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The Sound of Economics brings you insights, debates, and research-based discussions on economic policy in Europe and beyond. The podcast is produced by Bruegel, an independent and non-doctrinal think tank based in Brussels. It seeks to contribute to European and global economic policy-making through open, fact-based, and policy-relevant research, analysis, and debate.
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High brow art… low brow tea! Our podcast is a light dive into your favorite artists juicy drama. Art is for everyone on this show and we’re serving it with a side of steeping hot tea!New episode every Wednesday! Come learn with us!Love you,Xoxo - Baroque B’sIG: Baroque.B.PodcastNow on Patreon! #artpodcast #arthistorypodcast
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HAPPY SPOOKFEST!!!! YAYYY!!!! What better way to bring in the fall vibes than with the MOST AUTUMNAL PAINTER EVER?!?! Seriously, it's like halloween is his aesthetic and the harsh reality that life is a walking horror is the SPOOKIEST THING OF ALL! There will be proverbs, there will be a mysterious death, and there will be BURNT SIENNA! Just like..…
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While the term Japanification is usually taken negatively, Japan actually managed a very challenging economic situation with an ageing population and low productivity growth. As the rest of the world grapples with the same structural decline in population, Rebecca Christie sits down with Jacob Funk Kirkegaard and Takeshi Tashiro to explore what les…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Conor Brummell explores the topic of multilingualism within the European Union. He is joined by language experts Margo Sjis, Head of the Dutch Unit in DG Interpretation of the European Commission and Merje Laht, Head of the Estonian Unit in DG Interpretation of the European Commission and Aislínn McCrory, …
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Omg omg omg… oh… my… gah! We are so sorry this is a day late because mental health things. Thank you for sticking with us. WELCOME TO OUR FIRST SPOOKFEST EPISODE! We are kicking spooky season off the right way this year… with some really fucking HAUNTED ass paintings! Come join us as we go through the life of poor dear Gork-a-roni! There will be af…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie invites Bruegel’s own Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi, as well as Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser of European Commission’s DG Clima, to examine the EU’s global green agenda and the challenges of balancing decarbonisation, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy. They discuss how th…
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Happy first week of Fall BB’s! We are so happy to welcome ya’ll back to another week of FaRt FiStOrY! We are so excited to bring you another week and this week focusing on a long time fav, the one the only AI WEIWEI! Come join us as we journey through the life of this ICONIC activist that you cannot help but be inspired by. I think my mind and eyeb…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Alicia García-Herrero and Abigaël Vasselier to assess the new reality of EU-China relations and explain why the European Union must prepare for a much more difficult relationship with China. This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mun…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Bruegel Senior fellow Zsolt Darvas and Jennifer D. Sciubba, President and CEO of the Population Reference Bureau from Washington DC. Together, they explore the findings of Darvas’ recent paper on the effects of demographic changes on public debt sustainability, which was pre…
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OOooooo yes, there is nothing we love more than some unhinged weirdness, and it definitely gets WEIRD in this episode! Come join us as we dive into the life of Baroque Bad Boy and all around weirdo Gian aka Gianny Lorenzo Bernininininininini. There will be way too many PeN15s together in one sculpture, there will be extreme exhibitions of devotion …
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Oooooo who's your favorite/least favorite POLAR-IZING BAD BOIIIIIII?!?! Yass the controversy does seem to follow our dear Damien around... almost like a bad play you can't help but watch. He has played the puppeteer for so long, but it's just not dead animals he's orchestrating. What are your thoughts? Do you think he's running the show? Or is it a…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe and Bruegel Senior fellow Guntram Wolff to discuss the EU's dire defence and security challenges and the role of public finances. They also discuss Wolff's latest report on Europe's and Germany's slow rearmament, particularly compared to R…
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Welcome back to another wonderful week of two cats hosting an art history podcast and enjoying every second of it! If you're in the mood to pretend you are at a slumber party with your best girly girlfriends playing truth or dare and talking crushes, but you also wanna learn a thing or two along the way, then this episode is for you! Come join as w…
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The Memos to the European Union leadership have been a Bruegel tradition since 2009. Every five years – after the European elections but before a new European Commission takes office – we take stock of EU economic policies, reflect on the EU's main challenges, make recommendations on how the new leadership should address them. In this episode of Th…
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Maria Demertzis sits down in the studio of The Sound of Economics for one last time in her capacity as Senior fellow and Bruegel’s former Deputy director. In this episode, she reflects on the eight years of her work. What have been the major challenges for the EU and how has Bruegel responded to them? Why does she feel strongly about financial vuln…
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Welcome back to another glorious week of more HaWt JuIcY aRt HiStOry! We probably get the lowest our dirty low brows can go this week with one of Chelsea's fav's of all time... HIERONYMUS BOSCH! There will be finagle-ing of the bagel-ing, there will be genitals in almost every place you never even thought to put them, there will be good berries, th…
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WE'RE BACKKKKKKkkkkKKKKkkkk!!! Omg omg omg! Thank you all so much for your patience. We have missed you all so much and are so grateful for all the love we received while we were on summer siesta! As promised we have returned and are here to deliver on the much anticipated and many-a-time requested (like within the last few week and how did you all…
