Flywheel Economics Podcast

About Flywheel Economics Podcast

At Flywheel Economics, we explore economies as ecosystems. The Flywheel Economics podcast is your gateway to a world of innovative thinking and creative problem-solving. Our podcast series examines the intricate relationships within economic ecosystems, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned from experts and trailblazers across various industries. Join us for inspiring stories, expert analysis, provocative discussions and practical wisdom that give unconventional insights for a changing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Flywheel Economics

Category

business · education · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Build It and They Won’t Come? Lessons from Mexico’s Housing Reforms

   Richard Ough and Favour Ogbadu interview housing policy scholar Dr. Alejandra Reyes about Mexico's housing paradox and lessons learned from its reforms.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Who Pays for Climate Action? Financing Development in a Changing World

   Bilal Sohail, a climate policy and finance expert, discusses how developing nations access crucial funding for climate action and sustainable development.

3. 

   13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Diagnosing The Global Housing Crisis: The Case for an Affordable Housing Index

   Favour Ogbadu, Dan Simpkins, and Richard Ough interview each other on the Flywheel Economics Podcast, diagnosing the global housing crisis by advocating for an affordable housing index to reveal systemic barriers.

Inside a recent episode

Build It and They Won’t Come? Lessons from Mexico’s Housing Reforms

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I guess the point is that that sounds good on paper, right? More houses, if we want to get affordable housing, that's what it's all about. So What happened there? What was really behind all of that? Many different things happened, to be completely honest. And this is something that I, of course, understood more fully as I studied the topic. But we could or should maybe even go back to the 80s when Mexico first defaulted. on its foreign debt obligation. And so then many other countries in the region follow. Right. And so that at least the story that we've told ourselves, right, it's that that's trapped us to be able to really follow the path that we had for a couple of years, decades in depending on the context of sort of like stronger social protections, public institutions and all of that. because we get significant interference or involvement from international organizations like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, etc., to sort of force us into economic restructuring. […]

Who has been a guest on Flywheel Economics Podcast

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

• Alejandra Reyes
• Bilal
• Dan Simpkins
• Mariya Aminu Kabir
• Annika Burke

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YouTube views

11,021

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

0

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