Yanis Varoufakis with Nihal Arthanayake

Ask Penguin
21 nov 2023 55 min
Yanis Varoufakis with Nihal Arthanayake
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About this episode

<p>This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by the former Finance Minister of Greece and co-founder of the international grassroots movement DM25 as well as a Professor of economics at the University of Athens, Yanis Varoufakis. His latest book,&nbsp;<em>Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism</em>, explores how the owners of big tech have become the world's feudal overlords.</p><br><p>In this episode, Nihal and Yanis discuss the impact living through the digital age has on our lives, how commodities have more freedom of movement than people, and the objects that inspired the theories explored in his book.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and don't forget to leave us a review – it really helps! To find out more about the #PenguinPodcast, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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