Finding The Money with Maren Poitras

February 29th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  49 mins 43 secs

degrowth, ecological economics, film tour, finding the money, maren poitras, mmt, modern monetary theory, post-growth, sustainable population

As this episode goes to air, a brand-new documentary on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is touring Australia and PGAP has been given the incredible opportunity to speak to USA based director of "Finding the Money", Maren Poitras. Maren has just embarked on a screening tour of South East Australia alongside Stephanie Kelton, who is a leading proponent of the MMT movement and author of ‘The Deficit Myth’.

MMT for Activism with Gabrielle Bond

May 1st, 2023  |  Season 4  |  52 mins 19 secs

degrowth, ecological economics, gabrielle bond, mmt, modern money lab

At PGAP, we are huge fans of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). However, the question is often asked, how can an understanding of MMT, or a broader understanding of economics, help the cause when it comes to degrowth advocacy or environmental activism? For this episode, we warmly welcome Gabrielle Bond, CEO of Adelaide based Modern Money Lab and member of Extinction Rebellion, to tell us more about how MMT can inform our activism toward a better, more equitable, post-growth world.

Fuzzy Logic on a Fragile Planet with Rod Taylor

December 19th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  59 mins 14 secs

degrowth, environment, holistic activism, mmt, post-growth, rod taylor, science, ten journeys

Rod Taylor is a multi-talented broadcaster, videographer and author based in Canberra. In addition to hosting the Fuzzy Logic Science show, he is author of the 2020 book “10 Journeys on A Fragile Planet”. This extraordinary book details the personal journeys of extraordinary environmentalists and game changers. This episode is dedicated the memory of Haydn Washington.

Season 2 Finale with Economic Reform Australia

November 3rd, 2021  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 4 mins

adelaide, degrowth, economic reform australia, era, mmt, population, post-growth

In this final episode of season 2, PGAP speaks with Economic Reform Australia (ERA) to find out why fundamental changes to our economic systems are a crucial part of a transition toward degrowth. Why do we have an economic system that prizes money and extraction over the environment and prospects for future generations? What is this ‘MMT’ that everyone is on about these days? Why is economics something that everyone should try to understand and not just leave to the academics and experts? PGAP travels to Adelaide to chat with ERA’s very own Bernard Thomson to find out more.

PGAP also speaks with freelance economic thinker Zoltan Bexley to find out more about why Australia’s current economic system results in many poor outcomes for many of us, such as the favourite bugbear on PGAP – Australia’s housing unaffordability crisis.

Please not that opinions of the Guest’s own and may not necessarily reflect those of the whole ERA organisation.