Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
The Freeze Decade: How Standing Still Became a Tax Rise
Britain's income tax allowances are frozen until 2031, and the result is a decade of fiscal drag, quietly pulling millions of workers into higher tax…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Four Seats From a Flip: The House Majority on a Knife Edge
With the House split 218-214, just four seats separate a Republican majority from a Democratic flip, and roughly 40 battleground districts will decid…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Thirteen Million Ballots Already In: How to Read the Early Vote
Early voting is underway, with the University of Florida Election Lab reporting roughly 13.4 million ballots already cast — a number that invites ple…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Four Hundred Million Dollar Fortnight: Trump Hits the Trail
Donald Trump has announced a $400 million midterm operation, including a 35-stop campaign blitz and a rally in Greenville, North Carolina for Whatley…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Alberta Votes to Stay: Three to One for Canada
Alberta has voted three to one to stay in Canada. This episode examines the result, what drove the vote, and what it means for the province's future …
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Seven Days Out in Israel: Nobody Has Sixty-One
With seven days until Israel's election, no bloc has the sixty-one seats needed to govern. This episode maps the coalition arithmetic and the possibl…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Brazil's Photo Finish: Five Days to the Runoff
Brazil's election is headed for a photo finish, with five days until the runoff. This episode surveys the final stretch of the campaign and what will…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Keep Them Here: Burnham's Fight to Stop Start-Ups Selling Up
Burnham is fighting to keep start-ups from selling up and leaving. This episode looks at why young companies sell, what their departure costs the reg…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Eight Days Out: The Budget Healey Will Not Spring on Anyone
Eight days out from the deadline, Healey's budget is being rolled out with no surprises in store. This episode walks through the plan's priorities an…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Energy Ceasefire That Nobody Signed
This episode examines what has been claimed about a pause in energy strikes, why no ceasefire agreement has actually been signed, and what an unsigne…
3 weeks, 4 days ago