Hello everyone! My name is Rich and I'm from... Well, London. This is my podcast which will cover 101 different topics. Enjoy!
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Free The Economy is a weekly podcast hosted by Richard Morrison of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, examining the intersection of news, policy, and economics featuring guests that include writers, policymakers, explorers, contrarians, and free thinkers of all kinds.
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A podcast dedicated to bringing you cutting-edge information on how to become a session player or freelance musician. I post new episodes every two weeks and feature some top quality guests each with an amazing amount of experience in the session world. If this interests you, then listen in and learn more!
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Borderline national treasure, TV's very own Richard Arnold is joined every Monday by a smorgasbord of brilliant and hilarious familiar faces including Bobby Norris, Anna Whitehouse, Snoochie Shy, Lauren Layfield and Rezzy Ghadjar for a funny, sassy, honest chat about all the stories that have wound up on the Holy grail of showbiz goss and the nation’s guilty pleasure - The Sidebar! Get in touch - We’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp ...
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Occasional podcast series featuring many of the biggest personalities from the world of Scottish business. Originally launched, produced and hosted by Fraser Allen, and now run by the Scottish Business Network.
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Debt and Taxes with Jack Salmon
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This week we cover the death of ESG investing, next moves on regulatory reform, Wall Street enthusiasm for a new administration, and Saudi Arabia’s new city in the desert. Our interview is with Jack Salmon of Philanthropy Roundtable. We talk about what tax and budget reforms we might expect to see in 2025, from Social Security and Medicare to low-i…
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Nuclear Renaissance with Nick Loris
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This week we cover a new vision for the Securities and Exchange Commission, affordable housing in Hong Kong, and how Millennials are killing it financially. Our interview is with Nick Loris of C3 Solutions. We talk about renewables, fossil fuels, transmission lines, and the emerging renaissance of nuclear power in the United States. Free the Econom…
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Understanding the National Debt with Thomas Savidge
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This week we cover whether Americans feel better off than they were four years ago, why we have more billion-dollar natural disasters than we used to, where tomorrow’s strategic minerals will come from, and why we shouldn’t subject new technology to obsolete rules. Our interview is with Thomas Savidge of the American Institute for Economic Research…
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Freedom to Farm with Bill Wirtz
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This week we cover a new ranking of state governors, reforms to emergency powers, new research on working from home, misguided mining policy, and a podcast recommendation for people who like to have fun. Our interview is with Bill Wirtz of the Consumer Choice Center. We talk about farming, climate change, subsides, and international trade. Our co-p…
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Removing Barriers to Abundance with Chris Koopman
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This week we cover record-high budget deficits, green trade wars, and what U.S. adults are watching on TikTok. Our interview is with Abundance Institute CEO and co-founder Chris Koopman. We talk about technology, optimism, artificial intelligence, barriers to growth, and the future of abundance. Free the Economy is hosted and produced by Richard Mo…
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Reforming Red Tape in the States with James Broughel
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This week we cover striking dock workers at U.S. ports, free-market innovation in healthcare, and the changing pattern of federal transfer payments. Our interview this week is with James Broughel, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. We talk about government regulation at the state level, reforms for the permitting process, public…
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How to Sue the SEC with Nick Morgan
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This week we cover entrepreneurship in Africa, a lawsuit over affordable luxury handbags, and European deforestation rules. Our interview this week is with Nick Morgan, president of the Investor Choice Advocates Network. We talk about big government, small investors, the burdens of financial regulation, and how to sue the SEC.Free the Economy is ho…
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Economic Mobility in the 50 States with Gonzalo Schwarz
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This week we cover poll results on corporate social responsibility, the plight of California landlords, hard times for cable TV, and the democratic deficit of private-sector unions. Our interview this week is with Gonzalo Schwarz, president of the Archbridge Institute. We talk about economic mobility, state politics, the American Dream, and where t…
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things with Eric Boehm
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This week we cover weaponized financial regulation, poverty policy beyond handouts, and Italy’s call to slow down the electric vehicle revolution. Our interview this week is with Eric Boehm, reporter at Reason magazine and host of the podcast series Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. We talk about journalism, U.S. politics, trade, healthcare, and the g…
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The Future of Streaming with Geoff Manne
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This week we cover social media censorship, automation at U.S. ports, and the property market crash in China. Our interview this week is with Geoffrey Manne, president of the International Center for Law and Economics. We talk about movies, TV shows, writers, actors, competition, and the future of streaming entertainment. Free the Economy is produc…
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Searching for Digital Privacy with Jen Huddleston
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This week we cover the new book “What Went Wrong with Capitalism?,” the problem with price controls, Gen Z employees calling in sick, and an upcoming conference on financial privacy. Our interview this week is with Jennifer Huddleston, senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute. We talk about consumer privacy, government databases, id…
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The Big SBN Interview With Martin Perry
