Ones and Tooze
Business & Economics Podcasts
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/.
Location:
United States
Description:
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/.
Language:
English
Episodes
The Super Bowl and Jeffrey Epstein
2/6/2026
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 committing suicide in prison in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:54:21
Trouble in the Chinese Military
1/30/2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has fired two top generals for alleged corruption, in a dramatic purge of the armed forces. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:03:18
Seventy Minutes at Davos
1/23/2026
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
Duration:00:46:06
Protests in Iran
1/16/2026
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 investigation against Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:56:36
The Venezuela Conundrum
1/9/2026
Why is the United States inserting itself so aggressively with Venezuela's affairs? Trump says its about oil but that doesn't quite add up, according to Adam and Cameron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:49:23
Heterodox Economists: Joseph Stalin
1/2/2026
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
Duration:00:56:52
Heterodox Economists: Leon Trotsky
12/26/2025
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
Duration:00:42:43
Funding the War in Ukraine
12/19/2025
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
Duration:00:35:53
Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg
12/18/2025
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
Duration:00:32:10
Heterodox Economists: Rosa Luxemburg
12/12/2025
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.Also on the show: China’s $1 trillion trade surplus and the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:09:02
Heterodox Economists: Vladimir Lenin
12/5/2025
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
Duration:00:42:06
Russia and Ukraine
11/21/2025
The economies of Russia and Ukraine are experiencing particular turbulence as the war between the two countries soon enters 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:46:29
The Economics of Podcasts
11/14/2025
Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of podcasts, a multi-billion 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
Duration:00:49:33
Venezuela
11/7/2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is contemplating military action against Venezuela. Adam and Cameron discuss. Also on the show: New York elects a Democratic Socialist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:42:39
China Trade & The Louvre Heist
10/31/2025
Adam and Cameron discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and how it could affect the ongoing trade war between the two countries. Also on the show: The Louvre jewel heist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:49:07
Nobel Prize for Economics
10/24/2025
Three economists shared the Nobel Prize for Economics this year: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt, for their work on how innovation and creative destruction drive economic growth. Adam and Cameron discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:40:02
The Frankfurt Book Fair
10/17/2025
Adam is attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this week. He and Cameron discuss the history of the fair and the broader economics of the publishing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:32:49
A Conversation with Michael Sandel
10/14/2025
On a special bonus episode, Cameron sits down with American political philosopher Michael Sandel, the recipient of the 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture. The two discuss Sandel's critiques of liberalism in the context of Trump's America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:52:57
The U.S. Government Shutdown
10/10/2025
Government shutdowns are one of the peculiarities of the American budgetary system. Once again, the two parties have failed to agree on the government's discretionary spending. Adam and Cameron discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:32:55
Introducing The Catch
10/7/2025
We're jumping in the feed midweek to share a new season of FP's global fisheries podcast, The Catch. This season is all about tuna. Climate change is pushing this lucrative fish out of the Pacific islands’ waters, and The Catch reporting team heads to the Solomon Islands to learn more. Listen to Season 6 on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:24:32