In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. In an extended interview, we hear what it was like during the Eurocrisis when he went head to head with those who wanted to stop his economic reforms. And, what does he make of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans to ‘rewire’ the UK economy? Radical Thinking will be published every Saturday in the Politics Weekly feed. 00:00 Intro 01:15 – ‘Insider or Outsider?’ 07:56 – Varoufakis’ childhood 09:42 – From academia to politics 13:54 – Greece and the Eurozone Crisis 25:00 – Governments vs the Markets 26:26 – Varoufakis on Andy Burnham 33:10 – Britain’s economy 36:10 – ‘I miss Thatcher’ 39:50 – Where is the left today? 46:50 – ‘I’ve been radicalised’ 49:40 – Billionaire for a day 50:30 – Closing Thoughts