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The Econoclasts

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The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don't always agree politically, they are united in one conviction: the consensus is rotten. Mainstream economics has consistently failed to predict the events that shape our world, yet this broken orthodoxy still dominates policy and media. Each week, they choose two pillars of the established orthodoxy — the "settled facts" — and shatter them, cutting through the spin to connect the dots between money, geopolitics, and the real forces shaping our future. Don't forget to rate, like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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The AI extinction myth & Europe’s tech collapse

In this AI focussed episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the recent apocalyptic warnings from tech bosses as tricks for regulatory cap

Sep 15
45 min

Germany's AfD surge & the death of the European project

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the political fallout from the AfD’s electoral breakthrough in Germany, debunk the estab

Sep 8
45 min

Iceland's EU rejection & the North Atlantic debt trap

Get your tickets for The Econoclasts Live: The world after capitalism, here: http://unherd.com/econoclastslive In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and W

Sep 1
42 min

America’s debt spiral & China’s big AI bet

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the mainstream economic orthodoxy that reserve currency status grants America immunity fr

Aug 25
31 min

The decline of the US empire - with Richard D. Wolff

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and guest Richard D. Wolff analyse the decline of US imperial hegemony, tracing how eroding global power, systemic ec

Aug 18
37 min

The wealth tax myth & Britain’s dangerous Rejoin trap

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk dominant economic orthodoxies surrounding wealth taxes as a quick-fix silver bullet for i

Aug 11
44 min

The greatest fraud in human history – with Ron Paul

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and guest Representative Ron Paul join forces across the traditional Left-Right political spectrum to debunk the conv

Aug 4
30 min

China’s hidden crisis & the West's dangerous wealth bubble

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau reveal the hidden macroeconomic realities behind China’s ongoing growth recession and local debt

Jul 28
41 min

The UK’s investment trap & the lie behind Western wealth

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the political delusions stalling Western growth, debunking the idea that state investmen

Jul 21
38 min

Europe’s populist panic & China’s real free market

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the establishment’s self-defeating 'lawfare' strategy against rising right-wing populist

Jul 14
37 min

The tragedy of America 250 & the truth about Ukraine

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau analyse the structural decay of American hegemony at its 250-year milestone, while exposing the

Jul 7
38 min

The great Brexit myth & Germany’s industrial collapse

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the popular orthodoxy surrounding Brexit, exposing the phoney statistics used to fabricat

Jun 30
39 min

The fall of Starmer & Europe's great energy swindle

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the fallout of Keir Starmer’s resignation to expose a broader Western leadership crisis,

Jun 23
36 min

NATO’s narrative collapse & Anthropic’s AI shutdown

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the dangerous flaws of a newly hyped Trump-Iran pre-deal, reveal how Europe's aggressive

Jun 16
37 min

Germany’s historic humiliation & Britain's financial trap

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk conventional wisdom by analysing Germany’s shocking UN Security Council voting failure as

Jun 9
37 min

AI's job apocalypse & the transhumanist endgame

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the delusions surrounding artificial intelligence by examining how its recent ability to

Jun 2
34 min

Europe’s China trap & capitalism’s AI death knell

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the mainstream economic orthodoxies surrounding Europe's aggressive tariff strategy again

May 26
37 min

Trump's secret China truce & Labour's economic chaos

In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the mainstream narratives around Donald Trump’s recent Beijing summit, reveal how the Wes

May 19
38 min

The end of Starmer & Trump’s shady Iran scam

🔗Get your tickets for The Econoclasts Live with Hasan Piker here: http://unherd.com/econoclastslive In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Mun

May 12
37 min

Trump vs. Merz & how London broke Britain

🔗Get your tickets for The Econoclasts Live with Hasan Piker here: http://unherd.com/econoclastslive In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Mun

May 5
39 min

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