http://www.debtdeflation.com/blogs/ en-us Steve Keen and Rife Media Analysing Australias 45 Year Obsession with Debt Stuart Cameron Analysing Australias 45 Year Obsession with Debt As an economist, I do something very unusual- I treat money seriously. I use this podcast to post monthly reports on debt levels in Australia and the USA. Steve Keen s.keen@uws.edu.au Steve Keen Why the Paulson Plan can't work Steve and Stuart discuss the Paulson Plan, and why it's far too small, and far too badly thought out, to rescue the US Economy. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch07.mp3 Mon, Sep 26 2008 19:00:00 GMT 00:24.11 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen What the Bear Market holds for the future Steve and Stuart discuss the Bear Market we're currently six months into, the "surprise" data showing falling retail sales, and what these economic readings imply for the furure of the Australian economy http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch06.mp3 Mon, Sep 08 2008 15:00:00 GMT 00:21.08 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen More RBA Independence may be too much of a not very good thing Steve and Stuart discuss why a Bill before Parliament that plans to give the RBA more independence might not be a good thing. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch05.mp3 Mon, Sep 08 2008 15:00:00 GMT 00:13.32 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen Back to the Future--will this bursting debt bubble do to Rudd what a much smaller one did to Whitlam? Steve and Stuart discuss how there's a "Back to the future" feel about the current economic and political situation in Australia--the economic conditions at the time of the election of a Labor government are eerily reminiscent of those that brought the Whitlam government in the 1970s. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch04.mp3 Mon, Sep 08 2008 15:00:00 GMT 00:23.45 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen The RBA, Interest Rates, Inflation, and the real danger of Debt In this episode I ask Steve about the decision to raise interest rates to control inflation, and what this might mean for the economy. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch03.mp3 Thu, 06 March 2008 18:00:00 GMT 00:25.28 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen The Howard Years and what might come next In this episode I ask Steve if its too early to reflect on the rights and wrongs of the Howard era and about what might be in store for the Rudd government. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch02.mp3 Mon, 16 December 2007 17:00:00 GMT 00:23.47 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt Steve Keen Analysing Australias 45 Year Obsession with Debt In this episode I speak with Steve about the relationship between Australias insatiable appetite for debt and what that might mean for the economy, the Federal Election and the implications for the economy of the policies proposed by the major parties and how Australia's love affair with housing may be a recipe for disaster. http://www.debtdeflation.com/podcast/debtwatch01.mp3 Wed, 21 November 2007 19:00:00 GMT 00:25.29 Steve Keen, Economics, Debt