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IEA Podcast
The Institute of Economic Affairs podcast examines some of the pressing issues of our time. Featuring some of the top minds in Westminster and beyond, the IEA podcast brings you weekly commentary, analysis, and debates. insider.iea.org.uk
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332 episodes
Dubai, Net Zero & Free Speech: What's Really Going Wrong in Britain?
In this episode of the IEA Podcast, Lord Frost is joined by Kristian Niemietz and Andy Mayer to discuss the growing “Dubai phenomenon” — why increasin...
Britain's Growth Crisis: Is Anyone Actually Fixing It? | Dr Lawrence Newport
Callum Price is joined by Dr Lawrence Newport, co-founder of Looking for Growth, a grassroots movement pushing for meaningful economic reform across t...
Adam Smith: The Greatest Economist You've Never Heard Of | Mark Skousen
On the 250th anniversary of its publication, we revisit one of the most consequential books ever written: Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. Publishe...
Should We Ban Under-16s from Social Media? | Matthew Lesh
Australia made global headlines when it introduced a social media ban for under-16s, but does the evidence actually support such a drastic step? In th...
Spring Statement, Middle East Crisis & the North Sea Oil We're Refusing to Use | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price is joined by Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz and Direc...
Kidnapped & Imprisoned: Venezuelan Political Prisoner Jesús Armas Speaks Out
In this Institute of Economic Affairs interview, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz speaks with Jesús Armas, Venezuelan opposition activist and...
Rejected to Relentless: Simon Krystman’s Entrepreneurial Rise
The latest event in the Entrepreneurial Minds series brought together entrepreneur and mentor Simon Krystman in conversation with Lord Kamall for a wi...
Reform, Net Zero Madness & the Social Media Ban: Are Politicians Completely Out of Touch?
Lord Frost and energy analyst Andy Mayer join host Callum Price to dissect Reform UK’s latest economic pitch, weighing up Richard Tice’s proposals for...
The Student Loan Trap: Why the System is Broken (And How to Fix It)
Your student debt keeps growing even as you pay it off. Sound familiar? Callum Price breaks down why the student loan system is failing students, taxp...
Why Net Zero Is Failing Britain
Lord Frost, IEA Director General, joins energy analyst Kathryn Porter, author of the IEA’s landmark new report “Just Stop Oil?”, for a wide-ranging di...
We Had a Great Economy. Then We Wrecked It. | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Director of Communications Callum Price is joined by IEA Director General Lord Frost and Editorial Dire...
Are Student Loans Mis-Sold? | Peter Ainsworth
Student loans are broken. Peter Ainsworth, author of the IEA’s “Shares in Students” paper, joins Callum Price to explain why the current system fails...
You're Getting Poorer: Here's Why the GDP Figures Prove It | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, host Callum Price speaks with Lord Frost, Director General, and Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director....
Wealth Tax Exposed: Do Rich People Really Want Higher Taxes?
The IEA’s Kristian Niemietz joins Callum Price to dissect the Patriotic Millionaires campaign and their push for wealth taxes. Survey evidence shows m...
Is Inflation Really Under Control? The Psychology of Rising Prices
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75%, but Lord Frost and Kristian Niemietz warn that the “psychology of inflation” remains unbroken in...
Flexible Working Mandates: Good Intentions, Terrible Results | IEA Briefing
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Callum Price, IEA Director of Communications, interviews Len Shackleton, IEA Editorial and Research Fel...
From Extinction Rebellion to Nuclear Advocacy | IEA Briefing
Former Extinction Rebellion spokesperson Zion Lights joins Christopher Snowden to discuss her new book ‘Energy Is Life’ and her remarkable transformat...
Why Britain Should Abolish the State Pension | Kristian Niemietz
In this special briefing episode, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz joins host Callum Price to discuss the latest instalment of the British Afu...
Can Britain's Economy Recover? The Case for Scepticism
In her final IEA podcast before moving to Washington DC, Reem Ibrahim is joined by Director General Lord Frost and Editorial Director Kristian Niemiet...
