Ones and Tooze

Foreign Policy

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/.

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March 27 · 30 min
The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran
With the Iran war now entering its second month, Adam and Cameron consider the long-term implications and which countries will be hit hardest. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze upwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 20 · 54 min
Iran and Habermas
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
March 13 · 48 min
China’s Five-Year Plan
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
March 6 · 51 min
The War on Iran
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
February 27 · 42 min
What a War With Iran Might Look Like
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
February 20 · 58 min
Trump's Economy, One Year On
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. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 13 · 48 min
The AI Economy
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
February 6 · 54 min
The Super Bowl and Jeffrey Epstein
The Super Bowl is the most watched event on American television—and a microcosm of American culture. In the first segment of the show, Adam and Cameron discuss the economic and social dimensions of the event. In the second segment, they discuss the cultural and economic world that Jeffrey Epstein inhabited before dying by suicide in prison in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 30 · 1 hr 3 min
Trouble in the Chinese Military
Chinese President Xi Jinping has fired two top generals for alleged corruption as part of a dramatic military purge. With the move, Xi appears to have tightened his hold over the military but added significant instability. Adam and Cameron discuss the history and economics of the People's Liberation Army. Also on the show: Ahead of the Winter Games, Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of Milan. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 23 · 46 min
Seventy Minutes at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, demanding that Greenland be handed over to the United States and making a series of questionable assertions. Adam was there. On the podcast, he and Cameron discuss the address, the conference, and the crisis over Greenland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 16 · 56 min
Protests in Iran
Adam and Cameron discuss the huge protests across Iran—what is driving them and what they mean for the country's future. Also on the show: The U.S. Justice Department investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 9 · 49 min
The Venezuela Conundrum
Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively into Venezuela’s affairs? Trump says it’s about oil, but that doesn’t quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 2 · 56 min
Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin
In this final installment of our miniseries on Soviet economists and thinkers, Adam and Cameron discuss the ideas of Joseph Stalin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2025 · 42 min
Heterodox Economists: Leon Trotsky
December marks both the birth and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Adam and Cameron are spending the month focusing on Soviet economists and thinkers. This week: Leon Trotsky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2025 · 35 min
Funding the War in Ukraine
Europe has decided to loan Ukraine more than $100 billion to help fund its war with Russia instead of tapping frozen Russian assets. Adam and Cameron discuss what that means for the continent and how the decision will impact the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2025 · 33 min
Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg
Adam and Cameron continue their December series on founding Soviet thinkers. This week, they discuss the life and work of Polish German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2025 · 38 min
China's Trade Surplus
Adam and Cameron discuss China’s $1 trillion trade surplus and the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy. Note: Listeners can find the second segment on Rosa Luxemburg in the following episode. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze givewell.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 5, 2025 · 42 min
Heterodox Economists: Vladimir Lenin
December marks both the birth and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Adam and Cameron are spending the month focusing on Soviet economists and thinkers, starting with Vladimir Lenin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2025 · 46 min
Russia and Ukraine
The economies of Russia and Ukraine are experiencing particular turbulence as the war between the two countries creeps toward its fourth year. Adam and Cameron discuss. Also: Twice a year, Ones and Tooze conducts a listener support campaign. Please help keep the show unpaywalled by following the link below and pledging your support. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ATHRTKECVXVE8 Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze monarch.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2025 · 49 min
The Economics of Podcasts
Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of podcasts, a multibillion-dollar industry. And on that topic—twice a year, Ones and Tooze conducts a listener support campaign. Please consider supporting the show by following the link below. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ATHRTKECVXVE8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ones and Tooze

The Enduring Impact of the War in Iran

Iran and Habermas

China’s Five-Year Plan

The War on Iran

What a War With Iran Might Look Like

Trump's Economy, One Year On

The AI Economy

The Super Bowl and Jeffrey Epstein

Trouble in the Chinese Military

Seventy Minutes at Davos

Protests in Iran

The Venezuela Conundrum

Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin

Heterodox Economists: Leon Trotsky

Funding the War in Ukraine

Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg

China's Trade Surplus

Heterodox Economists: Vladimir Lenin

Russia and Ukraine

The Economics of Podcasts