The Capitalismo Podcast

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8 episodes

5 months ago

When Mario Vargas Llosa died in Lima on 13 April 2025, the Hispanic world lost its most articulate apostle of classical liberalism. This episode dissects not the novels — brilliant though they are — but the ideas that powered them. We trace his migration from early Fidelista enthusiasm to a creed rooted in Popperian fallibilism, Hayekian humility and Tocquevillian suspicion of centralised power. The argument that binds his essays, speeches and presidential programme is simple: individual libe...

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Episodes (8/8)

The Capitalismo Podcast

🔴 The Political Thought of Mario Vargas Llosa

6 months ago

59 minutes

The Capitalismo Podcast

🔴 Ecuador Hit the Reset Button — Why Voters Ditched the Left

🚨 In this Episode: Ecuador is one of the rare Latin-American economies that has zero price-tag chaos — and that’s thanks to its quarter-century embrace of the U.S. dollar. In 1999 the sucre collapsed, inflation hit 37 percent a year and banks went belly-up; twelve months later dollarization tamed prices and — even today — remains supported by roughly eight in ten Ecuadorians. But political calm never followed monetary calm. We track the arc from Rafael Correa’s left-populist decade, w...

6 months ago

55 minutes

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Spain’s Open-Borders Bet: Immigration Boom—Miracle or Meltdown?

🚨 This podcast episode is a celebration of Liberalism and Cosmopolitanism: a real-world demonstration that open markets and open minds can deliver prosperity. 🔑 In 1990 less than 1% of the Spanish population were foreign residents.The foreign-born population was even smaller, with immigrants accounting for about 0.5% of residents As of January 1, 2025: 14% of residents in Spain are foreign nationals. 18.2% of Spain’s population was born outside the country. 1 in 7 residents of...

6 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Bolivia Bank-Run 2025: 72 Hours to Default?

Bolivia was once celebrated as South America's economic success story—rich in natural gas, flush with exports, and rapidly reducing poverty. Today, it's spiraling into crisis: crippling fuel shortages, disappearing reserves, soaring debt, and political chaos threaten total collapse. In this no-holds-barred breakdown, we expose: The Gas Boom Turned Bust: How did Bolivia lose half its gas production and become trapped importing fuel it can't afford? Fiscal Catastrophe: Public debt skyrock...

7 months ago

50 minutes

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Spain’s "Rocket Economy": Out of Fuel and Falling Fast

🚨 The Economic Boom Propaganda has to END 🚨 Ever heard about the "economic rocket" the Spanish government is bragging about? It is a hoax. Instead of soaring upward, Spain is spiraling into debt, joblessness, and misery— faster than ever! Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sánchez keeps tightening his grip, silencing judges and the press. Did you realize Spain now leads Europe's misery index BY A MILE? We're at 14.4 points, while the EU average is just 8.8. And that's WITH their statistic...

7 months ago

53 minutes

The Capitalismo Podcast

Javier Milei is Wrong about the Culture War and Libertarianism

🔴 Is Javier Milei a genuine libertarian, or is he drifting dangerously close to populist conservatism? In this episode, we dive deep into the ideology of Argentina's self-identified anarcho-capitalist President, Javier Milei, unpacking the critical differences between true modern liberalism (for our European audience) and authentic libertarianism (for those tuning in from the USA). We critically examine Milei's recent ideological shifts and explain why his heavy focus on culture war topics m...

7 months ago

58 minutes

The Capitalismo Podcast

Can Argentina Survive Milei’s Economic SHOCK Therapy?

What's really happening in Argentina under President Javier Milei? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the controversial "Chainsaw Reforms" introduced by President Milei, a radical set of policies aimed at drastically reshaping Argentina’s economy; under an anarcho-capitalist framework. We will defend - in great detail - the view that these measures are the real solution Argentina needs. We explore the complex political legacy beginning with Carlos Menem’s liberal reforms, continu...

8 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

The Capitalismo Podcast

Why Spain’s Transition to Democracy Remains Controversial

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Capitalismo Podcast, a new series dedicated to exploring the political economy of the Hispanic world entirely in English. In this first episode, co-hosts Diego Sánchez de la Cruz and Rasheed Griffith examine Spain’s landmark transition from the Franco dictatorship (1939–1975) to a modern constitutional democracy. Referred to as La Transición in Spain, this period remains a cornerstone of European political history and continues to influence Spain’...

8 months ago

58 minutes