What IS money? How much of it really exists? And when can it be a cow?
Is a cashless future inevitable? And in a cashless society, will you still be delayed at airport security by rogue coins in forgotten pockets?
Join Elf and Gerard on your gold standard podcast, talking crypto, floating currencies, wheelbarrows full of bank notes and how buying Barbies made a little Lyons feel like a millionaire.
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Should I be ashamed that I have no savings?
Peeling the banana that is savings, Elf and Gerard Lyons explore bank balance embarrassment via the economics of the comedy industry, personal investment strategy and a fruit-based explanation of how your savings bear fruit.
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Is ChatGPT our friend?
Hello! This podcast blurb was written by HUMAN INTELLIGENCE... Or was it? In this episode we dip our toe in the water of one of the most uncanny valley economic issues; AI and the technological revolution. Is ChatGPT our friend? Is AI your new therapist? Should you trust it as your new co-worker? How is it impacting us and what else may help? Gerard and Elf Lyons provide some insights alongside one of the worst comedy routines of all time....
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Why is Nanny Squeak obsessed with Premium Bonds?
Elf and Gerard Lyons discuss Premium Bonds.
What are they? Are they a smart savings choice? How do they help the UK government raise revenue? Did the advent of the National Lottery trump their prize-winning appeal? Who is ERNIE? What on earth were the football pools? And could Premium Bonds help Elf pay for her wedding? All these big money questions and more in another episode of Elfonomics!
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The Indo-Pacific: Heartbeat of The Future Global Economy
Dr Gerard Lyons and Elf Lyons move the map and discover why the Indo-Pacific is ‘the heartbeat of the future global economy’.
They discuss the growth of countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and India. Plus (with Donald Trump returning as US President) how the region's increasing power and influence affects geopolitics and helps shift the focus from transatlantic to transpacific.
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