Episode 17. ECONOMICS 101: Time for A Reformation in Economic Thinking.

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2018

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Hello! In this episode we answer The Queen's question... why didn't the economists see the financial crisis coming. Our guests Prof Wendy Carlin, Maeve Cohen and Victoria Waldersee talk about how economics teaching needs to change and is changing plus how economics can be used to improve our world.

ALSO We check in with Iceland's Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, asking her about Iceland's new world-leading policy to tackle the gender pay gap. We also discuss her first few months in office, Scandi Noir, and trolls.

AND Comedian Zoe Lyons brings us her ideas. She wants to ban the bags, lets in a couple of cars ahead of her and takes the voluntary out of volunteering

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0:00.0	You know what? I feel them.
0:02.3	Like dancing.
0:03.5	Like letting the movement of your body describe the sheer quality of this paint.
0:07.5	I was actually going to say I feel like we should get on and move that grand piano before starting.
0:11.6	Ian.
0:12.6	Heritage by Do Looks.
0:14.1	It's a feeling.
0:17.2	This episode is sponsored by the Teach In Further Education campaign.
0:21.4	This is really interesting.
0:22.8	Did you know that you can teach in further education a long-sized your current job?
0:27.5	Now you might think that you don't have the necessary experience or qualifications,
0:31.1	but actually your existing skills are more valuable than you realize.
0:35.7	You don't always need a degree and you can teach in further education and get your teaching
0:40.7	qualification while you earn.
0:42.7	What's needed is real world industry experience.
0:46.5	And if you have that, you have what it takes.
0:48.8	No matter what your industry is, it is likely that you'll find a role in further education to match
0:54.3	from construction to engineering to digital,
0:57.6	accountancy, health, social care.
1:00.0	The range of courses is incredibly diverse.
1:03.4	And teaching in further education can be really flexible too.
1:06.8	It's something you can do full-time, but you can do part-time or on an ad hoc basis
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