The Rest Is Money

Robert Peston, Steph McGovern

Booking Overview

An interview-led business and economics show focused on finance, public policy, markets, and the changing world of work, typically featuring prominent economists, policymakers, and business leaders alongside host analysis. Credible pitches include senior economists, public-policy experts, technology and workforce specialists, institutional investors, and executives with substantive insight into major economic issues; booking difficulty is high given the hosts’ profiles and the prominence of recent guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 308

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 3.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 20.6k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

therestismoney@goalhanger.com

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Host

Robert Peston - British journalist, broadcaster, author, and economic commentator, best known for his senior political and economics reporting roles and television analysis.

Steph McGovern - British journalist, broadcaster, and business presenter known for explaining business, technology, and economic issues to mainstream audiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Prominent economists, policy specialists, senior business leaders, technology and workforce experts, and other authoritative commentators on major UK and global economic issues.

Required Achievements:

Nobel Prize or equivalent major professional recognition, Senior government, academic, or institutional leadership, Published economic research or influential public commentary, Executive leadership in major businesses or sectors

Recent Guest Discussions

Simon Johnson - Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Workforce Changes, Wage Growth, Productivity, Trade Unions, And Preparing The UK For The AI Era.

Gary Stevenson - Wealth Taxes, Inequality, Living Costs, Affordable Housing, Regional Disparities, And Economic Opportunity.

Recent Topics

Economics, Finance, Economic Policy, Markets, Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Rest Is Money

305. The Apprentice Unicorn - Euan Blair on rewiring investment and training

August 16, 2026

Why is it taking so long to get people trained in AI? Should we be devolving education powers to employers instead of Mayors? Is the replacement for the Apprenticeship levy any good? Why is it so hard for companies here to raise money from British investors? Steph talks to Euan Blair, CEO of Multiverse - the UK’s first British EdTech business valued at over a billion - about the future of work. Plus some spicy chat on Multiverse’s Ofsted rating and why Euan’s dad was wrong to push for 50% ...

304. Why Burnham’s best economic policy would be “do nothing”

August 12, 2026

How can the government persuade UK companies and households to invest and spend their record cash holdings? Why is Donald Trump’s unpredictability failing to destroy economic growth? Why is it so difficult to assess whether a lethal AI bubble currently exists? Robert discusses the risks and opportunities in today’s world of extreme financial, technological and political risks with Karen Ward, chief market strategist for JP Morgan in EMEA. The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus E...

303. Why making schools truly comprehensive is vital for our economy

August 09, 2026

Why do secondary schools fail so many young people? Whose fault is it? What does good vocational education look like? He says the hard hat is just as important as the graduation cap, but does Andy Burnham really get it? With A-Level and GCSE results due out, Steph’s launched a day to celebrate the millions of people getting vocational qualifications. To mark this we take the show to a thriving business in Cornwall to look at how they’re solving their skills problem. Also, Robert and Steph...

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