Hopping Mad with Will McLeod & Arliss Bunny
Progressive politics and economics. Will covers political issues from around the world and Arliss does the same for financial news and monetary policy with special emphasis on modern monetary theory. Each week they are joined by a special guest for the interview. Both Will and Arliss are fond of carrots.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 79 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2019
Moving Forward & Denise Oliver-Velez
14 November 2016 - As was said so beautifully by American civil rights lawyer and Sikh, Valerie Kaur, in her moving piece in the Washington Post following the white supremacist massacre of the Charle…
01:34:18 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Dr. Randall Wray on Minsky
31 October 2016 - Modern Monetary Theory innovator and torchbearer, Dr. L. Randall Wray is with us for most of the show in a deep dive interview on his book, Why Minsky Matters: An Introduction to t…
01:56:33 |
Mon 31 Oct 2016
Stingers: Bees, Donald Loves Dictators, & Audit the Fed
24 October 2016 - We don't have and interview today due to a last minute cancellation but Will and I had a LOT to say so everything worked out as it was meant to be. At the top of the show Will uses …
01:28:38 |
Mon 24 Oct 2016
JD Alt on "The Millennials' Money"; Alt Right & the Trump Economy
17 October 2016 - I have been talking on the show about JD Alt's book, The Millennials' Money, since it was still a series of posts on the modern monetary theory (MMT) blog, New Economic Perspectives…
01:21:03 |
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Trump is Toast & Fascism in the UK
10 October 2016 - We were lucky to have Scottish National Party Councillor Math Campbell to preview for us what it looks like when fascism takes over a country. The British government of Prime Minis…
01:35:50 |
Mon 10 Oct 2016
Flipping the Senate, Trump's Lies & the AltRight
3 October 2016 - We are fortunate again to have back on the show progressive political pundit Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) to talk about the efforts by Democrats to flip the Senate. Something we wer…
01:31:15 |
Mon 03 Oct 2016
Flipping the Senate, Trump's Lies & the AltRight
3 October 2016 - We are fortunate again to have back on the show progressive political pundit Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca) to talk about the efforts by Democrats to flip the Senate. Something we wer…
01:31:15 |
Mon 03 Oct 2016
Social Security Works!, Charlotte & Banks
26 September 2016 - We are finally back up to full power this week and have a truly terrific interview with Alex Lawson of Social Security Works! Because our listeners already have heard me talk abou…
01:14:24 |
Mon 26 Sep 2016
1st Anniversary! Media, Money & Bitcoin
19 September 2016 - We are ONE! This is our first year podcast-aversary and we truly want to thank those at Netroots Radio who were so much a part of getting us launched. Also right at the top of the…
00:58:00 |
Mon 19 Sep 2016
We're BACK with Failed Tech & Blockchain
12 September 2016 - The stars have almost fully aligned. Will and I are both fully functional this week. Sadly, we have no interview or Extra Mad, because we are both frantically catching-up at work,…
00:52:24 |
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Common Core Reprise & Update
29 August 2016 - Will is out of town on business this week and I have finally managed to struggle back up onto my paws after six days in the hospital and way too many more in recovery at home. Under …
01:36:11 |
Sun 28 Aug 2016
No Episode this week, Health Update
Alriss and I have had bad luck this past week. She ended up hospitalized with Diverticulitis, and I ended up concussed after rolling my ankle and face planting into the ground. I'm still limping arou…
00:01:19 |
Mon 22 Aug 2016
HRC & DNC Conspiracy Theories & The IMF Says "Whoops!"
8 August 2016 - This week we had a lot of territory to cover and very little time due to scheduling issues. We have no interview or Extra Mad today but do start with breaking news on a new and unexpe…
00:58:03 |
Mon 08 Aug 2016
Frances Coppola, Putin & Rajan
1 August 2016 - It is always glorious when we can have the well-known banking expert, economics wonk and blogger, Frances Coppola on the show. We were thrilled to welcome her back this week to talk…
01:30:12 |
Mon 01 Aug 2016
Jesse LaGreca, China & Italian Banks
25 July 2016 - Jesse LaGreca (@JesseLaGreca), political activist and commentor, manages to be both incisive and hilarious with his jackhammer-pounding, nailgun-fast insight into the underlying struct…
01:23:00 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
PPP & NN16
18 July 2016 - Will and I drove out of St. Louis yesterday full to the tippy top with almost too much information. We were extremely lucky to be able to capture some interview time with Tom Jensen th…
01:12:38 |
Mon 18 Jul 2016
QT POC STL & Metro Trans Umbrella Group Bring the Power
16 July 2016 - We are here in St. Louis at Netroots Nation and, as usual, it's remarkable. On Friday we sat down for a truly wonderful interview with Lady Ashley Gregory, of QT POC STL, and Capella M…
00:44:42 |
Sun 17 Jul 2016
Losses & Listening, Mark Carney's Leadership & Bank Stress Testing
11 July 2016 - We could not begin without acknowledging that yet again our nation has suffered terrible losses: Alton Sterling, Philander Castile, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Lorne Ahrens, Brent Th…
00:57:59 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
SNP Councilor Math Campbell-Sturgess
27 June 2016 - Well, THAT happened. Brexit basically ate the news cycle of much of the world this past week. Who knew so many people could find legitimate use for the word "gobsmacked." We were lucky…
01:45:32 |
Mon 27 Jun 2016
Dr. James Brusseau on Inequality & Philosophy
20 June 2016 - Both of the main topics this week, inequality through the lens of philosophy and Brexit, ended up stretching me to a new perspective. In both cases I default to the economics and the a…
01:42:31 |
Mon 20 Jun 2016
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