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Roma, domani. Cesare Serpieri, scrittore cinquantenne disoccupato reso celebre da "Triade", romanzo-denuncia contro la piovra gialla, e' sposato con Lilli, di venti anni più giovane, giornalista al TGE, il telegiornale europeo. Sono i genitori di Domino, una bambina di sette anni di sorprendente intelligenza. Una tipica bambina europea della prossima generazione...

  1. 05/14/2020

    S2-E5: DOMINO SPECIAL: The Butterfly Effect

    Please enjoy this short but special episode of Domino.  The following is the introductory chapter to Brady's book, In Light of Yesterday, in which he discusses a phenomena known as the butterfly effect – which can be used to understand the strange chain of events that led our global economy to look the way it does today.

    17 min

  2. 03/13/2020

    S2-E4: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance

    In this episode, the guys explore the comically bad predictions of past economic forecasts and discuss why the economy is so difficult to predict.

    24 min

  3. 02/13/2020

    S2-E3: The Fed

    How did the Federal Reserve begin? Well, it all started with one top secret meeting at Jekyll Island, Georgia...a meeting that set the foundation for what would become America's central bank. Those men probably didn't realize the power they held in that meeting that would go on to change the future of the American economy.  In this episode, we explore the role of the federal reserve and their impact on the economy.

    17 min

  4. 01/16/2020

    S2-Ep2: American's Scoreboard, GDP

    Politicians developed a metric known as GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, during the depths of the Great Depression to help measure the strength of the economy.  GDP become something of a scoreboard for countries around the world and gave politicians a measure stick to gauge the impact of policy decisions.  In time, increasing GDP became a national obsession and drives decision making for our leaders today.

    17 min

  5. 12/12/2019

    S2-E1: Trade Wars

    Trade wars aren’t new.  You may recall Ferris Bueller took a day off from school and in the process missed Ben Stein’s now famous lecture on… anyone, anyone?  Tariffs.  There have been several notable eras of trade wars over the past century. From the days of Smoot Hawley and the Great Depression, tariffs on all kinds of goods have impacted economic activity around the globe. Donald Trump has made it clear he and his administration want to take on China through tariffs.  Who wins this trade war?  Only time will tell, but in this special episode of Domino we examine the impact tariffs have had on our economy, the US consumer, and even chickens.  And we take a look forward to see how this round of negotiations may shape the future of global trade for generations to come.

    18 min

  6. 12/20/2018

    Ep. 9: China: Shadows and Ghosts

    From the outside, China appears to have discovered the fountain of unending economic growth.  But is it really just a mirage?  Did China purposefully create their own real estate bubble to avoid the global economic slowdown in 2008 / 2009?  Why do massive cities still sit empty years after their creation?  This week we examine the strange and misunderstood world of China, and how government owned enterprises are providing the illusion of growth with high ever-increasing debt.  Could China be the next Domino to fall?

    33 min

  7. 12/13/2018

    Ep. 8: European Bumblebees

    Could a speech about bumblebees solve Europe’s economic woes? Is it possible for nineteen countries to share a common currency? What happens when interest rates go negative?  Europe is one gigantic economic experiment with complexities that few understand.  This week, we examine the history behind the current European economy as well as the challenges that they may face in coming years.  And we finally address the question, are Italians bad at budgeting?

    26 min

  8. 12/06/2018

    Ep. 7 : Bubbles, Bankruptcies, and Burnt Bridges

    Aside from the staggering losses suffered by investors, 2008 is best remembered for the shocking fall of Wall Street titans Lehman Brothers and AIG.  One company was bailed out by government money, the other was allowed to fail, resulting in the largest bankruptcy in history.  The story behind the collapse of each firm began many years earlier, with a change in risk management policies.  The subsequent decision of ‘who to save’ serves as a valuable lesson: don’t burn bridges on Wall Street.

    27 min
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Roma, domani. Cesare Serpieri, scrittore cinquantenne disoccupato reso celebre da "Triade", romanzo-denuncia contro la piovra gialla, e' sposato con Lilli, di venti anni più giovane, giornalista al TGE, il telegiornale europeo. Sono i genitori di Domino, una bambina di sette anni di sorprendente intelligenza. Una tipica bambina europea della prossima generazione...

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  • Creator
    Rai Radio2
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Domino
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