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The Economics of Asylum-Seekers
Season 1 Episode 162
More than a million people applied for asylum in Europe last year—helping to stoke an immigration backlash on the continent. Even some centrist gover…
1 year, 11 months ago
Will China’s Stimulus Efforts Work?
Season 1 Episode 161
As China prepares a raft of stimulus measures to reboot the country’s domestic economy, Adam and Cameron discuss whether or not the measures will be …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Economics of Donald Trump
Season 1 Episode 160
Weeks before the presidential election, Adam and Cameron discuss the state of Donald Trump’s financial empire. He got his start in the New York City …
1 year, 11 months ago
A Year to the War in Gaza
Season 1 Episode 159
On Oct. 7, 3023, Hamas militants attacked southern Israel and killed some 1,200 people. Israel responded with an invasion of Gaza, killing more than …
1 year, 11 months ago
Live From New York’s Caveat Theater
Season 1 Episode 158
Adam and Cameron taped this episode in front of a live audience at the Caveat Theater in New York City. They talk about the life and ideas of economi…
2 years ago
Live From D.C.’s Sixth and I
Season 1 Episode 155
Hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze take to the stage in front of a live audience at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., for a wid…
2 years ago
The Impact of Interest Rate Cuts
With data showing a weakened labor market and a potential recession on the horizon in the United States, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut inter…
2 years ago
Climate Democracy and Climate Radicalism
Season 1 Episode 155
In today’s episode, hosts Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi discuss climate policy and how it’s playing out on both sides of the Atlantic. In the first ha…
2 years ago
Hezbollah and the Lebanese Economy
Season 1 Episode 154
The Lebanese pound has lost 98 percent of its value since 2019—just one sign among many that the country’s economy is in free fall. Cameron and Adam …
2 years ago
Why Are Food Prices Surging?
Season 1 Episode 153
With a 20 percent hike in the cost of food, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is vowing to crack down on price-gouging. But is that wha…
2 years, 1 month ago