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By 2030, the European Union must reduce emissions from the heating and cooling of buildings – responsible for 13 percent of EU emissions – by the equivalent of the annual emissions of Slovakia. In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Michael Pahle, Marion Santini and Giovanni Sgaravatti to discuss how greener buil…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Alicia García-Herrero and Eric Olander to explore China’s economic engagements in Africa, both in the historical and the modern-day context. They also discuss the criticisms China faces from African countries and the West when it comes to foreign direct investment, trade, opacity …
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie is joined by Bruegel fellow Ben McWilliams and Johanna Schiele, a Policy Officer at the Innovation Fund in the European Commission, to discuss the benefits and challenges of hydrogen as a clean energy source. Throughout this episode, they explore whether hydrogen could be used as alternati…
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Welcome to our episode on the fabulous, fantastic bada$$ B, Francois Gilot!! Not only has she art-matized us with her ICONIC work, but she also won the hearts of many in her life… except for maybe her father. OOF, what didn’t this woman endure from men? Well, we are gonna get into all and we’re so excited we get to have Taylor join us for the fun! …
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Land Whale Season 2 has come to a close. But that doesn't mean there aren't other audio dramas to listen to! (Also listen to land whale again, and like, rate, and subscribe, would you?? Also Fall of the House of Sunshine. That one is also good. There's also Radio Free Mushroom America but no one listens to that.) Anyway! Anyway we want to share a w…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie discusses the current global trade landscape with Penny Naas, of the German Marshall Fund and Atlantic Council, and Niclas Poitiers from Bruegel. They explore the challenges of balancing economic resilience, protectionism, and the push for green technologies amid these transformations. Naa…
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いらっしゃいませ, Irasshaimase, WELCOME to our HOKUSAI epic-sode! We FUCKING LOVE this guy and are so excited to share his life story with YOU ALL. Our most beloved friends and listeners. This one has it all... ghost stories, fellatio performing squid, and more! Come join us as we go through the long life of our dear Hokusai. There will be sake, there will…
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Rebecca Christie sits down with Jean Pisani-Ferry and André Sapir to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections in France, amidst growing voter dissatisfaction and legislative gridlock. They discuss the political intrigues behind the upheaval and highlight the potential consequences of a National Rally-dominated assembly, which could obstruct Eur…
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Ooooooo welcome to another week of juicy hot goss about your fav high brow art. Come join us as we get into all the low brow happenings behind this famous high brow court painter! There are a lot of petty b*tches in this episode, and we are HERE FOR IT! Come find out what Kendrick Lamar and Diego Valazquez have in common, why Quentin Tarantino is t…
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In October 2023, the European Union launched an investigation into whether Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers were receiving unfair subsidies which give them an advantage in the market. In June 2024, the European Commission announced the preliminary conclusion that it would levy additional tariffs of between 17.4ؘ–38% on Chinese electric v…
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Well, well, well... we FINALLY made it around to this old guy... What better way to celebrate PRIDE than with shouting from the rooftops, I'M LEONARDO DA VINCI AND I LOVE DRAWING WIENERS!!!!.... well okay so that never happened... the shouting part. The wiener drawings totally happened and like... a lot. Anyway come join us as we get into the tea o…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Tony Connelly, Europe editor of Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ, and David Gow, who chairs the Royal Society of Edinburgh's EU-Scotland initiative. They discuss EU-UK relations after Brexit, how Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales fit into the picture, upcoming British…
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Welcome back to another week going through the life of our beloved Ana. Gone too soon at the hands of a total asshole, and we are here to put the rumors to rest with the TRUTH that everyone already knew... join us as we confuse Michigan and Massachusetts, quote Lonely Island, and have an all around good time with our good friend, art conservator ex…
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In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Bruegel’s non-resident fellow Dirk Schoenmaker presents his latest book ‘Corporate Finance for Long-Term Value’ with host Rebecca Christie and CFO at Nederlandse Gasunie, Janneke Hermes. They talk about how corporate finance and sustainability can go together. New models can help firms quantify the cost of…
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Okay, Baroque BB's... this one is intense. I never thought I could love earth art so much until maybe now. Come join us as we get into why we HATE the Spiral Jetty, what is earth art, and how the hell you are supposed to look at this stuff! We will get into it all as we honor the interesting and impactful work of Ana Mendieta... sans murder for par…
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Bruegel and the Financial Times partnered up to host a debate featuring lead candidates from major EU political parties on EU economic issues, namely growth, the single market, economic security and the EU budget. The participants of the debate were: Sandro Gozi, Renew Europe Now Ursula von der Leyen, The European People's Party Nicolas Schmit, the…
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OOOOOoooo boy! This alt guy gives AVANT GARDE a whole new meaning! Come get weird with it as we dive into the WEIRD BRAIN of good old Marcy... or was he weird? Or maybe was he just a normal dude? You decide and let us know! We're all ears. Thanks for listening. We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B'sBaroque Bs tarafından oluşturuldu
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