{"podcast":{"title":"Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today","slug":"rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","podcast_index_feed_id":1530908,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890034/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a7d6a9542b23c4393b4a3b839f12fd78.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":243,"summary":"Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908"},"episode":{"title":"Central bank independence − a tradition under threat","slug":"central-bank-independence-a-tradition-under-threat","published_at":"2026-02-20T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/central-bank-independence-a-tradition-under-threat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/central-bank-independence-trump-jerome-powell-rba/106316730","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hp/Z/uk.mp3","summary":"Since the 1970s central banks around the world have increasingly become “independent” of government. They’ve developed that way over time to ensure that monetary policy isn’t impacted by partisan political motives. But there are those who now seek to turn the clock back and to rein in that independence. The current US president is at the front of the pack. Guests: Cristina Bodea – Professor of political science, Michigan State University John Hawkins – Head of the Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra https://Dr Isaac Gross Isaac Gross - Senior lecturer in Economics, Monash University Links: David Marr's Late Night Live interview with biographer RICHARD VAGUE about the US banker Thomas Willing","meta_description":"Since the 1970s central banks around the world have increasingly become “independent” of government. They’ve developed that way over time to ensure that m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/episodes/central-bank-independence-a-tradition-under-threat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/central-bank-independence-a-tradition-under-threat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}