The Nuclear Option: Rethinking Britain's Path to Net Zero with Henry Hill
In this episode of Free the Power, IEA climate and energy analyst Andy Mayer sits down with Henry Hill, deputy editor of Conservative Home, to dissect...
From £52k to £80k: John Cochrane on How Britain Can Catch Up With America
John Cochrane, fellow of the Hoover Institution and author of “The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level”, joins us to discuss the West’s economic stagnati...
Andy Burnham's Manchesterism: The Mazzucato Playbook Rebranded
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price is joined by Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz and forme...
Why Smart People Flee Their Own Countries | Elena Panaritis | IEA Interview
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Head of Media Reem Ibrahim interviews Elena Panisset, an institutional economist, former World Bank...
The Stakeholder State: Why Britain Can't Build Anything | IEA Briefing
In this special briefing episode, Christopher Snowdon and Lord Frost join Callum Price to dissect the ‘stakeholder state’ – the coalition of NGOs, act...
Britain's Economic Decline, Net Zero Costs, and the War on Digital Freedom
Is Britain sleepwalking into economic stagnation whilst authoritarian policies threaten our civil liberties? In this essential episode, IEA Director G...
What is Market Failure? Episode 3 | Economics 101
Welcome to Economics 101, a new series designed to distil the fundamental principles of economics into clear, easy-to-understand explanations. Join Dr...
The Great Millionaire Exodus: Why the UK Ranks Worst for Capital Flight.
Join Daniel Freeman in conversation with Andrew Henderson, founder of Nomad Capitalist and one of the world’s leading advisers on international tax pl...
Why Net Zero Will Bankrupt Britain | Free the Power
Join Andy Mayer, IEA Chief Operating Officer, with David Turver, independent energy analyst and author of the Eigenvalues Substack, for an unflinching...
The Three Groups Destroying Britain | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA’s Callum Price and Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz are joined by Lord Frost, who discusses why...
US Military Strikes Venezuela: The New Age of Great Power Politics | IEA Briefing
In this Institute of Economic Affairs briefing, Callum Price, Head of Communications, interviews Dr Stephen Davies, IEA Senior Education Fellow, about...
The Russian Economist Putin Wants Dead | IEA Interview
Join Daniel Freeman in conversation with Professor Sergei Guriev, one of the world’s leading experts on the Russian economy and a man officially desig...
How the UK Is Blocking Its Own Growth (And How to Fix It) | Shanker Singham | IEA Podcast
In this conversation, Reem Ibrahim sits down with Shanker Singham, one of the world’s leading international trade and competition lawyers, to discuss...
Britain's Growth Crisis: The Model That Explains Everything | Patrick Minford
Professor Patrick Minford explains why Britain has barely grown richer since 2007, with average incomes only 4% higher in real terms over 18 years—an...
Stop Taxing Christmas: How the Nanny State Ruined Mince Pies | IEA Briefing
In this special Christmas edition Institute of Economic Affairs briefing, Head of Media Reem Ibrahim interviews Dr. Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifes...
Inside Labour's Economic Strategy: Supply-Side Vision & Political Reality | IEA Interview
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Morgan Wild, Chief Policy Adviser at Labour Toge...
Christmas Special 2025: Year in Review | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs Christmas special podcast, Director of Communications Callum Price is joined by Managing Editor Daniel Freeman a...
The Shocking History of Wealth Taxes
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price speaks with Kristian Niemietz, IEA Editorial Director, abou...
The UK's £20 Billion Budget Gamble Explained | IEA Interview
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, IEA Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Joe Mayes, UK political correspondent for Bloomb...
Trump vs Europe, Brexit Customs Debate & The Welfare Reform Challenge | IEA Podcast
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Director of Communications Callum Price is joined by Managing Editor Daniel Freeman and Economics Fello...
AI Won't Save Socialism | Prof Peter Boettke | IEA Interview
In this Institute of Economic Affairs interview, IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz speaks with Professor Peter Boettke, professor of economics...