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Adam Tooze is a columnist at Foreign Policy and a history professor and director of the European Institute at Columbia University. His latest book is Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy, and he is currently working on a history of the climate crisis.
Cameron Abadi is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. He previously worked at the New Republic and Foreign Affairs and as a correspondent in Germany and Iran. His writing has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, the New Yorker, the New Republic, and Der Spiegel.
Editors: Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze Lead producer: Laura Rosbrow-Telem
Managing editors: Dan Ephron and Rob Sachs Additional support from: Claudia Teti
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze What’s Wrong With Tesla?
Adam and Cameron look at the problems that Elon Musk and his company are facing.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Columbia Protests and the Economics of Divestment
Adam and Cameron take a closer look at how universities receive and allocate their money.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Speculative Economics Rising From the Film ‘Civil War’
What would a real civil war in the United States look like today? Adam and Cameron discuss.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze Live From DC
Adam and Cameron host a live taping at John Hopkins SAIS.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze Famine in Gaza
Plus: The economic logic of humanitarian aid.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Economics of a Bridge Disaster
Plus: Tajikistan is among the poorest—if not the poorest—of its Central Asian neighbors. Has that always been the case?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Economic Thinking of Pope Francis
Plus: A look at Francis’s encyclical on climate change, “Laudato Si.”
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze COVID-19’s Long Shadow, Part 4
Plus: How does the business model of resort hotels work?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" COVID-19’s Long Shadow, Part 3
Plus: China’s 5 percent growth target.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" COVID-19’s Long Shadow, Part 2
Plus: Oppenheimer and the economics of the Manhattan Project.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" COVID-19’s Long Shadow
Part 1 of Adam and Cameron’s miniseries on the lasting impacts of the pandemic.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Age of American Gerontocracy
Adam and Cameron look at the political and economic implications of having older leaders.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Indonesia’s Presidential Election
Adam and Cameron discuss the implications of Prabowo Subianto’s victory.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Who Will Pay to Save Ukraine?
Plus: The economics of Las Vegas.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Danish Company Behind Ozempic
Adam and Cameron look at the second European company to break that half trillion-dollar market cap barrier.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Trouble With Boeing
Plus: Can China break the duopoly that America and Europe have established in airplane manufacturing?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The War Over Global Shipping
Adam and Cameron discuss the economic implications of what’s happening in the Red Sea.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Does Davos Have a Trust Problem?
Plus: The political and economic implications of the Nippon Steel takeover bid.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" A Look Ahead at 2024
Ones & Tooze: 2024 will be a year of elections around the world. Adam and Cameron look at their potential impact.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" A Look Back at 2023
Ones & Tooze: For the New Year holiday, Adam and Cameron look back at the year in economics.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Santa Claus Economics
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron celebrate the holiday season with a look at the beloved Christmas figure.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" What the COP Deal Really Means
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron break down what happened at this year’s U.N. climate conference.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Argentina’s New Leader
Ones and Tooze: President-elect Javier Milei’s plans for Argentina’s economy.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Napoleon: The Movie and the Man
Ones and Tooze: The economics of the Napoleonic Wars, their aftermath, Ridley Scott’s latest film.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" How War Complicates the Insurance Business
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron look at how the industry assesses risk amid global crises.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Techno-Optimism of Marc Andreessen
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron discuss the venture capitalist’s manifesto.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Is the United Nations Worth the Money?
Ones and Tooze: How far does the U.N. budget go? Plus, the economics of Sweden.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Live From Berlin’s Hertie School
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cam record in front of a live audience in Germany.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" U.S. Deficit too High?
Ones and Tooze: The 2023 deficit is almost double what it was last year. Plus: the economics of baseball.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Egypt and the War in Gaza
Ones and Tooze: Egypt’s mounting economic pressure. Plus, a look at this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in economics.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of the Israel-Hamas War
Ones and Tooze: Adam breaks down the economic implications for both sides.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" How Asylum-Seekers Shake Up Economies (Mostly in Good Ways)
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron look at the economics of migration.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Electric Cars or Better Wages?
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron look at the future of the auto industry.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Ask Adam Anything on Inflation
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron answer more of your listener questions.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Ask Adam Anything on China
Plus: We’re celebrating two years of Ones and Tooze.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economic Philosophy of George Soros
Adam and Cameron take a look at the legacy of the OSF’s founder.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Pencil as Economic Metaphor
Plus: The economics of Mongolia.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" A Tale of Two Economies
After several “Lost Decades,” did Japan crack the code for growth?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Ruble Roulette
Plus: The economics of Niger.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" China’s Economic Crisis
What’s causing the slowdown?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economic Impact of Israel’s Surge Toward Authoritarianism
Plus: How did Israel become so economically successful in the first place?
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Adam and Cameron unpack what Bidenomics is and isn’t.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of Hollywood
How streaming and AI are changing the movie business.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Trillion-Dollar Sticker Shock? Let’s All Get Over It.
