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U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s second term has created a dilemma for many U.S. media outlets. He looms so large in daily life\u2014with his frequent policy pronouncements, attention-grabbing press conferences, and constant missives on social media\u2014that it\u2019s hard to focus on anything else. Even at Foreign Policy<\/em>, which covers the entire world, Trump is the elephant in the newsroom.<\/p>\n Ones and Tooze<\/em><\/a>, FP\u2019s economics podcast, confronted that same dilemma this year. For the first third of 2025, most of our episodes focused on the Trump administration. Throughout the year, co-hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze covered the core issues of the day with rigor\u2014including, yes, Trump\u2019s policies, but also China\u2019s rising power and the changing landscape of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s second term has created a dilemma for many U.S. media outlets. He looms so large in daily life\u2014with his frequent policy pronouncements, attention-grabbing press conferences, and constant missives on social media\u2014that it\u2019s hard to focus on anything else. Even at Foreign Policy<\/em>, which covers the entire world, Trump is the elephant in the newsroom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ones and Tooze<\/em><\/a>, FP\u2019s economics podcast, confronted that same dilemma this year. For the first third of 2025, most of our episodes focused on the Trump administration. Throughout the year, co-hosts Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze covered the core issues of the day with rigor\u2014including, yes, Trump\u2019s policies, but also China\u2019s rising power and the changing landscape of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n And still, with their characteristic curiosity, Adam and Cameron also explored a wide range of other topics. This year, episodes have examined the economics of the global art market, the heterodox ideas of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, the collapse of Venezuela\u2019s oil industry, the war in Gaza, and the election of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, among many other topics. You can now watch the podcast<\/a> on Youtube.<\/p>\n Here are five noteworthy episodes from 2025.<\/p>\n Ones and Tooze, Episode 183<\/em><\/p>\n Adam and Cameron take a critical look at Abundance<\/em>,\u00a0the new book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson that outlines a vision of \u201csupply-side liberalism\u201d for Democrats. Abundance<\/em> calls for increasing the production of housing and energy infrastructure as well as improving broader conditions for innovation\u2014but with Trump dismantling key parts of the federal government, is their blueprint still relevant? Read the transcript<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Ones and Tooze, Episode 190<\/em><\/p>\n The Nazi economy is one of Adam\u2019s areas of expertise\u2014and the topic of his 2007 book The Wages of Destruction<\/em><\/a>. To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe earlier this year, he and Cameron discuss how Adolf Hitler managed to finance his military campaigns on the continent. The episode is the first in a three-part miniseries. Read the transcript<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Ones and Tooze, Episode 197<\/em><\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old state assemblyman elected mayor of New York City this year, has managed to make the word \u201csocialism\u201d a little more palatable in U.S. politics by linking it to issue of affordability. Adam and Cameron talk about what exactly makes Mamdani a democratic socialist and how he won the support of the city\u2019s middle class. Read the transcript<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Ones and Tooze, Episode 205<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1.\u00a0A Conversation About Abundance<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n2.\u00a0World War II Miniseries: Part 1<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n3.\u00a0New York and NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n4.\u00a0The Scale of China<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n