The Econoclasts

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The Econoclasts episodes

September 25, 2023 These Times - The Race for the Arctic
Helen and Tom chat to one of the world's great geopolitical thinkers, Pippa Malmgren, about how the big player's on the world stage are jostling for position in earth's northernmost point. Does the race for the Arctic represent a new cold war?
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59 min
September 20, 2023 These Times - 1. YOUR QUESTIONS: Will Northern Ireland ever truly be British; Blair’s missed opportunity; missing England; most surprising general elections.
Tom and Helen answer the your questions on British politics.
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27 min
September 18, 2023 These Times - How George Osborne’s All-In Bet On China Went Wrong
In the wake of revelations about Chinese spy activity in Westminster, Tom and Helen explore the recent history of British-Chinese relations, from Hong Kong, to espionage.
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59 min
September 13, 2023 These Times - Rory Stewart's Divided Soul: An Interview with the Man Who Still Wants to be PM
In this special episode, Tom McTague sits down with Rory Stewart to chat about populism and spycraft, John le Carré and Lawrence of Arabia, and his prospective route to Number 10.
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1 hr 6 min
September 11, 2023 These Times - How Worried Should We Be About Saudi Arabia?
In this episode, Tom and Helen explore Saudi Arabia - a place at once futuristic and authoritarian. From Aramco Oil to Cristiano Ronaldo, we discuss the ways in which the Kingdom in the Middle East is trying to take over the world, and how worried we should be.
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59 min
September 04, 2023 These Times - Africa's Coup Belt
In this episode, Tom and Helen explore the African Coup's, from Gabon to Niger, and discuss what the turmoil across the Sahel reveals about today's world.
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52 min
August 28, 2023 These Times - The Strange Legacy of Tony Blair
In this episode, we turn to Britain's abiding political presence - Tony Blair. From his early beginnings in British politics, to The Tony Blair Institute, Tom and Helen ask whether we are entering a new era of Blairdom?

If you would like to ask Tom and Helen a question about politics, history or whatever else which they will endeavour to answer on next week's podcast, please email us at [email protected] or dm us on Twitter @thesetimespod. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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1 hr 1 min
August 23, 2023 These Times - Thatcher’s Legacy: An Interview with Charles Moore
In this episode, Tom sits down with former editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and Margaret Thatcher's biographer to talk about the romance of Ms. Thatcher, and her influential legacy on modern British politics.
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49 min
August 21, 2023 These Times - From Bruges to Brexit
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen journey back 35 years to explore the forces surrounding Margaret Thatcher's speech in Bruges and how it set the future of British politics in motion.
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50 min
August 14, 2023 These Times - The 1970s Strike Back with Dominic Sandbrook
In this episode, Tom and Helen sit down with Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the 1970s - from energy shocks to Stars Wars' new age spirituality and bin-bags lining the streets during the winter of discontent, Tom, Helen and Dom ask whether we are entering a neo-1970s, and what that might mean for Britain's future...
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58 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…