Yanis Varoufakis: Greece has become Israel's "handmaiden"
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, it's Olly Dougmore from the New Statesman here. You're about to listen to an episode of our |
| 0:05.3 | interview podcast, The Exchange. It's a conversation between me and former Greek finance minister |
| 0:10.6 | turned rock star academic economist Janis Faru Fakas. You like long-form interviews where we |
| 0:16.9 | try to understand how people think, not just what they think. |
| 0:21.9 | Then search for the exchange, wherever you're listening to this, and subscribe. |
| 0:25.9 | We'd also appreciate it if you leave us a review. |
| 0:28.5 | Enjoy the episode. |
| 0:31.9 | The New Statesman. |
| 0:37.3 | Hi, Janice, Olly Dougmore here from The the New Statesman really looking forward to seeing you later. |
| 0:42.0 | Obviously, plenty for us to talk about, whether it's war, it's illegality, the economic fallout. |
| 0:49.0 | But I think the thing I'm most looking forward to talking to you about is raising your soul and choosing the path |
| 0:57.4 | of most resistance. |
| 0:59.4 | What can we learn if we choose the path of most resistance? |
| 1:02.2 | Like I said, anyway, looking forward to seeing you. |
| 1:04.1 | Take care. |
| 1:04.6 | Bye-bye. |
| 1:05.7 | Hi, Oli. |
| 1:06.1 | I'm very much looking forward to this discussion, especially about raising one soul, because |
| 1:10.0 | nothing is more |
| 1:11.9 | important at a time when our souls are so down in the dumps with everything that's happening |
| 1:16.3 | at home and abroad. Yes, let's talk about anything you want. Last week, Janis Varufakis, |
| 1:22.4 | the former Greek finance minister and darling of the European left, turned 65. He celebrated his birthday on stage in London |
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