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Ones and Tooze

Foreign Policy economics columnist Adam Tooze, a history professor and a popular author, is encyclopedic about basically everything: from the COVID shutdown, to climate change, to pasta sauce. On our new podcast, Tooze and FP deputy editor Cameron Abadi will look at two data points each week that explain the world: one drawn from the week’s headlines and the other from just about anywhere else Tooze takes us. Check out Adam Tooze’s column at https://foreignpolicy.com/author/adam-tooze/.

Episodes

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Trump and Latin America

26 Sep 2025
58m
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Bonus: Adam Tooze on Foreign Policy Live

24 Sep 2025
49m
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What AI Means for the Economy and for Politics

19 Sep 2025
47m
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In this episode of Ones and Tooze, Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze delve into the economic and technological implications of AI, starting with the data point of $400 billion in AI infrastructure spending by U.S. tech firms. They explore whether AI qualifies as a general-purpose technology, comparing it to historical prece...

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The State of Europe

12 Sep 2025
56m
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In this episode of Ones and Tooze, Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze analyze the political and economic turbulence in Europe, focusing on France, Germany, and Britain. They discuss the collapse of the French government due to debt issues and austerity measures, assessing President Macron's leadership and potential political...

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India and Tennis

05 Sep 2025
1h 0m
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The Future of the Federal Reserve

29 Aug 2025
53m
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The Scale of China

22 Aug 2025
56m
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The podcast episode explores China's economic and cultural scale, questioning how its sheer size influences its global role. Adam Tooze shares insights from his recent trip, emphasizing China's distinct regional cultures and the dominance of Mandarin. The discussion highlights China's rapid economic growth, exemplified...

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Introducing Radio Davos

19 Aug 2025
39m
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The Doomsday Seed Vault

15 Aug 2025
51m
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Tariffs and Gaza

08 Aug 2025
50m
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Whither Global Development?

04 Aug 2025
45m
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Heterodox Economists: Karl Polanyi

25 Jul 2025
32m
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In this episode of "Ones and Tooze," Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze continue their mini-series on Heterodox Economists, focusing on Karl Polanyi. They delve into Polanyi's biography, exploring how his experiences shaped his challenge to the idea of markets as natural and his argument that totalizing markets become self-u...

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Heterodox Economists: Thorstein Veblen

18 Jul 2025
37m
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In this 200th episode of Ones and Tooze, Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze delve into the life and economic theories of Thorstein Veblen, an American economist born in 1857. They explore how Veblen's biography, particularly his upbringing in a Norwegian enclave and the evolving academic landscape of the 19th century, shaped...

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Heterodox Economists: John Kenneth Galbraith

11 Jul 2025
34m
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In this episode of "Ones and Tooze," Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze delve into the life and economic thought of John Kenneth Galbraith, positioning him within their series on heterodox economists. They explore Galbraith's biography, his influential book "The Affluent Society" and its critique of American consumerism, and...

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The Global Art Market

04 Jul 2025
33m
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New York and NATO

27 Jun 2025
42m
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The Economics of the Israel-Iran War

20 Jun 2025
42m
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The Economics of Mass Deportation

13 Jun 2025
50m
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Trump's Policy Bill

06 Jun 2025
54m
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Trump's Trade War with Europe

30 May 2025
58m
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