Austerity Surplus: Dr Gavin Putland (lvrg.org.au) discusses the Victorian State budget in light of a recent Steve Keen presentation and the background to why austerity & budget surplus is such a priority at present.

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Economic Collage: A mashup of sounds from Rango, The Descendants, Boardwalk Empire, Northern Exposure, Boyz in the Hood, Phillippe Legraine + more. Nick Chesterfield gives insights on the Free West Papuan struggle. westpapuamedia.info/

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Sleeping on their rights: Chris Patz discusses the legal encroachments on the public’s property rights when speculators waste prime locations. facebook.com/Okupacionfilm

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Importing the next free lunch : Uni of Vermont Gary Flomenhoft discusses the free-for-all on resources in his state and what the govt is doing to keep in check the free lunchers. www.vtcommons.org/bloglist/7

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Too Much of a Good Thing: Matt Grudnoff (Australia Institute) discusses whether the record construction phase of the mining boom is good for the Australian economy in total or just for the mining magnates? www.realestate4ransom.com

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From renting a home to renting money: David Collyer discusses how much money Home Buying Strikers have saved since the launch of our DBN campaign ww.realestate4ransom.com

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Mining Rent Rort: Author Paul Cleary discusses the recent passing of the MRRT and the growing global understanding that miners should be contributing more. Watch our film www.realestate4ransom.com

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Kiribati Relocation: Emeretta Cross discusses plans to move her people out of the rising tides of Pacific nation Kiribati and into Fiji. Sci Fi plans for the future are discussed.

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Behind the EU Bailout: Prof Michael Hudson discusses the background to the Greek bailout and how US interests are of concern. We travel from debts, compound interest, Sumeria, to how a Nobel Prize in economics has been given for a paper showing that the US financial system is corrupt.

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Sprawling Climate Challenge: The ACF’s Simon O’Connor joins us for a live broadcast from the Sustainable Living Festival 3CR stage to discuss solar flagship funding and the frontiers of green economics.

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Turning Over Economic Cycles: Bryan Kavanagh discusses how real estate turnover predicts the future direction of the economy. Aussie John Symons spins his way into the show

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The Miracle of the Rentenmark: Dr Adrian Wrigley (www.systemicfiscalreform.org) discusses German economic history and the move towards land reform. How did they stop hyperinflation in 1923-4? What could Greece do today?

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The Stimulator: Franklin Lopez on the diversity of tactics required to un-peak our dying resource bank. submedia.tv

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On the Run: Karl reveals his bag of tricks as Valerie Farfella prompts some questions on housing.

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Rent Before Wages: Rana Chang, small business owner and activist discusses setting up a business straight out of uni post GFC.

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Self Managed Slosh Funds – another tax subsidy for baby boomers but tough titties for Gen XY trying to save a deposit on a home. Music – Rap News Media

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Logical Inclusion: Doreen Residents Action Group’s Helen Angus discusses the biodiversity offsets proposed to allow development on floodplains. Opposition MP Danielle Green givers her perspective on this controversial issue.

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Taxi Times: A collection of interviews collected with our favourite political barometer, the taxi driver. How does the economic structure of the taxi market effect the drivers?

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2012 entry: Music from Trostberg, Sxip Shirey, Gonjasufi, Mo Kolours, Razen & Rachel, Shoah Doina, Libya & Yungchen Lhamo. Back on deck next week.

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Smoothing out with Emily WElls, Ben Mono, Poodleplay Arkestra, Nomadic Firs, tOtal cULt & Black Era. Enjoy your holidays.

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Carried away I did with sounds from Team Galactiqa, Lauren Lyster, Atari Teenage Riot, Sol, The Slew, The Roaring, Ursula Rucker, Photophop & Gitoud. Long live the creative commons!

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2011 Mashup: An audio story of the year that was featuring clips of the economic carnage from RT.com, BBC, press.tv, Prof Michael Hudson, Phil Soos, Yannis Tziligakis & Terry Dwyer. www.realestate4ransom.com

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The Economics of Parasites: Author Christopher Ketcham hits the forces of Monopoly Capitalism with an overview of how the market system became of a host for greed. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Group 7 discussion: The economic issues of the day are discussed by Ashley, Adam, Alex, Colin, Richard & Terrence, showing that perception rather than PhD’s are all that is needed to investigate economics.

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Scott Baker from Common Ground NY on what Occupy means.

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PNG land grab: Colin FIler joins us to discuss the 5 million acres of land grabbing that have occurred over the sat 8 years. Thxs to Oxfam for the audio. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Occupy London : Robin Smith joins us to discuss the latest from St Paul’s as the age of economic literacy builds. Samples from John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’, beats Sixtoo and DJ Signify

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Corporate Moral Quicksand: the more we raise awareness of the systemic faults with our economic system, the deeper the corporate moral compass slides. Clips from presstv.ir, www.theharmonymovie.com & youtube’s Occupy Wall St 1979

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Greek Debt Tan: Yannis Tziligakis explains how debt and sun tans are related in Greece as we wind our way through their economic wipeout. Karl discusses Occupy Melbourne. Thxs to PM radio (ABC).

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Occupy Melbourne: Karl interviews Fran Murrell from MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering) and solid citizens Avin and Marshall. Loopholes for some, a lifetime of debt for others. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Housing Stressed.org.au: Sarah Toohey discusses the affordable housing campaign being run by the peak social justice NGO’s, following some Occupy Wall St updates.

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Intergen Issues: Highlights of the Canberra Tax Summit featuring Saul Eslake, Miranda Stewart, Mark Carnegie & Julian Disney amongst others. Apologies for the double talking early on.

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Occupy Wall St: We hear about the move to call the bankster dominance of society to account via the current OccupyWallSt.org. protest. Thxs to Max Keiser, Goldman Sachs, presstv.ir and the BBC.

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Compromising Reality: Karl delivers some blows on the incentives for capital gains over hard work. Assoc Prof Miranda Stewart discusses tax reform options. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Russian Ripoff: Prof Michael Hudson joins us for our 200th show, hard hitting as always as Michael reveals the genuine motivations of neo-liberal economics like few others can. www.michael-hudson.com

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Taking Ecocide to the UN: Polly Higgins (eradicatingecocide.com) discusses the legal moves to protect the environment from corporate entities. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Propaganda watch: some audio snippets from the banking and property lobby to decipher this week. Dont Buy Now!

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Austrian Economics on the Block: Steven Spadijer (ANU) takes us through the pro’s and con’s of Austrian economics, fiat currency, hyperinflation, QE3. Thxs to Ch9, Fairfax & Herald Sun for audio clips www.earthsharing.org.au

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Real Estate 4 Ransom collage: Following a packed screening last week we present a mix of clips from the film, recent interviews and clips I have been wanting to play the podcast crew. www.realestate4ransom.com

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The Art of Monopoly: Dr Terry Dwyer discuss the recent sharemarket carnage amongst patenting for profits, shifting demographics, tax havens and money makers. Alan Greenspan drops in. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Keynes & Commodity Speculation: Prof Maria Cristina Marcuzzo on John Maynard Keynes’ experiences in commodity markets and dispels how speculators work to keep markets in balance. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Gearing to a Stop – David Collyer joins us to discuss the media sweetspot we are in as the housng market continues to falter. www.realestate4ransom.com

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Property Bubble Sceptics: Phillip Soos discusses his new report ‘Bubbling Over’, an analysis of Australia residential market from 1880 – 2010. This is a MUST READ. Nobody can bully you into buying upon reading this objective report. Download report at www.prosper.org.au

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Carbon Tax Change: Adrian Whitehead (BZE) and Cheryl Wragg (Moe Residents) analyse what the tax means for them. PM Julia Gillard tries her best to be interesting.

