Giveonomics

Kibare wa Njuguna

Have you ever had questions about things around you? Why do we have loadshedding? How does Dexter fund his lab? Can sport be played over the long term without an audience? It turns out that economics is an amazing tool to get an understanding of a lot of these questions but there's one problem, I'm not exactly an economist. Join us as we start to figure out the world around us from the view of an economics and social sciences enthusiast. It should be an experience, Right?

Episodes

  1. 22/09/2020

    #1 - Supply and Demand- Eskom Loadshedding, Cabinet and Put South Africa First

    In this episode, Kibz dives into understanding the nitty but not too gritty stories of supply and demand surrounding his foray into podcasting, how we get Ministers and Members of Parliament, #PutSouthAfricaFirst and Eskom Loadshedding. Credits: Producer and Host: Kibare wa Njuguna Script Edited by Yalezo Njuguna Music:  Black Tie by Desire Zwane Deep End by Desire Zwane Follow Up Links: Click here to comment on the Electoral Act Click here to check out The Next Gen Podcast Click here to check out Mzansi TV Click here to check out The Told and Untold with Tshego Paledi Click here to check out more music by Desire Zwane Click here for the full episode transcript  References: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/feb/05/enron.usnews https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-09-fi-scheme9-story.html https://www.reference.com/world-view/law-supply-demand-bd544002f25eb639 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/priceelasticity.asp https://www.oberlo.co.za/blog/podcast-statistics#:~:text=Summary%3A%20Podcast%20Statistics,-Here's%20a%20summary&text=There%20are%20currently%20850%2C000%20active,of%2012%20listen%20to%20podcasts. https://www.listerine.com/about https://art19.com/shows/business-wars/episodes/78eb2c64-ce03-42ec-855b-d4281ebe349f https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/ramaphosa-cabinet-ministers-perks-salaries-2019/ http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2020/11.html https://justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings a...

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Have you ever had questions about things around you? Why do we have loadshedding? How does Dexter fund his lab? Can sport be played over the long term without an audience? It turns out that economics is an amazing tool to get an understanding of a lot of these questions but there's one problem, I'm not exactly an economist. Join us as we start to figure out the world around us from the view of an economics and social sciences enthusiast. It should be an experience, Right?