{"podcast":{"title":"SPERI Presents...","slug":"speri-presents-7048864","podcast_index_feed_id":7048864,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/speri-presents","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/speri-presents","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1719924975597-bd72a918010408ee53547beb7fb5091a.jpeg","author":"SPERI","episode_count":48,"summary":"'SPERI Presents…' is a podcast taking on the big questions in political economy for scholars, students and publics within and beyond the discipline. We also host 'New Thinking in Political Economy', an ongoing series with monthly episodes. Dr Remi Edwards is joined by authors of new research to explore the motivations behind, contributions and implications of their work for understanding power and politics in the global economy. The first limited series was 'Lessons in Power'. Professor Michael Jacobs and Mems Ayinla interview ministers and advisors from the New Labour administration (1997-2010) to tease out lessons on a range of issues for Keir Starmer’s newly formed Labour government. Coming soon: Crisis Point hosted by Chris Saltmarsh and Dr Dillon Wamsley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:20:02.139333+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speri-presents-7048864"},"episode":{"title":"New Thinking: Neoliberal Knowledge Production w/ Nina Lotze","slug":"new-thinking-neoliberal-knowledge-production-w-nina-lotze","published_at":"2026-04-30T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speri-presents-7048864/new-thinking-neoliberal-knowledge-production-w-nina-lotze","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speri-presents-7048864","url":"https://shows.acast.com/speri-presents/episodes/new-thinking-neoliberal-knowledge-production","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6683f98604b201dd34f20976/e/69e204d323929c3a2a2773e1/media.mp3","summary":"How do neoliberal think tanks work? When do they disagree with each other? What do they do to influence government policy and public debate? How did they respond to the crisis of COVID-19 and state intervention that came with it? Nina Lotze is a Associate Lecturer in the UCL Department of Political Science. She joins Josh White to talk about her article ' Strategies of neoliberal knowledge production: how did free-market think tanks react to the COVID-19 pandemic? ' (2026) published in New Political Economy journal. They discuss the similarities and differences between neoliberal think tanks in the UK and Germany respectively; why they supported the first wave of lockdowns but not the second; networking as the basis of political power (including the dinners they organise and they pubs they drink in); and why its not quite right to talk about global neoliberal conspiracy. 'New Thinking in Political Economy' is a monthly podcast showcasing cutting-edge political economy research that helps us to understand the world around us. This episode is produced by Chris Saltmarsh and Josh White. This episode was edited by Josh White with support from Chris Saltmarsh. Music and audio by Andy_Gambino . Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"How do neoliberal think tanks work? When do they disagree with each other? What do they do to influence government policy and public debate? How did they…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2874,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/speri-presents-7048864/episodes/new-thinking-neoliberal-knowledge-production-w-nina-lotze/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speri-presents-7048864/new-thinking-neoliberal-knowledge-production-w-nina-lotze.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}