# The Economy, Stupid A podcast by ABC Australia. Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you. Feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/7073958/podcast.xml ## Latest episodes - [Is Australian music at risk of extinction?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/5b251a2a0dba) (2026-10-22, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pm/Z/qv.mp3 - [Should we fear the bond market?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/a714560ec13e) (2026-10-15, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pf/Z/ai.mp3 - [Has Australia hit its immigration speed limit?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/7480ac7f26de) (2026-10-08, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p8/Z/67.mp3 - ['Sledgehammer with a nail in it': Do interest rate rises hurt the wrong people?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/490d869789f2) (2026-10-01, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p1/Z/hg.mp3 - [Australians will live longer in 2066, but in what kind of world?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/5e013d2f356a) (2026-09-24, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oq/Z/9h.mp3 - [Can we cut red tape without cutting corners?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/f92e2f7c2948) (2026-09-17, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oj/Z/89.mp3 - [One Nation wants to allow early access to super. Is it a good idea?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/1e5f59e9480d) (2026-09-10, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oc/Z/j1.mp3 - [What is your digital life worth?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/601bdcdface2) (2026-09-03, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o5/Z/9a.mp3 - [How abusive partners turn the tax system into a weapon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/e23f0c015144) (2026-08-27, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nv/Z/2k.mp3 - [What can save the NDIS?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/c851b27bbb08) (2026-08-20, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nm/Z/i4.mp3 - [This is what worries Australians most about the economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/98315750e87b) (2026-08-13, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nf/Z/hd.mp3 - [Will AI really take our jobs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/384d2782aceb) (2026-08-06, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n7/Z/pl.mp3 - [What can convict Australia tell us about the manosphere?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/b2a8c3898c60) (2026-07-30, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n0/Z/ec.mp3 - [Harbour views and the full pension](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/ac849968b11b) (2026-07-23, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mp/Z/7g.mp3 - [Why not tax wealth, and why not start with billionaires?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/2ca316a7f149) (2026-07-16, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mh/Z/pi.mp3 - [The tricks they use to stop us getting cheaper petrol](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/1135b8e854da) (2026-07-09, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ma/Z/tq.mp3 - [Home prices are heading down, but how far?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/47476be1c6dd) (2026-07-02, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m3/Z/o5.mp3 - [Is tax reform even possible anymore?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/83705e25b39c) (2026-06-25, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ls/Z/mn.mp3 - [How to avoid a world on fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/b6f14a5ca445) (2026-06-18, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ll/Z/js.mp3 - [Is bracket creep saving us from ourselves?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/7ccec270997b) (2026-06-11, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/le/Z/39.mp3 - [Australia is in a 'vibecession' - is a recession next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/24f105ff6492) (2026-06-04, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l7/Z/3f.mp3 - [Australia's $200 billion budget secret](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/e56a9aefcbb8) (2026-05-28, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l0/Z/c5.mp3 - [How to end the tobacco wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/532fbcfbdd0f) (2026-05-21, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kp/Z/5s.mp3 - [Could Labor's budget narrow the wealth gap?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/4ab2dbe515eb) (2026-05-14, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kh/Z/f3.mp3 - [The budget and housing — a fix?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/e73b72868f9a) (2026-05-13, 33 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kf/Z/pu.mp3 - [Interest rate rises are designed to hurt. But how much is too much?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/93ebe8ced22e) (2026-05-07, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ka/Z/4b.mp3 - [Inflation’s jumped again - is another rate rise coming?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/7545e2bd6de8) (2026-04-30, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/k2/Z/sd.mp3 - [Australian gas is booming. But who benefits?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/460b01c54bfd) (2026-04-23, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jr/Z/ou.mp3 - [Why we still can’t quit petrol even as prices soar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/b85621e1cf95) (2026-04-16, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jl/Z/lb.mp3 - [What could be in the budget?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/690da389ef26) (2026-04-09, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jd/Z/6b.mp3 - [Australia’s baby bust: what happens when a nation stops replacing itself?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/a49a652740a5) (2026-04-02, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/3k.mp3 - [Stagflation is about to push unemployment higher: here's what to expect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/36f80e073885) (2026-03-26, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/iv/Z/ra.mp3 - [Did the RBA just choose recession?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/3b1a3445f693) (2026-03-19, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ip/Z/ge.mp3 - [Navigating a global energy crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/6dc9127eae55) (2026-03-12, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ii/Z/7i.mp3 - [War boosts GDP. But should it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/a56a663adcef) (2026-03-05, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ia/Z/k6.mp3 - [WA’s Special Deal: Fair Reward or Billion‑Dollar Rort?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/2d696795d611) (2026-02-26, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i3/Z/0c.mp3 - [The Most Explosive Tax Debate in Australia Is Back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/265f5ac5b98d) (2026-02-19, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hq/Z/3j.mp3 - [A Carbon Tax Comeback?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/b99956ca5c62) (2026-02-12, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hj/Z/n6.mp3 - [Will this be the last rate hike?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/f3981eac1ade) (2026-02-05, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hb/Z/lg.mp3 - [Interest rates set to rise: what does that mean for you?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/cfefa566b814) (2026-01-29, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/h4/Z/p7.mp3 - [Will house prices go up in 2026?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/c41f7dae9e7c) (2026-01-22, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/gu/Z/22.mp3 - [The price of mental illness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/df9a69714cfa) (2026-01-15, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/51.mp3 - [What would it take to house a nation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/1e8f456bd183) (2026-01-08, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/50.mp3 - [Could we really become a superpower?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/830830959eb9) (2026-01-01, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/4s.mp3 - [Why we don’t shop around (and why companies count on it)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/9a2a5aeffa02) (2025-12-25, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/4q.mp3 - [Superannuation: Are We Saving More Than We Need?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/1bb6ffec31e9) (2025-12-18, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/4p.mp3 - [Every revolution starts with a bubble. AI is no different](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/ca39c7a69daa) (2025-12-11, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fs/Z/1f.mp3 - [The 'weird' number running the country](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/1729c5827932) (2025-12-04, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fk/Z/hd.mp3 - [Is corporate social responsibility dead?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/94da1b30e612) (2025-11-27, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/fd/Z/11.mp3 - [How COVID changed Australian jobs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1079687720/45e0b0bc5f6d) (2025-11-20, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/f5/Z/l0.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.