The Econoclasts

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June 04, 2024 These Times - Can Biden Bring Peace to the Middle East?
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen return to the desperate situation in Gaza, following Joe Biden's peace proposal on Friday. Where has this peace proposal come from? Why is it being made now? And what does it mean?
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59 min
May 28, 2024 These Times - Sunak Jumps
In this week's episode, Helen and Tom dissect Rishi Sunak's shock snap election, and explore why we are seeing such swings in UK opinion between general elections...
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55 min
May 21, 2024 These Times - Biden’s Car War With China
After Joe Biden announced a new 100 percent tariff on the import of Chinese electric cars, Tom and Helen explore whether the United States can stop China's industrial ascendancy through the energy transition...
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57 min
May 13, 2024 These Times - New World, New Labour
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen explore whether Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves can create a mode of governance for for the new geopolitical world economy...
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57 min
May 06, 2024 These Times - How the US Controls the World
In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the power of the US dollar, and why in a more multipolar, economic and political world, it remains king...
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1 hr 7 min
May 02, 2024 These Times - The Future of the City, with Bim Afolami and Francesca Carlesi
In this bonus episode sponsored by Revolut, Tom and Helen talk about the geopolitics of the city of London, before Tom chats to MP Bim Afolami and CEO of Revolut, Francesca Carlesi about the future of the city...
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49 min
April 29, 2024 These Times - Can Britain Afford More On Defence?
After Rishi Sunak announced that Britain will increase its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Tom and Helen explore the history of Britain's defence, and whether it will be able to align what it can spend on defence with a changing geopolitical world...
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1 hr 1 min
April 22, 2024 These Times - The Next Oil War?
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, and explore what it means for the rest of the world...
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55 min
April 15, 2024 These Times - Crisis: Iran Attacks
Tom and Helen turn to the crisis unfolding between Iran and Israel, and explore the likelihood of US intervention after they were forced to take direct military action in defence of Israel for the first time in their history...
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59 min
April 11, 2024 These Times Live: War and Peace in the Middle East
From Houthi ship attacks to the spectre of Iranian aggression, the Middle East seems set to become the next front for violent conflict. Could the turbulent history of the region tell us something about what its future holds? Join These Times’ Tom McTague and Helen Thompson for the first live recording of their hit podcast.
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49 min

About The Econoclasts

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The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don't always agree politically, they are united in one conviction: the…