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Welcome to today's episode, where we have the absolute honour of hosting a remarkable individual who epitomises resilience, determination, and the sheer power of the human spirit. Our guest today is none other than Martin Perry, a phenomenal Paralympian who is about to embark on yet another incredible journey—competing in the Paris Paralympics in t…
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AI and the Future of Work with Patrick Carroll
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This week we report from the State Policy Network’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona and some of the great reform proposals being put forward by groups like the Property and Environment Research Center, the Institute for Justice, the Mountain States Policy Center, and Opportunity Arkansas. Our interview this week is with Patrick Carroll, managing…
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Crypto Politics with Eric Peterson
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This week we cover corporations playing politics, Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat, and a tale of two high-speed rail projects. Our interview this week is with Eric Peterson, policy director at Satoshi Action Fund. We talk about Bitcoin, banking, civil liberties, due process, and the future of cryptocurrency. Free the Economy is produced and hosted …
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Economic Trends and Subsidies with Andrew Stuttaford
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This week we cover weaponization of banking rules, the massive cost of federal regulation, and politicized pension fund management. Our interview this week is with Andrew Stuttaford, editor of National Review’s Capital Matters. We talk about macroeconomic trends, subsidies and industrial policy, tax cuts, interest rates, and economic growth. Free t…
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Paying for Mass Transit with Marc Scribner
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This week we cover California’s minimum wage for fast-food workers, overturning the FCC’s universal service fee, and pushing back on rude customers in Japan. Our interview this week is with Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at the Reason Foundation. We talk about mass transit, organized labor, construction costs, and whether the U…
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Dead Malls and Retail Nostalgia with Sal Amadeo
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This week we cover state-level regulatory reform, the opinions of Latino voters, Biden’s tax on stock buybacks, and another cool new podcast you should try. Our interview this week is with Sal Amadeo, documentary filmmaker, YouTuber, musician, and proprietor of Quite Studios and the Dead Malls of Discord server. We talk about shopping malls, third …
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Inflation and Bidenomics with Kurt Couchman
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This week we cover Capital One buying Discover, solutions for high housing prices, China’s soft-power investment strategy, and President Biden’s call for national rent control. Our interview this week is with Kurt Couchman, senior fellow at Americans for Prosperity. We’ll talk about shrinkflation, government spending, growing deficits, the cost-of-…
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The New Progress Movement with Ronald Bailey
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This week we cover the end of Chevron deference at the Supreme Court, the economic impact of future Trump tariffs, the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to ban non-compete agreements, and evolving American attitudes toward the role and scope of government. Our interview this week is with Ronald Bailey, science correspondent for Reason Magazine. We’…
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Taxocracy with Scott Hodge
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This week we cover how the SEC is going to spam investors with a deluge of low-quality disclosures, the Supreme Court’s decision on social media censorship in Murthy v. Missouri, and the massive scope of Covid-era tax fraud. Our interview this week is with Scott Hodge, president emeritus & senior policy advisor at the Tax Foundation and the author …
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Protecting Taxpayers with Timothy Sandefur
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This week we cover the SEC’s new climate rule, the recent Supreme Court decision on income taxes, and why the Social Security Administration has finally updated its jobs list from 1977. Our interview this week is with Timothy Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute. We talk about cronyism, economic development, protecting taxpayers, and amending state …
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Up from Poverty with Josh Bandoch
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This week we cover pork-barrel spending in Congress, reforming federal guidance documents, restaurants with minimum age requirements, and the most popular jobs for young workers. Our interview this week is with Josh Bandoch of the Illinois Policy Institute. We talk about poverty, opportunity, education, jobs, and empowerment. Free the Economy is pr…
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Enlightened Capitalism with Siri Terjesen
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This week we cover regulatory burdens on small businesses, common-sense solutions to poverty, a legal challenge to the TikTok ban, and American attitudes on the state of the middle class. Our interview this week is with Prof. Siri Terjesen of Florida Atlantic University. We talk about the history of capitalism, enlightened executives, family firms …
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Economic Facts and Vibes with Joey Politano
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This week we cover advances in dentistry, the slow pace of EV charger deployment, a victory for free speech at the Supreme Court, and China’s disappearing Internet. Our interview this week is with Joey Politano, editor of Apricitas Economics. We talk about the vibecession, unemployment, economic growth, the abundance agenda, and the future of compe…
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Capitalism and the Historians with Phil Magness
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This week we cover the prospect of Inflation Reduction Act 2.0, rising consumer confidence, the perils of stress bragging, and a new collection of essays about legendary economist Adam Smith. Our interview this week is with Phil Magness, the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy at the Independent Institute. We talk about capitalism, slavery,…
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Giving for a Cause with Peter Lipsett
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This week we cover attitudes toward social media companies, the guerilla war over ESG investing, YIMBY housing reforms in Austin, and new research on high-skilled immigration. Our interview this week is with Peter Lipsett, vice president at DonorsTrust. We talk about charitable giving, tax deductions, donor privacy, and how to make the world a bett…
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"Gary Barlow was my spirit animal..."
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Borderline National Treasure Richard Arnold is joined by Sidebar Sidekicks Rezzy Ghadjar and Bobby Norris for one last dizzy dance around The Sidebar maypole before we break for the summer… The gang discover something kinda ‘ooh’ jumping on their tutus this week, as they get Access All Areas passes to the epic – and emotional – first night of the G…
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Liberty Movement Jobs with Claire Kittle Dixon
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This week we cover the war on prices, the great un-wokening of corporate America, the attack on credit card points and miles, and why maternal health in the U.S. is doing just fine. Our interview this week is with Claire Kittle Dixon, executive director of the non-profit recruiting and staffing agency Talent Market. We’ll talk about finding the rig…
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"It's like the Willy Wonka Experience of Eurovision"
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Borderline National Treasure Richard Arnold is joined by Sidebar Sidekicks Anna Whitehouse and Bobby Norris for another sizzling slab of showbiz chat on The Sidebar! It’s ‘nul points’ all round this week, as the gang pick apart Saturday’s chaotic Eurovision Song Contest – with Richard reporting direct from a week spent dodging the protests (and Oll…
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Technology and Politics with Corbin Barthold
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This week we cover bringing your parents to a job interview, the case against a universal basic income, and why we shouldn’t use science fiction to regulate AI. Our interview this week is with Corbin Barthold, Internet Policy Counsel at TechFreedom and host of the Tech Policy Podcast. We talk about the history of podcasting, how consumer tech impac…
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“Never Buy Ozempic From A Doctor In A Phone Box…”
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Bobby Norris is at the controls this week, as Sidebar Sidekicks Rezzy Ghadjar and Snoochie Shy beam on board for another journey to the centre of star-studded chat… We’ll be talking a right load of old Daleks this week, when the gang fling open the TARDIS doors and await the imminent arrival of the new Doctor Who! He’s black! He’s queer! AND he’s g…
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Technology and Society with Will Rinehart
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This week we cover nuclear radiation, luxury handbags, rent control, net neutrality, and malaria. Our interview this week is with Will Rinehart, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. We talk about nature vs. human creation, anxiety over social change, how the government is going to regulate AI, and the future of techno-optimism. Free …
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this Episoed sent from my iPhoen
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Borderline National Treasure Richard Arnold is joined by Sidebar Sidekicks Anna Whitehouse and Rezzy Ghadjar for another jam-packed slice of juicy showbiz chat on The Sidebar! It’s going to be 'Ace Love Deuce' flying everywhere and ‘new balls please!’ all round this week, as the gang take centre court seats for Zendaya’s sexy new tennis flick ‘Chal…
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Frontier Economics with Kendall Cotton
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This week we cover the diamond jubilee of the Philadelphia Society, the cost of government regulation in the UK, the birth of the Abundance Institute, and the attempt to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest rule on credit card late fees. Our interview this week is with Kendall Cotton, president of the Frontier Institute. We ta…
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Baby Spice Vs Baby Reindeer! with special guest Baga Chipz
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Richard Arnold and his Sidebar sidekicks Rezzy Ghadjar and Bobby Norris welcome a very special guest aboard The Sidebar this week - Drag Race UK legend Baga Chipz! Baga will be spilling the tea on her forthcoming tour, sharing some juicy Drag Race titbits, and teaching Rezzy how to make it through her first Pride Parade. (Top tip: wear a sensible s…
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Heroes of Progress with Alexander Hammond
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This week we cover venture capitalists fighting red tape, challenges to electric vehicle adoption, Americans sleeping on the job, a possible vaccine for chlamydia, and political bias at National Public radio. Our interview this week is with Alexander Hammond, author of Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World. We talk about the men and w…
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TV’s very own Richard Arnold, fresh from his US jaunt, is joined this week by ‘Sidebar Sidekicks’ Anna Whitehouse and Bobby Norris for a filter-free, fame-filled chinwag on The Sidebar. On today’s show - it’s (expensive) handbags at dawn as the gang stand well back and watch the spat between Amanda Holden and Sharon Osbourne explode all over social…
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Censorship By Proxy with Jenin Younes
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This week we cover Gen Z job satisfaction, dumb biotech policy in the European Union, and figuring out how little the average American knows about taxes. Our interview this week is with Jenin Younes of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. We talk about social media, shadow banning, Covid-19, jawboning, and the limits of the First Amendment. Free the E…
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Lies, Goodbyes, And Big Meaty Thighs
