The Student Economist Podcast: Recent Episodes

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This is a weekly podcast where our three hosts: Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal, talk to student guests about the economic news globally. Each week we will have a different student guest, if you would like to join us as a guest you can fill out the form on our website.

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On this weeks episode Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal were joined by a familiar voice Peter Shaw where they discussed the Lockdown 3.0 in the UK and its implications, whether an interest rate cut would be necessary, what Trump's legacy is and finally what the outlook for global stock markets is for 2021. If you would like to join as a guest on the podcast fill out the form in this link.

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This week we have a special episode based around the BREXIT trade agreement struck last week. Avi Ruparelia and Rohit Ramanan were joined by a new voice, Jacob Haddo. They discussed many different parts of the deal including their opinions, is the deal a bad one because of the poor agreement in financial services, how important leaving the European Court of Justice is and finally what BREXIT means for Scotland and its potential vote for independence.

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On this weeks episode Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal were joined by a familiar voice Morgan Springer where they discussed the UK Spending Review of two weeks ago, in particular talking about the new infrastructure fund, the freezing of key worker wages outside of the NHS, the cut in foreign aid and finally BREXIT- Deal or No deal. If you would like to join as a guest on the podcast sill out the form in this link.

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On this weeks episode Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal were joined by a familiar voice Saksham Sidana where they discussed the UK Canada trade deal which was struck last week, the spending reforms that are going to take place to lower the North-South Divide in the UK and finally why some emerging economies have done so much better at controlling the virus as well as reopening the economy compared to some developed nations.

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Morgan Springer joined Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal this week where they discussed the new UK green bond and how important the return for investors is on this bond, what the green bond means for the UK's stance against climate change and personal opinions on what more needs to be done to create a more sustainable future.

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After days of waiting we finally have the result of the USA election. Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the USA. Peter Shaw joined: Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal where they discussed the whether democracy has had its reputation tainted after this election, can we trust the US polls at all, how Biden will deal with the rife inequality in America and whether or not the UK can maintain the 'special US, UK' relationship with Joe Biden as president? If you would like to join us as a guest please fill out the form on the website.

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With the US election days away this weeks podcast was a special one with our pre-election analysis. Peter Shaw joined the hosts: Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal where they discussed the potential of a Trump victory against all of the odds, who the lack of a US stimulus package benefits more and what a Joe Biden Presidency would look like. If you would like to be guest on the podcast please fill out the form in this link.

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The tenth of The Student Economist's podcast with the hosts, Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal. This week's guest was a new voice, Sevak Juss. This week we discussed our news stories of the week, including how Boris Johnson is doing for the Conservative Party, Aarush and Sevak's news story of the week and the BREXIT trade talk situation. If you would like to become a guest on the podcast, please fill out the form in this link.

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The ninth of The Student Economist's podcast with the hosts, Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal. This week's guest was a new voice, Ali shah. This week we discussed our news stories of the week, including how Sir Keir Starmer is doing for the Labour Party, Trump and COVID-19 and the UK second wave of cases. If you would like to become a guest on the podcast, please fill out the form in this link.

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The eighth of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts, Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal. This week's guest was a familiar voice, Saksham Sidana. This week we discussed the news around the second wave and how the global economy will fare this time around, how a vaccine will aid the global recovery and the unwinding of the UK furlough scheme. If you would like to become a guest on the podcast, please fill out the form in this link.

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The seventh of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia and Aarush Lal. This week's guest was Thomas Connor. This week we discussed the news around the UK second wave and how the UK will fare this time around and the key topics that are hot for the November US election. If you would like to become a guest on the podcast, please fill out the form in this link.

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The sixth of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan talking. This week we discussed the news around how vital the UK Japan trade agreement is for the UK economy, the new BREXIT law and questions around its legality and finally the US technology stock correction. If you would like to become a guest on the podcast, please fill out the form in this link.

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The fifth of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan talking to our student guest this week James Rafferty. This week news is around how emerging economies are coping with the coronavirus pandemic, and the inequality that could arise from the inflated GCSE and A-level. 

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The fourth of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan. This week news is around Trump and his stance on Chinese technology in particular the company TikTok, global inequalities and the impact of coronavirus on mental wellbeing in reference to working from home and its long term implications.

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The third of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan talking to our student guest this week Hitamsh Nandyala. This week news is around the potential of a second wave of the coronavirus in the UK, US GDP data and whether or not the UK is on course for a 'V' shaped recovery. 

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The second of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan talking to our student guest this week Khush Pau. This week news is around the USA election and Trump's' Coronavirus handling, the stock market rally, and the reopening of economies.

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The first of The Student Economist's new podcast with the hosts: Avi Ruparelia, Aarush Lal and Rohit Ramanan talking to our student guest this week Saksham Sidana. This week news is around the UK China Tensions, How effective will Rishi Sunaks mini budget be and the reopening of economies effect on rationality.