The Business

Economist Ann Pettifor, who's well known for predicting the global financial crisis, joins Richard to discuss whether AI is a bubble and when it might pop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Urquhart Stewart offers his take on the 'bet anything model', where you can predict anything from whether Jesus will return from the dead, to how many times Elon Musk posts on X.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Siofra Mulqueen reports on some of the oldest and oddest businesses in our towns and cities in the decades and centuries past.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FX Buckley name has been synonymous with butchering and the meat trade in Dublin since the 1600s, even warranting a feature in James Joyce's novel Ulysses. Richard is joined by Des and Stephen Buckley to discuss the evolvement of this business over six generations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In recent years, it seems that having a presence in space is becoming more and more possible with the increase in people, satellites and rockets being sent into orbit. Dr. Niamh Shaw offers her insights into whether this fevered interest is causing things to get a little crowded.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.