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Ones and Tooze

Ones and Tooze

Written by: Foreign Policy
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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/.Foreign Policy Economics Politics & Government World
Episodes
  • Diesel

    Diesel
    Oct 9 2026
    Diesel prices are hitting record highs, with the average price per gallon in the United States at $6.43. Adam and Cameron discuss the history of the fuel and the impact the spike is having around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Gridlock in the U.S. Housing Market

    Gridlock in the U.S. Housing Market
    Oct 2 2026
    The housing market in the United States is in gridlock these days, largely because of high interest rates. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now above 7 percent, making it difficult for would-be first-time buyers to get into the market. Adam and Cameron discuss the broader implications for the U.S. economy. Also on the show: Brazil’s presidential election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Francis Fukuyama

    Francis Fukuyama
    Sep 25 2026
    Adam and Cameron discuss the newly released memoir of Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist whose influential paper in 1989—which was later expanded into a book—posited that liberal democracy had won the world’s ideological battle. The thesis was heralded as prescient when the Berlin wall fell a short time later but has been subjected to much criticism over the years. In the memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man, Fukuyama sets out to account for events that have transpired since 1989. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
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