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Hail to Thee, Blyth Spirit

Posted June 30, 202200:50:46

Mark Blyth, the people’s economist, to the rescue. We’ve got tribulations of money and power to be decoded, in what can feel like wartime. Sanctions...

Stopping the War

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Four months into the war in Ukraine, 20 weeks of radio talk about it, feels like time for a deep breath: an hour to look hard at a painful stalemate,...

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Posted June 16, 202200:50:50

Between the US and China, you can feel that the chill is on among the chieftains, spoiling for a fight over Taiwan or trade or just top billing. But...

Who’s Number One?

Posted June 9, 202200:50:52

The United States and China are both working on something like a separation agreement. It’s the end of something like a marriage over the last 50...

Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?

Posted June 2, 202200:50:44

A moral philosopher and a walking trove of literature’s wisdom walk into a radio conversation together. The question for one hour is the bleak time...