Episodes

  • The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman
    May 24 2026

    Gabriel Zucman is the most important economist in the world today. And the one billionaires fear most. His wealth tax proposals have passed France's lower chamber of parliament – and will likely be signed into law in the coming years. Here's his advice for how we can tax the super rich more in the UK and other countries.


    CHAPTERS


    (00:00) Intro


    (02:57) Who is Gabriel Zucman?


    (07:14) Why universities ignore inequality


    (14:05) What is the problem?


    (20:12) How we tax billionaires more


    (26:51) Gabriel’s billionaire tax in France


    (27:46) Learn from taxes in past


    (30:14) The current situation is radical


    (33:29) Wealth is concentrating at the top


    (39:07) How the UK can adopt this tax


    (46:02) Message to The Rest is Politics


    (50:12) Final message


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    52 mins
  • This is the only way to stop the far right from taking power in your country
    May 17 2026

    Parties like Reform have a clear message on why living standards are collapsing. And this is why they're growing. If you want to stop them you have to reverse falling living standards.


    Chapters


    (00:00) Intro

    (02:21) Falling living standards are driving this

    (07:38) What’s happening in the UK?

    (09:19) Left and Centre need to unite

    (15:41) This is the last chance

    (17:14) You need to act now

    (21:25) Learn to communicate

    (26:11) Do not look down on the public

    (31:52) Hatred will destroy us

    (35:00) Message to Reform supporters

    (38:57) Hope

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    41 mins
  • Why do asset prices keep going up?
    May 10 2026

    Global stock markets are at all time highs. Gold has doubled and silver tripled in the last two years alone. What's behind these moves? Shouldn't economic crises like Iran be pushing asset prices down? Is now a good time to invest?




    (00:00) Intro


    (01:34) Global asset prices


    (03:45) How 2008 crisis pushed prices up


    (09:00) Do interest rates matter?


    (10:24) What COVID did


    (13:00) WHY asset prices go up


    (18:27) Crises push up asset prices


    (20:18) How should YOU react?


    (23:07) A distribution crisis


    (27:49) Will asset prices KEEP going up?

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    29 mins
  • Will elections this week bring down the Prime Minister?
    May 3 2026

    Elections in the UK this week may change everything. With prediction markets saying Labour are facing wipeout, is Sir Keir Starmer about to resign? Who will take over? And what does that mean for the next general election? Gary sets out his predictions for the next week, year and 10 years in British politics.


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    Chapters


    (00:00) Intro


    (02:47) Will Starmer go?


    (09:09) WHO you should vote for


    (10:22) Scotland and Wales


    (11:34) The next UK Prime Minister?


    (16:44) Best way to get wealth taxes


    (21:16) What I predict will happen


    (35:30) What you can do

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    37 mins
  • Will AI destroy the economy?
    Apr 26 2026

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    Will AI make us all richer and more productive, or steal our jobs and impoverish us? The Industrial Revolution gives us clues about what could be about to happen.



    (00:00) Intro

    (04:58) Will AI decrease wages?

    (06:19) Will AI increase wages?

    (13:00) Luddites

    (16:17) The Industrial Revolution

    (24:50) Who profited?

    (26:51) Workers became powerful

    (31:12) Why customers matter

    (36:03) Henry Ford’s dilemma

    (39:55) Who benefits from increased productivity

    (43:32) Will AI liberate us?

    (45:57) Why I am positive about the future

    (51:19) How we can WIN

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    55 mins
  • Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time?
    Apr 19 2026

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    The elite think my economic analysis is wrong. They say wealth taxes are not the solution – and growing inequality isn't the biggest problem we face. But are they right? And have I been wrong the whole time?


    Chapters


    (00:00) Intro

    (01:12) What Rory Stewart said about me

    (04:04) Why people attack me

    (07:24) Who is allowed to talk about economics?

    (24:45) Zack Polanski and the Greens

    (31:30) Attack on wealth taxes

    (41:45) Out of touch elite?

    (46:50) Gatekeeping

    (51:20) Judge me on my predictions

    (54:03) What do we do?

    (59:30) Why social media matters

    (1:03:04) Help us grow

    (1:05:21) Rory Stewart’s book is actually really good

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • UK politics has broken a 200 year trend. Here's what happens next
    Apr 12 2026

    UK and European politics have been dominated by centrist parties for hundreds of years. This is now changing rapidly. A recent election in Manchester shows us what might be about to happen across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.


    Chapters


    (00:00) Intro


    (01:36) Betting market predictions


    (15:40) Who is going to win the next UK election?


    (17:31) 200 years of British politics is over


    (20:20) This is happening all over the world


    (24:19) Why have people abandoned the centre parties?


    (27:24) Manchester by-election

    (34:38) The Green Party surge


    (42:15) Centrists don't see wealth inequality


    (50:29) What is my strategy to win?


    (54:38) Labour will lose if they keep ignoring us

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Iran economic shock is coming. How to protect yourself
    Apr 5 2026

    A massive energy crisis is heading our way from Iran and the Gulf. What can the government do to protect us? Can you do anything to protect yourself? Gary unpacks the economic consequences of the war.

    CHAPTERS


    (00:00) Intro

    (00:59) The basics

    (01:56) Interest rates

    (03:42) Government borrowing

    (04:59) What it means for you

    (06:01) How to you protect yourself

    (13:05) What can the government do?

    (17:25) Drilling in the North Sea

    (19:24) How to trade in this crisis

    (22:47) Increase your resources

    (27:40) Crises in the UK

    (30:05) War and inequality

    (34:45) How wealth is being taken from you

    (38:05) War, information and manipulation

    (40:35) We CAN change things

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    45 mins