The Smith Family Manga - Season 2
Focusing on the lives of the school kids
Season 2 has 12 episodes and will be published on a monthly basis
Episode 1
Recession hits the nation
The morning news announces that recession is here and Ryan applauds the government spending cuts.
Professor Noitawl says that growth friendly austerity is necessary.
Published July 12, 2024
Episode 2
The Senior Economics Class begins
The school year begins and the kids are introduced to Minako, the exchange student from Kyoto.
The new economics teacher wants the class to stick to the curricula and to stop asking questions.
Published July 26, 2024
Episode 3
Ryan comes home with bad news
Ryan is late home after a tough day at work and tells Elizabeth that things have changed.
The family have to face some harsh realities while the economic news confuses Ryan.
Published August 9, 2024, 2024
Episode 4
Back at School Ms Allday is nonplussed
The kids at school receive a visit from Chris Edwards, a banker who began his career working in the central bank.
Ms Allday thinks he will reinforce the textbook message that governments can run out of money. She is disappointed.
Published August 23, 2024
Episode 5
New presenter on the Finance Report
Robert Autumn is away sick and his assistant Mary Winter takes the chair and begins questioning Professor Noitawl about the recession.
As the Professor stumbles to answer the questions, Autumn rings in to demand the segment be shutdown.
Published September 6, 2024
Episode 6
Environmental disaster strikes
The local community is devastated by an environmental disaster.
The privatised company has failed to invest and pursued profit gouging. Elizabeth and Kevin work out the problem. Ryan is in denial though.
Published October 4, 2024
Episode 7
Kevin has a Zoom session with Hiroshi
Unemployed, Ryan has turned to alcohol and gambling. Mary Winter is sacked from the Finance Show for her questioning of Professor Nowitawl.
Kevin learns from Hiroshi about QE and the way banks work, which allows him to understand why crowding out is a fiction.
Published October 18, 2024
Episode 8
Elizabeth and Kevin attend a Writers' Festival
Ryan loses the money Elizabeth has saved for Kevin's trip to Japan and orders him out.
Mariko visits from Kyoto and goes with Elizabeth and the boys to a Writers' Festival where they are treated to a discussion about MMT.
Published November 15, 2024
Episode 9
The Prime Minister makes a fool of himself
TV anchor Mary Winter shows up the Prime Minister on national TV while the school kids march to protest about climate change..
Daniel makes a strategic error and admits he is, like his imprisoned father, a climate change denialist.
Published December 13, 2024