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Greece’s Default History: Mark Crosby (Melbourne Business School) discusses the Greek bailout saga and the EU constraints this places upon sovereignty.

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Commuting Calamity: Karl rides through a raft of stories relating to infrastructure, sprawl, carbon, congestion, divorce and air supply. www.earthsharing.org.au

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Prof Peter Newman on Infrastructure: Peter joins us for an indepth discussion on life post peak oil and the types of cities we will need. facebook.com/earthsharing

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Radiothon Special: The BBC’s Adam Curtis, 3CR Station Manager Loretta O’Brien and a little Robin Williams assists as we strive to explain monopoly capitalism amongst our annual fundraising drive. Just $300 left for podcasters to help reach our goal! Support independent media www.3cr.org.au

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Sprawling Carbon: Dr Robert Crawford discusses how location from PT is the prime determinant to our carbon excesses. earthsharing.org.au Music – The Troubled Sleep of Piano Magic

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Changeover community: Theo Kitchener discusses thesharehood.org – a world of enhancing communities through simple strategies. Topics include bartering, co-housing, peak oil, and self learning amidst corporate rule. www.facebook.com/dontbuynow

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Growing Inequality = Shrinking Opportunity: A beginners lesson to the age of monopoly. Dont Buy Now! www.earthsharing.org.au

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Corporate Rule for Short Term Fools: 46,220 empty properties and they say there is a lack of housing supply? Plus Karl Williams discusses the role of community houses in fostering the fabrics of friendship. Music – Young Warriors www. earthsharing.org.au

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Federal Budget Oversights: Dr Gavin Putland discusses the plausability of the Australian economic miracle continuing in light of hopeful budget estimates. Don’t Buy Now!

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Housing a Cover Up – Tohm Curtis discusses our fourth report on Speculative Vacancies. Hear how 28,447 properties are vacant and what we can do about it. Pop the Housng Bubble Party Tuesday May 10!

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Rating Junk Economics: Professor Hudson joins us for a discussion on property bubbles and how they undermine economic policy. Money never sleeps. China, the EU and the neoliberal punching bag get a work over. Pop the Housing Party – May 10th. www.michael-hudson.com

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To Bubble or Not to Bubble: Renowned Australian economist & debt sceptic Steve Keen discusses the changing state of the australian housing market. www.debtdeflation.com www.prosper.org.au

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$4.5bn Priorities: The federal govt is looking for $4.5bn to cover their looming deficit. We discuss where they can find it. David Collyer gives an update on the Home Buyers Strike. www.prosper.org.au

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Stale Property: Why Don’t Buy Now is the name of the game. Bryan Kavanagh joins for a discussion on why you should join the Buyers Strike. www.prosper.org.au

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Magic Money: the Dont Buy Now campaign reaches no1 on GetUp and goes mainstream. Karl discusses the state of the market. Red Symons, Chris Zappone, David Collyer and Anne Schmid are our guests. www.facebook.com/dontbuynow

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Home Buyers Strike: Our campaigner David Collyer helps pull apart one of the world’s last great land bubbles… tied in with the usual logjam of worldly events. Pls watch : A-Is-For-Atom by Adam Curtis www.earthsharing.org.au

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Don’t Buy Now!: Karl discusses the new campaign encouraging a property buyers strike. Plus interviews from the Carbon rally with Peter Campbell (www.greenlivingpedia.org/), Martin Pritchard (FoE) and Dom Gilligan (Watershed Victoria).

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Literacy in Timor Leste: Emily Blyth returns with stories from the highlands. Karl discusses oil prices, the middle east and tax tricks.

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Niger Delta distrust: Gordon Abiama (African Centre for Geoclassical Economics) discusses the plight of the delta and the resulting resistance.

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SLF Random: Walk into our stall and you could get interviewed! From hot rocks to bartering to hemp, it’s time to hear from the people.

