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How Would Sanctions Work Against Russia Over Ukraine?
Season 1 Episode 16
Talks with Russia to resolve the Ukraine crisis hit a dead end this week. As Foreign Policy reports, top Biden administration officials have reiterat…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Economics of the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones
Season 1 Episode 15
After watching the Beatles: Get Back sessions, Cameron Abadi was inspired to dive deeper into the economics of the Beatles versus the Rolling Stones …
4 years, 8 months ago
From the Archive: How Inflation Works
Season 1 Episode 14
When we first aired this episode of Ones and Tooze on why prices are rising, analysts were warning of a possible inflation crisis. Now, two months la…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Pentagon vs. Walmart
Season 1 Episode 13
Congress has approved a $768 billion defense budget for 2022. If the Pentagon were a private company, would it be bigger than Amazon? Walmart?
Also, c…
4 years, 9 months ago
Is Democracy Better for the Economy?
Season 1 Episode 12
With President Joe Biden's Democracy Summit underway, Adam and Cameron discuss whether democratic principles help or hinder economies. The answer is …
4 years, 9 months ago
How Sanctions Work (and Why They Often Don't)
Season 1 Episode 11
U.S.-led sanctions have devastated Iran's economy over the past decade but have failed to curb the country's nuclear program. On this episode, Adam a…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Great Resignation/Pet Food
Season 1 Episode 10
10.4 million—that’s the number of jobs that are currently unfilled in the U.S. economy as of September, according to the latest data from the Bureau …
4 years, 10 months ago
What the Infrastructure Bill Will do for Electric Cars in the United States
Season 1 Episode 9
President Biden's infrastructure bill allocates $15 billion to making electric cars more popular in the United States. Cameron and Adam discuss how t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Jerome Powell vs. The Bond Markets
Season 1 Episode 8
On this episode, Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi discuss the moves and countermoves of the bond market and the Federal Reserve Chairman in response to i…
4 years, 10 months ago
A Guide to the COP26 Climate Summit
Season 1 Episode 7
On this episode, why Adam Tooze is optimistic ahead of the climate summit in Glasgow and how COP26 really works.
Also: The food crisis around the worl…
4 years, 10 months ago