https://wabcradio.com/podcast/reality-check-with-elena/ Our new podcast explores the realities that lead to informality: a notion represented by reduction of the middle class, and spread of insecurity, through a series of dynamic on-the-ground interviews in Europe, the US, and the Global south. You will hear what informality is really like, from people who have lived in it all their lives; from those who have escaped it and risen to middle class; and others who have fallen into it. We invite global intellectuals, along with journalists, policy makers, and investors to share their views on what is informality and why we must tackle it now. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1tY5x5qyJlCx8M5yi79yTWcpkrf8oZwI Our new podcast explores the realities that lead to informality: a notion represented by reduction of the middle class, and spread of insecurity, through a series of dynamic on-the-ground interviews in Europe, the US, and the Global south. You will hear what informality is really like, from people who have lived in it all their lives; from those who have escaped it and risen to middle class; and others who have fallen into it. We invite global intellectuals, along with journalists, policy makers, and investors to share their views on what is informality and why we must tackle it now. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1tY5x5qyJlCx8M5yi79yTWcpkrf8oZwI en-US hourly 1 Élena Panaritis Élena Panaritis Élena Panaritis Our new podcast explores the realities that lead to informality: a notion represented by reduction of the middle class, and spread of insecurity, through a series of dynamic on-the-ground interviews in Europe, the US, and the Global south. You will hear what informality is really like, from people who have lived in it all their lives; from those who have escaped it and risen to middle class; and others who have fallen into it. We invite global intellectuals, along with journalists, policy makers, and investors to share their views on what is informality and why we must tackle it now. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1tY5x5qyJlCx8M5yi79yTWcpkrf8oZwI Élena Panaritis No No https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-3-the-hidden-key-to-development-charles-calomiris-on-property-rights-and-progress/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-3-the-hidden-key-to-development-charles-calomiris-on-property-rights-and-progress/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:03:19 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-3-the-hidden-key-to-development-charles-calomiris-on-property-rights-and-progress/ 0 untitled-design-15 77 WABC 77 WABC full Today, I sit with globally influential economist Charles Calomiris at the foothills of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. We discuss the foundations of economic development. In this video podcast, Calomiris draws on decades of research and policy advise on 00:24:54 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-2-why-informality-persists-francis-fukuyama-on-broken-systems-and-bold-fixes/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-2-why-informality-persists-francis-fukuyama-on-broken-systems-and-bold-fixes/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-2-why-informality-persists-francis-fukuyama-on-broken-systems-and-bold-fixes/ 0 untitled-design-15 77 WABC 77 WABC full This time straight from Mexico, I meet with renowned political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama. In his characteristically eloquent and succinct style he offers a sharp reality check on what is informality and why it continues to persist around the w 00:10:34 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-1-will-the-shrinking-middle-class-affect-german-elections-jorg-luyken-on-economic-strains-and-political-shifts/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-1-will-the-shrinking-middle-class-affect-german-elections-jorg-luyken-on-economic-strains-and-political-shifts/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:32:38 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-1-will-the-shrinking-middle-class-affect-german-elections-jorg-luyken-on-economic-strains-and-political-shifts/ 0 untitled-design-15 77 WABC 77 WABC full Today I’m in Berlin with Jörg Luyken, right beside a remaining part the infamous grim Berlin Wall — the barrier that for decades cut this city in two and became one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War, that divided the West from the Soviet E 00:27:39