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Essex Royalty Bobby Norris slips into the hotseat this week, with Sidebar Sidekicks Rezzy Ghadjar and Snoochie Shy along for another Access All Areas natter on The Sidebar. On this week’s episode, the gang discuss whether H from Steps is really being immortalised in bronze - or if Joe Lycett’s making monkeys of us all with fun Fake News… They also …
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Extremely Online with Brad Polumbo
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This week we cover how honeybees came back from colony collapse disorder, why you shouldn’t believe the government’s nutrition advice, and surprising new research on corporate profits and diverse management teams. Our interview this week is with Brad Polumbo of Based Politics and the Damage Control podcast. We talk about the wild world of online po…
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Cowboy Carter, Stinky Stars And Salmon Shenanigans
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Richard Arnold and his ‘Sidebar Sidekicks’ Lauren Layfield and Bobby Norris saddle up for another whipcrackin’, showbiz-chattin’ episode of The Sidebar. This week, they dip their hats to the queen of country Dolly Parton, as Beyonce takes a shot at the crown with her Cowboy Carter cover of ‘Jolene’. They also talk superstar salmon sperm facials and…
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Gig Work with Liya Palagashvili
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This week we cover how to rebuild after the Baltimore bridge collapse, legal challenges to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new climate disclosure rule, and how China gets an edge by continuing to identify as a developing country. Our interview this week is with Liya Palagashvili of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. We’ll talk…
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CBB's Bradley: out of the house, onto The Sidebar!
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Richard Arnold and his ‘Sidebar Sidekicks’ Anna Whitehouse and Rezzy Ghadjar welcome Celebrity Big Brother star Bradley Riches as the first ever guest on the show! The Heartstopper actor lifts the lid on what life was really like inside the house before waxing lyrical about his West End debut and foray into fitness - all in the aid of charity. Also…
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Paying for Organs with Pete Jaworski
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This week we cover the future of AI and employment, why we shouldn’t trust Chinese economic statistics, and how the Biden administration is sticking its nose into the global steel industry. Our interview this week is with Prof. Peter Jaworski of Georgetown University. We’ll talk about his new study about the ethics of organ and plasma donation, how…
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Mother Pukka founder Anna Whitehouse and Radio 1 presenter Lauren Layfield make their highly anticipated debuts as ‘Sidebar Sidekicks’ today, joining head honcho Richard Arnold for a weird and wonderful chat about all things showbiz. On this week's episode, the reality star facing a harsh reality - inside Ekin Su’s Celebrity Big Brother blunder and…
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Defending Election Integrity with Walter Olson
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This week we cover the Securities and Exchange Commission’s controversial new rule on climate change, federal science policy and indigenous knowledge, and California’s curious Panera loophole to paying the state minimum wage. Our interview this week is with Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. We’ll talk about his new study about elec…
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Inside the Oscars touch-up tent…!
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TV and radio presenter Rezzy Ghadjar jumps on The Sidebar bandwagon this week joining Richard Arnold and Bobby Norris for a no holds barred, barmy, and at times bonkers chat about all the latest news in the biz we call show! Bobby defends Kate Middleton’s photoshop fail and the gang unpack all the biggest moments from Sunday's Oscars ceremony, wher…
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Free Markets and the Common Good with Iain Murray
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This week we cover fake environmentalism and the need to build, a look at policymaking inside the National People’s Congress in China, the new normal for remote workers, and how the Federal Reserve is managing inflation worries and economic growth. Our interview this week is with Iain Murray, Vice President for Strategy at the Competitive Enterpris…
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Spilling the tea on the Celebrity Big Brother housemates!
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Fresh from visiting the Celebrity Big Brother house borderline National Treasure Richard and his Sidebar sidekicks Snoochie Shy and Bobby Norris chat about the iconic reality shows return and reveal who was approached by ITV to take part…The gang also discuss last weekend's BRIT Awards and this Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, whose shoe they’d take a sho…
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Politically Homeless with John Tillman
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This week we cover an environmental conference in Miami, allegedly underfunded government schools, Google’s AI diversity debacle, and new data on how Americans are using social media. Our interview this week is with John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project. We talk about elite influence, independent voters, survey data, and cultural attitu…
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