Economics For the People

About Economics For the People

Economics For the People takes you on a journey to explore the transformative power of economics when it is harnessed for the working classes, to advance social justice, and to create an inclusive and equitable society. It is an open invitation to participate in collectively shaping and reimagining an economy that prioritizes the needs and aspirations of the working classes, marginalized communities, and individuals of different gender expressions, sexualities, and abilities. The show features diverse voices, experiences and perspectives that often remain unheard in mainstream conversations about economics, markets and numbers.

Publisher

KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2023

Latest episode

15 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 36 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Jun 2026

   EP29: Political Economy of the Media; Macroeconomics of War

   Host Taki and Sirisha interview researcher and journalist Rajeev Ravisankar about the political economy of media and worker-run cooperatives, while economist John Miller discusses the macroeconomic impacts of war with host Chris Sturr.

2. 

   13 Apr 2026

   EP28: Missouri's Budget, Trade Routes and War

   Host Sirisha and guest Taki analyze the 2026 Missouri Budget, while Chris Sturr interviews Professor Sasha Breger Bush about trade routes and foreign policy, offering insights into societal values and global power dynamics.

3. 

   3 Mar 2026

   EP27: Rent Control & Data Centers

   Host Chris Sturr interviews Stephen Barton about rent control, while Professor Madhumita Dutta and activists Katie Currid and Rachel Gonzalez discuss the impact of data center growth.

Inside a recent episode

EP24: The Advertising Industry; Credit Score Oligopoly

Published 9 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And they send that information on to the Fair Isaac Company, which creates the commonly used FICO credit score and boils all that information supposedly down to a simple three-digit number that summarizes exactly how credit worthy each of us may or may not be. Just recently, the three bureaus have decided to create their own credit score calculating entity to compete with FICO. They call it Vantage Score. But it does leave us with a situation where we have a giant oligopoly of three firms feeding our information into a duopoly to reduce us down to a number that decides not just whether we can get loans and what interest rate we'll pay on them, But a lot of other stuff, landlords increasingly pull one or two of your credit reports. […]

Who has been a guest on Economics For the People

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rajeev Ravisankar
• John Miller
• Sasha Breger Bush
• Zachary Mueller
• Madhumita Dutta

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

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Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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