Late last year I interviewed Michael Albert, editor of Znet, about the alternative economic system called parecon (participatory economics) that he proposes along with radical economist Robin Hahnel.

A heavy workload meant I wasn’t able to transcribe the interview and write it up as was my original plan, so here is the audio file that’s been sitting on my dictaphone for a couple of months.

The interview took place in a hotel lobby, so sorry about the rattling coffee machine and the crashing of cutlery in the background. Not to mention some terrible commercial radio music blaring out. Still, you can hear Albert clearly, so if alternative economic theory is your bag then take a listen.