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The State of Europe Sep 12, 2025

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Adam and Cameron discuss Europe's domestic politics, including the collapse of the French government, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's "autumn of reforms," and the struggles of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government led by Keir Starmer.

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India and Tennis Sep 05, 2025

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The Trump administration’s 50 percent tariffs on India took effect last week. Adam and Cameron dive in.

Also on the episode: the economics of tennis.

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The Future of the Federal Reserve Aug 29, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to oust a member of the Federal Reserve board raises broader questions about the agency’s future as an independent entity.

Also on the show: The economics of hamburgers.

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The Scale of China Aug 22, 2025

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Adam recently spent a month traveling around China. He and Cameron discuss the vast scale of the country and how its size bears on China’s economic, political, and historical role in the world.

Also on the show: Fifty years to the Hollywood movie Jaws.

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Introducing Radio Davos Aug 19, 2025

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We're jumping into your feed midweek to share an interview with Adam from this past June by our friends at the Radio Davos podcast. We'll be back with a new episode on Friday.

Radio Davos is a weekly podcast from the World Economic Forum that looks at the biggest challenges facing the world, and how they might be tackled. Find it wherever you get podcasts or at wef.ch/podcasts. Video-podcasts are posted at https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts.

This episode of Radio Davos, an interview with Adam Tooze, was recorded at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China on June 25, 2025.

Historian and podcaster Adam Tooze says we are at a turning point in history - as the Trump administration upends decades of assumptions on geopolitics, trade and the economy. Coinciding with the dawn of artificial intelligence, the rise of China, and demographic shifts are adding to transformative changes for us all.

CNBC anchor Chery Kang joins us in the studio at AMNC25 to co-host the episode.

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The Doomsday Seed Vault Aug 15, 2025

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For years now, the Norwegian government has partnered with conservation groups to store seeds from around the world on an archipelago not far from the North Pole. The seeds are basically backups meant to secure the world's food supply in case the original supply is ever compromised—by war or natural disaster, for example. Adam and Cameron discuss the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and how it works. Also on the show: the economics of Alaska.

For more on seeds, listen to ⁠State of Seed⁠, a podcast by the International Seed Federation with production services from FP Studios.

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Tariffs and Gaza Aug 08, 2025

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The U.S. economy is starting to feel the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs—including the rise of inflation—but other consequences could take months or even years to be felt. Adam and Cameron dig in.

Also on the show: starvation in Gaza.

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Whither Global Development? Aug 04, 2025

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Some 10 years ago, the United Nations came up with its Sustainable Development Goals, a series of objectives for the world around alleviating poverty and protecting the planet. But these days, it's clear that very few of those goals will be met by the target date of 2030. What happened? And what does the Trump administration's retreat from international development mean for the world? Adam and Cameron dig in.

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Heterodox Economists: Karl Polanyi Jul 25, 2025

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Adam and Cameron continue their occasional series on heterodox economists. This week, they discuss the life and work of Karl Polanyi, an Austro-Hungarian born in the late 19th century and best known for his book The Great Transformation.

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Heterodox Economists: Thorstein Veblen Jul 18, 2025

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Adam and Cameron continue their occasional series on heterodox economists. This week, they discuss the life and work of the American economist Thorstein Veblen.

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