Episodes

  • The Economics That Drove the Tiananmen Square Protests

    The Economics That Drove the Tiananmen Square Protests
    Apr 3 2026
    Adam and Cameron look back at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China and discuss what economic factors drove them. This is the first episode in an intermittent series that looks at historical events which otherwise might not be thought of as having an economic dimension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran

    The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran
    Mar 27 2026
    With the Iran war now entering its second month, Adam and Cameron consider the long-term implications and which countries will be hit hardest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Iran and Habermas

    Iran and Habermas
    Mar 20 2026
    The price of oil keeps rising as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, threatening economic turmoil around the world. Also on the show: The philosophy of Jürgen Habermas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • China’s Five-Year Plan

    China’s Five-Year Plan
    Mar 13 2026
    China has released a new five-year economic plan that projects GDP growth of around 4.5 percent in the coming year. That would be the country’s slowest growth rate since its era of reforms began in the 1980s. Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: The economics of St. Patrick’s Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • The War on Iran

    The War on Iran
    Mar 6 2026
    The war on Iran launched a week ago by Israel and the United States is spiraling into a regional conflict with implications for the global economy. Adam and Cameron discuss. Also: Adam and Cameron will be back at the Caveat theater in New York on April 17 to record a live episode of Ones and Tooze. It’s a smallish venue and tickets tend to sell out quickly. Order yours ⁠here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • What a War With Iran Might Look Like

    What a War With Iran Might Look Like
    Feb 27 2026
    With Adam and Cameron off this week, we bring you an episode of Foreign Policy Live—FP's flagship podcast, hosted by the magazine's editor in chief, Ravi Agrawal. Ravi sat down with former CIA chief David Petraeus to discuss what a U.S. war with Iran might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Trump's Economy, One Year On

    Trump's Economy, One Year On
    Feb 20 2026
    In the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term, he has made some dramatic economic changes—relating to tariffs, immigration, and the size of the U.S. government. The result was a modest 2.2 percent economic growth. So, what went wrong? And what went well? Adam and Cameron dig in. Also on the show: A country report on the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • The AI Economy

    The AI Economy
    Feb 13 2026
    Big tech companies are directing a huge portion of their capital expenditures to artificial intelligence—at least $650 billion in the coming year. The effect is to stimulate the economy in the short term, but what happens in the long term? Adam and Cameron discuss. Also on the show: The state of the German economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins