Podcaster, radio guy, dad, former husband, teller of bad jokes. Yes, I actually make a living from podcasting.https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mu3sdycekk2bTen years ago tomorrow, I started something ...https://shows.acast.com/morningcall27 Aug 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3sdycekk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mtzapiikfs2yIs Andy Burnham on th right track with his focus on the government buying British? It's a good start says Prof. Steve Keen on this week's Debunking Economics podcast: https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/burnham-on-buying-british26 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzapiikfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mti2qijjgk2yWhy does the UK have so many people in prison. Dr Jake Phillios from University of Cambridge says we should look to Norway for guidance: https://whycurve.com/episode/jail-fail-why-do-we-have-too-many-prisoners20 Aug 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mti2qijjgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mtfe2auwnc2hThis might be impossible, but just asking the question? Do patents hold back innovation. Prof. Steve Keen and I look at ways of encouraging more innovation in this week's Debunking Economics podcast: https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/ways-to-foster-innovation18 Aug 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfe2auwnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mnixd2pszs2eIs President Trump mad, or simply applying madman theory? Dr James Boys From UCL on this week's podcast with Phil and Roger. https://whycurve.com/episode/trumpiran-madman-or-genius05 Jun 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnixd2pszs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mmwhgzbc7j25Has reality TV gone too far this time. With the help of Helen Wood from Aston University we explore the motivations and frailties of the participations, producers and the TV companies. And to the audience too! https://whycurve.com/episode/too-real-tv28 May 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwhgzbc7j25https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mmextp5dtk2gReadying ourselves for the next global pandemic might be more to do with fixing up politics than needing advances in science. Dr Jeremy Rossman joins us on The Why Curve this week. https://whycurve.com/episode/ready-for-the-next-pandemic21 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmextp5dtk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mlsyccp4f22gThis week with @profstevekeen how overpriced housing cuts productive investment. https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/conditioned-to-borrow-not-save14 May 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsyccp4f22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mlsxs54ely25Why is Reform UK so popular? And do the party leaders want the same thing their voters want? Dr Vladamir Bortun from Oxford University dissects the differences on this week's podcast: https://whycurve.com/episode/reform-government14 May 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsxs54ely25https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3ml6yhrbdbh2cCan you really drive up productivity without innovation. Steve Keen this week talks about how, in an energy constrained world, productivity can only happen by getting more out of energy inputs. https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/improving-productivity06 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yhrbdbh2chttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3ml6yg73a7f25Can you really drive up productivity without innovation. Steve Keen this week talks about how, in an energy constrained world, productivity can only happen by getting more out of energy inputs.06 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yg73a7f25https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mjievqjzuk2gNobody can ever accuse Steve Keen of being the master of understatement. Listen/watch the full podcast here: https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/energy-the-ai-achilles-heel14 Apr 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjievqjzuk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mj3pvjkabm2gMeanwhile in Ukraine - has it become the forgotten war, or is it part of a larger battle? David Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology at the University of Bath, joins us this week: https://whycurve.com/episode/meanwhile-in-ukraine09 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3pvjkabm2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mhxcyjgpzj2fAn increasing number of Americans are not happy with Trump and the war. Paul Whiteley from the Uni of Essex wonders whether they are having a Caesar moment: https://whycurve.com/episode/americans-dont-like-this-war26 Mar 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxcyjgpzj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mhhyfpaucw2hWhen Trump has finished with Iran, is Cuba next? An easier win? Could it also be a good thing for the Cuban people. Prof Joseph Gonzalez on The Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/cuba-next20 Mar 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhyfpaucw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mhhs7ncidz2o"markets simply don't know what to do because they don't know what the future holds." FT's Martin Wolf plays out the scenarios that could end the war. https://shows.acast.com/morningcall/episodes/weekend-edition20 Mar 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhs7ncidz2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mgtwgnqjs423Is Trump demonstrating that international law doesn't apply if you are big enough? Dr Ben Murphy joins us on The Why Curve: https://whycurve.com/episode/the-end-of-international-law12 Mar 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtwgnqjs423https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mgsuw7xann2eAs oil prices rise there will no doubt be more discussion about windfall taxes on oil companies. On the Debunking Economics podcast we discuss whether there's a better way for governments to reap the benefits of high energy costs. And more. https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/beyond-the-barrel-should-we-windfall-tax-big-tech-and-banks11 Mar 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsuw7xann2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mgbmhbgra72dAre the benefits of a university education diminishing? Fees are up, salaries are not keeping up, then there's AI. Hear the discussion on this week's Debunking Economics podcast: https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/is-education-wasted-on-the-young05 Mar 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbmhbgra72dhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mgbll3wewf2bIf the US is engaging in gunboat diplomacy is now the time for China to apply the same rules? Andrew Latham , Senior Washington Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, joins Phil and Roger this week: https://whycurve.com/episode/gunboat-diplomacy05 Mar 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbll3wewf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mfvs4vshv52cFormer government special advisor Tom Skinner joins us on the Why Curve to look at ways of making Britain governable, because clearly, based on the last decade or so, it's not! whycurve.com/28 Feb 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvs4vshv52chttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mfs5etbjc62oFormer government special advisor Tom Skinner joins us on the Why Curve to look at ways of making Britain governable, because clearly, based on the last decade or so, it's not! whycurve.com/26 Feb 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs5etbjc62ohttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mfba52iivn23Will the internet survive as it is, or will governments and other interested parties turn it into the 'splinternet'?Scott Malcomson wrote a book on just that, and joins us on The Why Curve this week. https://whycurve.com/episode/welcome-to-the-splinternet20 Feb 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfba52iivn23https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3me4ynn2nh32aEvolution is no longer confined to the haphazard vagaries of nature. On this week's Why Curve Adrian Woolfson says AI is taking us to a world of intelligent design for humans and other species. Are we ready for this? https://whycurve.com/episode/creating-life05 Feb 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4ynn2nh32ahttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3me3xwlcb5o2zEvolution is no longer confined to the haphazard vagaries of nature. On this week's Why Curve Adrian Woolfson says AI is taking us to a world of intelligent design for humans and other species. Are we ready for this? https://whycurve.com/episode/creating-life05 Feb 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3xwlcb5o2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mdugnfsezn23Is it curtains for the Conservative Party. We talk to Prof Tim Bales from Queen Mary University London about the continuing rise of Reform. http://whycurve.com/episode/right-going-wrong02 Feb 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdugnfsezn23https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3md2e3ge3u42vOn The Why Curve Professor Stefan Wolff from University of Birmingham President Trump has destroyed a century old relationship of trust between Europe and the US. Is he right? https://whycurve.com/episode/the-chaos-of-trump-world22 Jan 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2e3ge3u42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mcik3tyk5z2cAustralia's social media ban on under 16 is overwhelmingly popular. But is it working? We talk to Sydney journalist Paul Wallbank about how its playing out. https://whycurve.com/episode/teens-turned-off15 Jan 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcik3tyk5z2chttps://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mbzz2xg3or27This week on the Debunking Economics Podcast Steve explains the interplay between government deficits, bond issuance and money supply. An often misunderstood dynamic. https://debunkingeconomics.com/episode/the-complete-guide-to-the-bond-market10 Jan 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzz2xg3or27https://bsky.app/profile/phildobbie.bsky.social/post/3mbzledjuw72zPost Christmas/New Year is anecdotally the prime time for divorces and separations. On The Why Curve we look at what drives people apart with Dr Veronica Lamarche from the University of Essex. https://whycurve.com/episode/marriage-guidance09 Jan 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:tm7pp6tymaqditnhgrksd6wd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzledjuw72z