Two Cents' Worth Podcast Options

6:00 PM.Peter Griffin looks past the rollercoaster ride that is cryptocurrency to find out its true potential. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In the '80s, "Think Big” became an insult; government spend-ups became a political no-no. Until now. In light of Jacinda Ardern’s $12 billion infrastructure announcement, Nikki Mandow and Bernard… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.There's been a huge upswing in subscription businesses across the world and in New Zealand.

Peter Griffin looks at what that means for consumers and the economy. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.One man’s decades-long fight to deal with New Zealand’s farm effluent problems by bringing dung beetles to New Zealand. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In the spirit of giving, the Two Cents' team is answering your economic questions on Kiwisaver, property prices and mortgage rates.  Read more Audio

It's banking, yes, but not as we know it. A new movement is seeing the rejuvenation of an ancient economic model. Claire Crofton looks into the growing trend of time-banking. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Debt – it’s deep in the heart of our society and our economy. But we have an odd relationship with it. Bernard Hickey asks why we both fear debt and love it so much. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The work of Pacific people has been noted in a Treasury report but does it go far enough? And what is the impact of this on our wider economy?  Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) turns 150 this year. But the number of companies listed on it has been falling in recent times, begging the question - is still as relevant as it once was? Read more Audio

2:00 PM.New Zealand saw the UK’s ‘Brentry’ into the EEC in 1973 as an existential threat to our nation’s future. It preoccupied New Zealanders for a decade and eventually all hinged on 48 hours of… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.House prices are on the rise again - but is that a good thing? The Two Cents' Worth team look at the Goldilocks sweet spot for our housing market - do we want prices to go up, fall down or stay as… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Gyles Beckford looks at why inflation has gone walkabouts, why central banks are still so obsessed about taming it and - hold your hats - is it time to give away inflation targeting... Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Donald Trump’s tariff war is hitting the world economy hard, and there's no sign of a truce. Tariffs have played a major part in some serious, and often traumatic historical events - and it looks like… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Could an online bra fitting service be the final death knell for bricks and mortar stores?

Claire Crofton finds out. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.New Zealand has fallen behind Australia and Britain in using contactless payments and retailers are revolting. The Government may have to regulate fees directly. By Bernard Hickey. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.We're going back to where it all began... And finding out how far we've come.

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2:00 PM.Come on a hilarious romp with some of New Zealand's best theatrical talents as Justin Gregory looks at the economics of taking a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Our most feared pest could be starting its journey to New Zealand.

Nikki Mandow dons some over-sized steel-capped boots to discover the superhuman efforts that biosecurity officials, scientists… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Win or lose, the Rugby World Cup is being seen as a great opportunity to boost our economy. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.We put Kate Raworth and Arthur Grimes in the ring together to debate the value of growth. Things got tense... Read more Audio

2:00 PM.If the government gave everyone an extra $1000 to spend would we all be better off?

Bernard Hickey looks into the theory of helicopter money. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Nikki Mandow tells us why social procurement is way more exciting than it sounds - and how it might change the world. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The Two Cents' Worth team is joined by the Honourable Kris Fa'afoi to discuss banks, interest rate caps and 5G.

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2:00 PM.Last year, New Zealanders lost $33 million to scams. Madison Reidy looks at how that's impacting our economy and what we're doing to stop it. Read more Audio