Every Friday, two data points.
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The Post-War Iranian Economy
A longterm truce deal between the United States and Iran would likely include some sanctions relief in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Adam a…
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Taiwan
Taiwan runs a huge trade surplus, which is partly due to its chip manufacturing industry. Adam and Cameron discuss how the surplus affects Taiwan and other iss…
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Russia's Economic Slowdown
Adam and Cameron discuss the current status of Russia's war in Ukraine and how both countries are faring economically four years into the conflict. Also on the…
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The K-Shaped Economy
Nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending comes from the top 10 percent of households. Adam and Cameron explain this diverging, K-shaped economy. Also on the s…
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Bonus Segment: Mamdani's New York
Zohran Mamdani has been mayor of New York for about four months now and though it's early to assess his record, it's not too soon to discuss his approach to ru…
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Who Is Kevin Warsh?
The U.S. Federal Reserve will get a new chairman this month, and it's likely to be Kevin Warsh, a financier and former Fed governor. Adam and Cameron discuss W…
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The War in Sudan
The war in Sudan is entering its fourth year, with tens of thousands killed and millions displaced. And yet the conflict receives limited media attention and l…
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Ones and Tooze Live in Washington, D.C.
Adam and Cameron taped this show in front of a live audience in Washington, D.C., at an event held by the Institute of International Finance. Learn more about…
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The Energy Crisis
The energy crisis generated by the war in Iran has some historical parallels, including the Suez crisis of 1956 and the Arab-Israeli war in 1973. Adam and Came…
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Interview with Iran Expert Ali Vaez
Hello Ones and Tooze Listeners. Our sister show, Foreign Policy Live, aired an interview recently with Ali Vaez, one of the most interesting Iran analysts out…
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The Economics That Drove the Tiananmen Square Protests
Adam and Cameron look back at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China and discuss what economic factors drove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran
With the Iran war now entering its second month, Adam and Cameron consider the long-term implications and which countries will be hit hardest. Learn more about…
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Iran and Habermas
The price of oil keeps rising as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, threatening economic turmoil around the world. Also on the show: The philo…
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China's Five-Year Plan
China has released a new five-year economic plan that projects GDP growth of around 4.5 percent in the coming year. That would be the country's slowest growth…
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The War on Iran
The war on Iran launched a week ago by Israel and the United States is spiraling into a regional conflict with implications for the global economy. Adam and Ca…
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What a War With Iran Might Look Like
With Adam and Cameron off this week, we bring you an episode of Foreign Policy Live FP's flagship podcast, hosted by the magazine's editor in chief, Ravi Agraw…
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Trump's Economy, One Year On
In the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term, he has made some dramatic economic changes relating to tariffs, immigration, and the size of th…
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The AI Economy
Big tech companies are directing a huge portion of their capital expenditures to artificial intelligence at least 650 billion dollars in the coming year. The e…
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The Super Bowl and Jeffrey Epstein
The Super Bowl is the most watched event on American television and a microcosm of American culture. In the first segment of the show, Adam and Cameron discuss…
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Trouble in the Chinese Military
Chinese President Xi Jinping has fired two top generals for alleged corruption as part of a dramatic military purge. Adam and Cameron discuss the history and e…
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Seventy Minutes at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, demanding that Greenland be handed ove…
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Protests in Iran
Adam and Cameron discuss the huge protests across Iran what is driving them and what they mean for the country's future. Also on the show: The U.S. Justice Dep…
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The Venezuela Conundrum
Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively into Venezuela's affairs? Trump says it's about oil, but that doesn't quite add up, according to Adam…
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Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin
In this final installment of our miniseries on Soviet economists and thinkers, Adam and Cameron discuss the ideas of Joseph Stalin. Learn more about your ad ch…
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Heterodox Economists: Leon Trotsky
December marks both the birth and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Adam and Cameron are spending the month focusing on Soviet economists and thinkers. This we…
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Funding the War in Ukraine
Europe has decided to loan Ukraine more than 100 billion dollars to help fund its war with Russia instead of tapping frozen Russian assets. Adam and Cameron di…
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Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg
Adam and Cameron continue their December series on founding Soviet thinkers. This week, they discuss the life and work of Polish German revolutionary Rosa Luxe…
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China's Trade Surplus
Adam and Cameron discuss China's 1 trillion dollar trade surplus and the Trump administration's newly released National Security Strategy. Learn more about you…
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Heterodox Economists: Vladimir Lenin
December marks both the birth and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Adam and Cameron are spending the month focusing on Soviet economists and thinkers, startin…
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Russia and Ukraine
The economies of Russia and Ukraine are experiencing particular turbulence as the war between the two countries creeps toward its fourth year. Adam and Cameron…
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The Economics of Podcasts
Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of podcasts, a multibillion-dollar industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump is contemplating military action against Venezuela. Adam and Cameron discuss. Also on the show: New York City elects a democratic s…
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China Trade and the Louvre Heist
Adam and Cameron discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and how it could affect the ongoing trade war between the…
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Nobel Prize for Economics
Three people shared the Nobel Prize for economics this year Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their work on how innovation and creative destruc…
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The Frankfurt Book Fair
Adam is attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this week. He and Cameron discuss the history of the fair and the broader economics of the publishing industry. Learn…
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A Conversation with Michael Sandel
On a special bonus episode, Cameron sits down with American political philosopher Michael Sandel, the recipient of the 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and…
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The U.S. Government Shutdown
Government shutdowns are one of the peculiarities of the U.S. budgetary system. Once again, the two parties have failed to agree on the government's discretion…
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Introducing The Catch
We're jumping in the feed midweek to share a new season of FP's global fisheries podcast, The Catch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
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The Trump Plan for Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan includes steps for rebuilding Gaza. What would it take to unwind the devastation, and what would the plan mean…
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Trump and Latin America
President Donald Trump is reshaping U.S. policy toward Latin America. Adam and Cameron discuss the economic impact on Argentina, Venezuela, and Mexico. Also on…
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Bonus: Adam Tooze on Foreign Policy Live
Adam joined FP's other weekly podcast Foreign Policy Live to discuss his piece The End of Development in FP's latest print issue. Learn more about your ad choi…
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What AI Means for the Economy and for Politics
Adam and Cameron discuss the broad implications of artificial intelligence on the economy and on politics, in the first installment of an occasional series. Le…
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The State of Europe
Adam and Cameron discuss Europe's domestic politics, including the collapse of the French government, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's autumn of reforms, and…
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India and Tennis
The Trump administration's 50 percent tariffs on India took effect last week. Adam and Cameron dive in. Also on the episode: the economics of tennis. Learn mor…
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The Future of the Federal Reserve
U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to oust a member of the Federal Reserve board raises broader questions about the agency's future as an independent entity.…
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The Scale of China
Adam recently spent a month traveling around China. He and Cameron discuss the vast scale of the country and how its size bears on China's economic, political,…
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Introducing Radio Davos
We're jumping into your feed midweek to share an interview with Adam from this past June by our friends at the Radio Davos podcast. We'll be back with a new ep…
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The Doomsday Seed Vault
For years now, the Norwegian government has partnered with conservation groups to store seeds from around the world on an archipelago not far from the North Po…
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Tariffs and Gaza
The U.S. economy is starting to feel the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs including the rise of inflation but other consequences could take months or…
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Whither Global Development?
Some 10 years ago, the United Nations came up with its Sustainable Development Goals, a series of objectives for the world around alleviating poverty and prote…