Slowly, then suddenly. Whether we are talking about inflation, inequality, or creeping authoritarianism; the slippery slope is rapidly turning into a point of no return. In this wide-ranging episode, Bronwyn Williams and Russell Lamberti unpack the hidden risks and costs of inflation and other forms of “financial socialism”, why short, sharp shocks are to be preferred to long (social) illnesses, and why we should be allowed to ask uncomfortable questions about taboo topics.
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Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bronwynwilliams
Flux Trends: https://www.fluxtrends.com/future-flux/futurist-in-residence/
Website: https://whatthefuturenow.com/
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Russell Lamberti is an economist and provides specialist macroeconomic research and advisory services to professional investors. He is the co-author of When Money Destroys Nations, the true tale of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation crisis. Some of Russell's interests include monetary systems, business cycles, structural decline, culture and politics, political economy, and theology. He lives in the Cape winelands.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RussLamberti
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