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Back to SearchThe Economics of Trump’s Conviction
Season 1 Episode 142
The conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump on 34 felony charges raises profound political questions but also some economic ones. Adam and C…
2 years, 3 months ago
EU Elections and the Far Right
Season 1 Episode 141
European Union elections in the coming week will likely see a surge in support for populist right-wing parties. Adam and Cameron discuss the economic…
2 years, 3 months ago
Introducing: The Afghan Impasse
We're popping up in your feed between episodes of Ones and Tooze to introduce you to a different show—produced by the team at Foreign Policy, in part…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Economics of Assassinations
Season 1 Episode 140
The recent attempt on the life of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico raises questions for Adam and Cameron. Do political assassinations mainly occu…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Macroeconomic Effects of Beyoncé
Season 1 Episode 139
How successful is the American singer-songwriter Beyoncé? When she performed in Sweden last year, the event caused an uptick in the country’s inflati…
2 years, 4 months ago
What's Wrong With Tesla?
Season 1 Episode 138
Elon Musk's car company Tesla is in trouble. Its share price has plunged since the start of the year and the company has laid off thousands of employ…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Columbia Protests and the Economics of Divestment
Season 1 Episode 137
With students at Columbia and other universities across the country demanding that their schools divest from Israel over the war in Gaza, Adam and Ca…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Speculative Economics Rising From the Film ‘Civil War’
The new film Civil War, which follows a group of journalists making their way across a swath of fractured and war-torn America, is a box-office hit. …
2 years, 5 months ago
Live From DC
Season 1 Episode 135
This episode features a live taping Adam and Cameron did at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC—covering the …
2 years, 5 months ago
Famine in Gaza
Season 1 Episode 134
As the Israel-Hamas war drags on, about half of the Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine, and the other half are experiencing acute food i…
2 years, 5 months ago