Taking Stock

This week on Taking Stock, Susan explores the growing narrative around the 'dead internet' theory with Professor Barry O'Sullivan from the School of Computer Science and IT and University College Cork.
Co-Founder, Chief partnerships and Policy Office at Circular Intelligence Mary Teehan joined Susan to discuss if the circular economy is more than just an environmental idea.
Plus, what happened to the promise of blockchain? Paul Hearns, Executive Director of Blockchain Ireland joined the show to discuss what blockchain really achieved.

This week on Taking Stock, Susan looks at the economics of migration and the forces that drive people to move with Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King’s College London.
The yen is back in focus after a rare US intervention in currency markets. Alan Dunn, founder and CEO of Archive Capital, explains the carry trade, what’s really at stake for Japan and the US, and why treasuries matter.
Plus, Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice in Organisational Behaviour at London Business School & author of 'Living the 100-Year Life: How to build a career that lasts and a life you love' argues the traditional three-stage life is breaking down, and how to plan for a 100-year life.

This week on Taking Stock, Susan asks what a Digital Euro actually is and how it differs from the “digital” money already sitting in our bank accounts. Deloitte Ireland chief economist Kate English explains.

Susan speaks to Michael Bambrick, corporate lawyer and partner at ⁠Wallace Corporate Counsel, who argues founders should plan their exit from day one, from share splits and vesting to shareholder agreements, due diligence and the reality of raising funds in today’s market.

Plus, Laurie Laybourn, Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative and Board Member of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, joins Susan to discuss the findings of the Recalibrating Climate Risk report - a joint effort by the Carbon Tracker Initiative and the University of Exeter - which warns that current climate risk models may be giving investors “faulty radar” by focusing on averages rather than extreme events.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Claer Barrett of the Financial Times about the seemingly decreasing employment options in 'mid-life'. Renowned Business Journalist Chris Blackhurst tells us what economic woes Andy Burnham is inheriting. Plus, Professor Colin O'Gara of St John of God's University Hospital looks at the possible problems when it comes to Prediction Markets.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Film Critic Darren Mooney about the money and faith Hollywood have put into Christopher Nolan. Flavia Krause-Jackson of Bloomberg reflects on 1000 days of conflict since the October 7th Attacks. Plus Seamus Coffey, chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, on the Central Bank’s warning to government.