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Economic Winds of Change: Broadcasting live from the SLF Karl & Andy wind through the need for a total economic overhaul. Following us was David Suzuki on Beyond Zero Emissions – we thought you might like to hear that too

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The Cure for High Prices is High Prices: Phil Anderson from businesscycles.biz discusses commodity cycles amidst record profit announcements.

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Headless Chooks: Quantitative Easing explained and Why Nobody Saw it Coming (Fred Harrison). Monopoly mania continues…

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Sitting on a Goldmine: Retired real estate agent Joy Nowley discusses business on NZ’s golden mile. Natural disasters and economic murkiness abound.

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Tomorrow’s Money Today: Bob Keall from our NZ body discusses Treaty issues, privatisation and a key issue the Queen herself has raised. www.resourcerentalsrevenue.org/

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Capital reigns: A NZ theme to suit the travels as we look at the kiwi housing market, some US foreclosure drama and discuss why debt wasn’t the primary cause of the GFC. Music – Tron by Ruckus Soundsysdom

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Strangers, Sojourners and Commonwealth: Lev Lafeyette gives a rousing speech at the Unitarian Church on the importance of harnessing the earth’s worth for all. See transcript www.melbourneunitarian.org.au/node/143

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A little more folksy as we hear from Entertainment for the Braindead, Jaffe, 24 Carat Black, Custom Kings, CW Stoneking and Imachi Akira

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Beats special with Black Era, Olmecha Supreme, King Midas Sound, DJ Spooky, The Slew, Saul Williams, Doctor L , Hussalonia. Enjoy your summer thinking…earthsharing.org.au

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Zap 2010: an audio story featuring some of the best interview snippets including Bryan Kavanagh, Alanna Hartzok, Steve Spadijer, Ross Gittins, Polly Cleveland and Russell Edington. renegades@earthsharing.org.au

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Brave Slaves: Wendell Fitzgerald runs through the core concepts to Geonomics, the GFC and economic slavery. An extended interview sees some more detailed discussion of the bigger picture. www.earthsharing.org.au

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Mysteries of Neo-Liberalism: Professor Michael Hudson delves through the murky world of economics, espionage and Wiki Leaks freedoms. www.earthsharing.org.au

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Cyber Rents: IT expert Jim Stogdill discusses how rent rakers curtail innovation and undermine the future of the internet. Music – Heroines of the USSR, All India Radio www.earthsharing.org.au

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Irish Banking Joke: Focusing on the Irish debt bomb and how bankers are yet again to be bailed out. Cost free solutions are possible. www.earthsharing.org.au

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Is Anybody Listening? The new housing affordability campaign hitting Melbourne’s airwaves is analysed via an interview with Campaign Manager Asher Judah. Music – Diet Soap podcast, Crookram

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Don’t Gamble – The Oz housing market is in focus with the market starting to shake. Prof Michael Hudson appears via Russian TV re the G20. Music – Herbalizer, Karl Hector, Aphex Twin, Funki Porcini.

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Populate or Replenish? Malthusianism is covered in the 2nd half of the show, Interest rate increases, bank profits, currency arbitrage in the first. Jim Horner on Malthus. Music – Carlos Nino

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Steady State Economics: We look into this popular topic as we hear from Herman Daly and the Center for the Advancement of Steady State Economics. Music – Madlib

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Rent is too damn high – the antipovertyweek.org.au juggernaut rolls on. How are we to meet the Millenium Development Goals? Music – Kimya Dawson, Adrian Sherwood, Jimmy Cliff

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Crumbling Foundations: David Smiley, author, discusses his new book and the tragic failing of economics in delivering enough food to keep us all sane. Why is the failure systemic?

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Bryan Kavanagh’s Bubble report: The LVRG’s Research Associate discusses how our housing bubble is 274% bigger than 1989! Join us as we wade thru the economic truths with Oz’s pre-eminent land based economist. www.earthsharing.org.au

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