The Econoclasts

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The Econoclasts episodes

August 09, 2023 These Times - Special Report: Inside Tony Blair Inc.
In this special episode, Tom is interviewed by UnHerd's editor Freddie Sayers to explore Tom's new report into the inner workings of the Tony Blair Institute.

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39 min
August 07, 2023 These Times - American Power in the Age of Biden
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen discuss the politics of US foreign policy, from Vietnam to Ukraine and what that reveals about the future.
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49 min
July 31, 2023 These Times - The Times of Joe Biden
In this week’s episode Tom and Helen discuss the US president’s long (and controversial) political record and ask what it reveals about the state of the nation today — and the country’s future.

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1 hr
July 26, 2023 These Times - Cancelled by Keir: An Interview with Jamie Driscoll
Meet Jamie Driscoll, the incumbent mayor blocked from standing to be Labour's candidate for the new north-east super mayoralty, now crowdfunding to stand as an independent left-winger.
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57 min
July 24, 2023 These Times - Europe's Right Turn?
After the elections in Spain, and a shock announcement in Germany, Tom and Helen discuss the underlying causes of Europe’s tilt to the right.
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53 min
July 19, 2023 These Times - Keir's Blairite Ultra: An interview with Pat McFadden
In this episode, Tom McTague chats to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Pat McFadden—the man tasked with making Starmer’s sums add up—on the lessons of Labour’s history, from Kinnock to Blair to Starmer.

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36 min
July 17, 2023 These Times - Inside NATO's Summit
In this episode, Tom and Helen discuss how last week's meeting in Vilnius revealed fault lines in the organisation which can be traced all the way back to its founding.

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58 min
July 12, 2023 These Times - Come on Arlene: An Interview with Arlene Foster
Come on Arlene: An interview with Arlene Foster. In this episode, we discuss the history of Northern Ireland through the lens of Arlene Foster's own turbulent life, covering everything from the IRA’s attempted assassination of her father to her own downfall as leader — and everything in between.

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1 hr 11 min
July 10, 2023 These Times - France on fire
This week, Tom and Helen are joined by John Lichfield — one of Britain’s most respected journalists based in France — to talk about the history of street violence in the country and what that means for the future.
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56 min
July 03, 2023 These Times - Chaos in Russia
After last week’s march on Moscow, Tom and Helen discuss the Wagner group and the history of wars not going to plan and destabilising the political regime at home — from Ireland to Algeria, Vietnam to Iraq.
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45 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…