# 'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 3 Oct 2026, 53 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/01-60783-_There_s_no_such_thing_as_democracy_Yanis_Varoufakis_Radical_Thinking_with_Aditya_Chakrabortty.mp3

Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the eurozone crisis when Varoufakis went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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