Neoliberalism has been the guiding force of economics since at least the mid 1970s.  If you seek to understand the economic ideas behind many of the changes in politics over recent decades, you need to understand neoliberalism.

Quinn Slobodian talks about his book Hayek's Bastards, which outlines the path neoliberal ideas took from the fringes of the Austrian School of Economics to the heart of the economics profession generally. You may think economics is boring, but whenever we ask why we can't fix environmental issues such as climate change, feed the hungry, house the poor, give people universal quality healthcare, lifelong vocational education and so on, economics is always the answer.  If you ever questioned why the motivating force in the world is so often profit, this podcast is for you.