Plus: The economics of cigarettes.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Arithmetic of Apple’s $3 Trillion Valuation
Plus: What’s the relationship between Apple and the U.S. government?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Rise and Fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin
Plus: The history of fireworks.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The United States vs. Europe
Plus: the cost of drones.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Ukraine’s Daunting Economic Rebuilding
Plus: A look back at Berlusconi’s legacy in Italy.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of High Art
Plus: the economics of basketball.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Tech’s New Trillionaire
Plus: the economics of Mexico.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Live From Berlin
Adam and Cameron talk the U.S. debt ceiling and German economics with a live audience.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" How Turkey’s Economy Explains Its Election Results (or Doesn’t)
Plus: The economics of olive oil.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Could Green Hydrogen Revolutionize the Energy Sector?
Plus: Looking to travel this summer? Adam and Cameron break down vacationing around Europe on the cheap.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Is JPMorgan Chase Helping the Banking Industry or Itself?
This isn’t the first distressed bank that JPMorgan has stepped in to purchase—and it probably won’t be the last.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Can the U.S. Solve the China Dilemma?
Adam and Cameron look at the U.S.-China relationship in a little more detail.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" What Saudi Arabia’s Reconciliation With Iran Means for the Region
Plus: How could this affect the conflicts in Yemen and Syria?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of Sneakers
Plus: The economics of Greece’s railway system.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of South Africa Post-Apartheid
How does the country’s continued struggles with inequality affect its economy?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Berlin Economics
Plus: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. How should countries react?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Why Iraq’s Economy Never Recovered From the U.S. Invasion
What did the war cost, and how do we go about calculating the cost in the first place?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Non-Bailout Bailout
Plus: What does this mean in the fight against inflation?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The ESG Backlash
Plus: The final part of Adam and Cam's special series on the economics of love.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" U.S. Heading for Soft Landing?
Plus: Part 4 of Adam and Cam's special series on the economics of love.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Miracle of Poland
Plus: Part 3 of Adam and Cameron's special series on the economics of love.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Move Over Elon Musk
Plus: Part 2 of Adam and Cam's special series on the economics of love.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economics of Dating Apps
Part 1 of Adam and Cam’s special series on the economics of love.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" How India's Adani Group Lost Billions Overnight
What does Gautam Adani's wealth tell us about the Indian economy?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Are Tanks Really a Game-Changer in Ukraine?
Cameron and Adam break down the military—and economic—significance of the armored vehicles.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Happy Birthday, COVID-19
Was China’s zero-COVID policy a mistake?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Economic Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Plus: What is King's role in the present-day U.S. economy?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" What FTX’s Collapse Tells Us About the Bahamas
Plus: What a recent breakthrough in nuclear physics means for the future of energy.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Three Economic Stories to Watch in 2023
A look at the year ahead.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Is Biden Killing the World Trade Organization?
Plus: It’s the time of year to give. Adam and Cam break down the economics of charities.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Ukraine So Far
Plus: From skiing to plowing, how will warming temperatures affect snow-dependent industries?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Will Qatar Always Be Rich?
Plus: What does artificial intelligence mean for labor markets?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" China’s Zero-COVID Fiasco
Cameron and Adam unpack what sustained protests could mean for China and the world.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Thanksgiving Economics Revealed
Plus: What are Adam and Cam grateful for this year?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Unpacking the FTX Crypto Collapse
FTX was a symbol of the recent cryptocurrency boom. Is its fall a symbol too?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Farewell to the French Philosopher Bruno Latour
Adam and Cam unpack Latourian thought.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Can Lula Save the Amazon?
Plus: What has Olaf Scholz been up to?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Tooze Unplugged
Adam and Cam taped live in New York this week.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Liz Truss, Halloween, and Listener Questions
How much are Americans spending on costumes and candy?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Nobel Prize in Economics Rewards Bank Run Breakthroughs
Plus: FP looks at the recent protests in Iran and the current role of women in the country.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Europe’s Energy Crisis: How Bad, and How Long?
Plus: Adam and Cameron are going live this month.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Britain’s Economic Free Fall
How long can London sustain the economic bleeding?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Is Italy on the Verge of Returning to Fascism?
Plus: The economic history of Australia.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Can Ukraine Win the War Yet Lose Its Economy?
Plus: The economics of the British monarchy.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Is China’s Economy in Trouble?
Plus: The economics of golf.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" The Cost of Space Exploration
Plus: Adam answers listener questions.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text "Ones & Tooze" Why the World’s Top Economists Are Going to Jackson Hole
Plus: The United States is having a massive teacher shortage.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Crazy Economics of Book Publishing
Plus: Will Argentina ever be able to stabilize its currency?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze Rise of the Green Industrial Complex?
Plus: Who will pay to rebuild Ukraine?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze Is a Strong U.S. Dollar a Good Thing?
Plus: A look at housing markets at home and abroad.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The Most Ominous Portmanteau in the English Language?
Stagflation is back. What is it, and what does it mean for the world?
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze Why Do Italian Governments Collapse So Often?
What Mario Draghi’s resignation means for Italy and Europe.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze The State of the Saudi Economy
Plus: Answers to listener questions.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze What Fluctuating Oil and Gas Prices Mean for the World
Plus: a look into the economics of playgrounds.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze What NATO Expansion Means for Europe and the World
Plus: a deep dive on hot dogs.
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Illustration with Adam Tooze headshot on a black and green background with the text Ones & Tooze How Flying Got to be so Miserable
Plus: How summer vacation started.
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