FT Alphachat show

FT Alphachat

Summary: Alphachat is the FT's conversational podcast about business and economics. Produced in the New York studios of the Financial Times, FT hosts and guests delve deeply into a new theme each week - and with more wonkiness, humour and irreverence than you'll find anywhere else.

Podcasts:

 People's QE, valuing Buzzfeed and Vox, and John Authers on the perils of index investing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:53:49

Host Cardiff Garcia is joined by fellow Alphavillian Matt Klein to discuss "People's QE", a plan proposed by Jeremy Corbyn in his campaign for UK Labour Party leadership; John Authers discusses the rise of index providers and the potentially destabilising consequences for financial markets; Shannon Bond examines the values placed on digital media groups Buzzfeed and Vox.

 Answering questions on millennials and money, Puerto Rico defaults and the fate of bank analysts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:57:45

Hosts Cardiff Garcia and Matt Klein respond to listener questions about young people and monetary policy; Sujeet Indap investigates the fate of bank analysts 15 years after their start; Robin Wigglesworth guides us through Puerto Rico's showdown with creditors; and Anna Nicolaou previews the Canadian elections.

 The Silo Effect, Nikkei buys the FT Group and an Alphavillian returns from Greece | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:27

In this episode of Alphachat, host Cardiff Garcia is joined by Gillian Tett and Ben McLannahan to discuss the future of the FT under new ownership; Gillian offers a preview of The Silo Effect, her forthcoming new book; and Alphaville writer Matt Klein reflects on a hassle-free trip to Greece despite the country's economic upheaval.

 The threat to Gawker, a big week for tech companies and the next turn in the Fifa scandal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:31

On this episode of FT Alphachat, Shannon Bond and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson discuss the fallout for Gawker after a bad editorial decision; Lex's Rob Armstrong guides listeners through the tech sector; and Kara Scannell and Matt Garrahan reflect on the Fifa scandals. Cardiff Garcia hosts.

 The artisanal economy, campaign Twitter spats, and an inexplicable flash crash | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:36:49

Shannon Bond explains why presidential campaigns are spending so much on social media platforms, Allison Schrager predicts how men will cope with a post-industrial economy, and Joe Rennison guides listeners through the Treasury flash crash of October 15th. Cardiff Garcia hosts. Credits: Rickperry.org and will.i.am Music Group.

 The podcast renaissance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:44:12

Alphaville's Cardiff Garcia talks to FT media reporter Shannon Bond and Buzzfeed's Nick Quah about the podcast renaissance, and they also recommend a few of their favourite podcasts to FT listeners

 The FT Alphaville Christmas Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:50

The FT Alphaville team reviews the key stories of the year, from the Russia crisis and the oil crash, to the company known as Quindell and the rise of secular stagnation theory.

 Economic books of the year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:27

In this episode of FT Alphaville's semi-frequent podcast, Cardiff Garcia hosts Diane Coyle and Tyler Cowen to discuss their economics books of the year.

 Economic books of the year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:27

In this episode of FT Alphaville's semi-frequent podcast, Cardiff Garcia hosts Diane Coyle and Tyler Cowen to discuss their economics books of the year.

 Anat Admati and Frances Coppola on bank capital | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:10

Izzy Kaminska and David Keohane talk to Anat Admati and Frances Coppola about banking fragility, capital requirements, and banks crying wolf.

 An MF Global catchup | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:36:22

In this episode of Alphachat, Alphaville reporters Izabella Kaminska and David Keohane chat to repo market specialist Scott Skyrm about the fall of MF Global.

 Pricing in the robots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:42

In this edition of Alphachat's painfully regular podcast Cardiff Garcia and Izabella Kaminska are joined by Illah Nourbakhsh, Professor of Robotics at The Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University to discuss our robot future.

 Up Shibor creek with Michael Pettis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:49:17

In this edition of Alphaville's exceedingly regular podcast, Cardiff Garcia, Kate MacKenzie and David Keohane chat to Michael Pettis, Professor of Finance at Peking Universit,y about China's growth rate, the Shibor spike and associated drive to constrain credit growth, the risk of social unrest and the dangers of social control, and the state of the Chinese music scene... naturally.

 The rattle from collateral | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:32:54

In this episode of FT Alphaville's bizarrely regular podcast, Cardiff Garcia and Izabella Kaminska are joined by Manmohan Singh, a senior economist and collateral specialist at the IMF.

 Noah Smith on the Japanese economy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:25

FT Alphaville's frankly frequent podcast continues with another look at Abenomics featuring Cardiff Garcia, Izabella Kaminska and guest Noah Smith.

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