What podcasts say about Adrian Wooldridge

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What Adrian Wooldridge has said on podcasts

8 statements · 2 positive · 6 negative

on East India Company-like corporationsNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
East India Company-like corporations will own, control, and trade in outer space.
“So I predict a future in which we will have things, the equivalent of the East India Company, owning, controlling and trading in outer space.”
Listen at 15:33
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on Meta PlatformsNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
Mark Zuckerberg exercises unchecked control over Meta.
“There is no control constitutionally on the power of Zuckerberg in Meta. He is a dictator of that company.”
Listen at 17:03
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on Dual-class and nonvoting sharesNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
Dual-class and nonvoting shares reduce investor influence and board independence.
“So you are reducing the role of investors and you're reducing the independence of boards.”
Listen at 24:28
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on Meta PlatformsNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
Zuckerberg controls Meta’s board with 52% of voting shares.
“So if you look at Meta, Zuckerberg has 13% of shares, 52% of voting shares, complete control over the board”
Listen at 24:35
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on AI investmentsNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
AI investment will produce crises resembling historical railroad bubbles.
“I think we're going to get the same thing with AI.”
Listen at 26:22
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on UK welfare dependencyPositiveSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
The UK should reduce welfare dependency and increase economic contribution.
“we ought to be talking a little bit more about... Labour, everybody contributing to the economy and getting rid of this dependency culture.”
Listen at 41:27
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on Global warmingPositiveSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
Pricing climate-related harms is necessary to change behavior long term.
“the only way that you can adjust people's behavior to the problem of climate change in the long term is to make them pay for”
Listen at 49:31
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on Climate change adaptationNegativeSep 8, 2026· Merryn Talks Money
Adaptation cannot keep pace if climate change becomes uncontrolled.
“if climate change really is spiringly out of control because of the amount of pollution going in, you can't adapt fast enough.”
Listen at 50:16
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