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Taking Stock

Taking Stock takes a global view of the big business stories and the trends affecting the world economy. Listen and subscribe to Taking Stock on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

The economics of owning a pet, Nama's legacy and when to sell.

3 days ago - 47 mins

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Is Ireland's economics school curriculum preparing students for the working world?

10 days ago - 42 mins

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The economics of Ozempic

17 days ago - 48 mins

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The thorny economics of 'Tipping'

24 days ago - 46 mins

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Should we rename charity shops?

a month ago - 47 mins

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Should everyone change jobs after 8 years?

a month ago - 47 mins

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Taking Stock Podcast: The Battle for 'Irish Distillers' & 'Narrative Economics' with Robert J. Shiller

Vincent is joined by James Morrissey, author of 'Hot Whiskey: The Story of Ireland's Biggest Ever Takeover Bid' to discuss the story of the ownership battle for 'Irish Distillers' in the late 1980's in what was then the country's largest takeover bid. Nobel Prize winning economist Dr Robert J. Shiller and author of 'Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events' joins Vincent to discuss how ideas - spread through the public in the form of popular stories - can go viral and move markets and has the potential to vastly improve our ability to predict, prepare for, and lessen the damage of financial crises, recessions, depressions, and other major economic events. Taking Stock is brought to you in association with PwC Ireland.