Karl Marx podcast
This is from Economics in Ten podcast, season one, episode five. This is one of the longer episodes in the series and it earns its runtime. Pete and Gav do a good job of separating what he actually argued from what has been done in his name. The episode covers exploitation, surplus value, alienation, and the historical materialist framework. Worth being aware that some students will arrive with strong pre-existing views, which can make the discussion richer or trickier depend
David Ricardo podcast
This is from Economics in Ten podcast, season one, episode four. Ricardo gave us two of the most important ideas in the subject: comparative advantage (the theoretical foundation for the case for free trade) and the labour theory of value (which would later heavily influence Marx). Pete and Gav explain comparative advantage clearly, which is useful because students often find it counterintuitive. There’s also good context on the Corn Laws controversy, which links comparative
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition 2027
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation runs a free, entirely online pitch competition for 14 to 18 year olds anywhere in the world, with a deadline of 21 February 2027. Entrants first complete a short mini-course on Blue Ocean Strategy, the idea that firms do better by creating uncontested market space than by fighting for share in a crowded one, then submit a video pitch of under five minutes for a business idea of their own. Recent cycles have drawn around 12,000 entr