In this episode, we profile John Maynard Keynes, the English thinker widely regarded as the "father of macroeconomics" and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. We trace his journey from a mathematics student at King's College, Cambridge, to the global stage, where his ideas fundamentally changed how governments manage economic crises,.

Join us as we explore:

• The Keynesian Revolution: How the Great Depression drove Keynes to challenge the classical view that free markets automatically provide full employment. We break down his magnum opus, The General Theory, which argued that aggregate demand drives the economy and that government spending is "nature's remedy" for preventing business losses during slumps,.
• The Statesman: From his prescient critique of the V ...