of Finnish Industries

Marleena Makkonen

Analyst at the China Office of Finnish Industries

China Office of Finnish Industries

Episode: China Office of Finnish Industries

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 102 ratings

Amazing podcast
An incredibly entertaining way to learn new things about economics! Highly recommend especially the episode episodes with Peter Lorentzen. He’s really entertaining and I enjoy listening to him.
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Happykittyonthemoon
United Statesa year ago
Used to be rigorous
This used to be more about presenting research and new theories, and more rigorous. Now you’re getting episodes from organizations with the word “freedom” in them and episodes were people share cool Milton Freedman stories. It feels almost like advertising money has come in and made editorial demands…
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Ochtapas
United States3 years ago
Great show….
…aside from the episodes I host.
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Peter Lorentzen, Economist
United States4 years ago
Interviewers are not skilled
Great book selections, great theme, should be a great podcast, but WOW all the hosts seem totally unprepared, have super vague questions (what did you think about that?) they ask each time, and they stumble through the interview like undergrads. Do your homework and read the book - ask questions that advance the conversation - speak up and don’t say “Uh.” This pod would be so much better if you followed this advice.
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Shunryu Garvey
Japan4 years ago
Too heavily politicised
I used to enjoy this podcast when it discussed a broad range of economic issues. The recent episodes, however, are becoming more obscure and radical. My guess is these episodes now have to lowest listening rates in the channel’s history. If these titles are the best works coming out of academia, no wonder people are switching off in droves.
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Aiden086
Australia5 years ago

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Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)

Q: What about the presence of women in government, does that make a difference for rights for domestic workers?

She notes that while women in government do not automatically translate into better domestic worker rights; leadership and programmatic goals within parties, as well as sustained alliance between unions, civil society, and the state, matter more for achieving progress.

Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)

Q: Can you tell us about this analytical framework?

She outlines the three-domain analytical framework—sociocultural, symbolic political, and political-legislative—and explains how these domains interact to produce change or maintain the status quo in domestic workers' rights across Latin America.

Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)

Q: Could you start off please by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book? What kinds of questions did you want to ask?

Leda Perez describes her move to Peru, her comparative development focus, and how she became drawn to labor in domestic service, culminating in her long-term research and the development of the social reproduction framework used in the book.

Paul Johnson, "Challenging Inequalities: How We Got Stuck and Where We Go Next" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: What should governments do in policy terms to address inequality and what changes would the author like to see in ten years?

Governments should pursue a stronger focus on economic growth, early years education, and policies that broaden equal opportunity, including housing and regional strategies to disperse asset wealth; they should manage economic transitions from globalization and technology to protect workers, rather than letting shocks compound inequality, with a hopeful view that growth will raise living standards and reduce persistent disparities within a decade.

Paul Johnson, "Challenging Inequalities: How We Got Stuck and Where We Go Next" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Q: Why does the author argue for a pre-distribution stance rather than focusing mainly on welfare and redistribution?

Because treating the symptoms with welfare and taxes often fails to address root causes, and evidence suggests that while welfare benefits can be helpful, they do not inherently produce long-term happiness or social mobility; designing economic change to prevent inequality from arising in the first place is presented as a more effective path to sustainable equality.

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