The Econoclasts
Episodes
Europe’s Iran delusion & Palantir’s road to extinction
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dismantle the orthodoxies of European leadership and AI-driven warfare, brea...
Econoclasts LIVE: Iran and the New World Disorder
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Live from a packed Emmanuel Centre, the Econoclasts brought their podcast to London for a sweeping ‘around-the-globe’ deconstruction of the failin...
The West’s Iran crisis: Global recession & Russian revenue
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dismantle the narratives surrounding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, br...
How Iran exposed the West’s military weakness
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau strip away the orthodoxies surrounding the unfolding conflict with Iran to r...
NATO’s hidden agenda & why Europe will fail Ukraine
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau target the orthodoxy of NATO’s post-1991 expansion as well as dismantling ...
Trump’s Iran strikes and the new forever war
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the geopolitical fallout of the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran, ...
Why Trump will win the tariff war
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🔗Go to unherd.com/econoclastslive to get your tickets to Yanis & Wolfgang's upcoming event!In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis...
Marco Rubio’s new world order & Starmer’s plan to rejoin Europe
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the false orthodoxies surrounding the current state of the transatla...
The Starmer-Mandelson-Epstein scandal & Musk’s merger
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau confront the false orthodoxies of finance and power, beginning with a deep d...
Why gold and silver crashed & Trump’s Fed Chair pick
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following a historic price crash for gold and silver after President Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfga...
“This isn’t over”: Trump, Greenland & the Davos delusion
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau engage in a deconstruction of multiple modern economic and geopolitical myths, fro...
Europe’s fatal Greenland mistake & China’s real power
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the week when President Donald Trump vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy G...
Trump’s war on the Fed & Bulgaria’s Euro disaster
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the week when the Trump administration threatened criminal charges against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munch...
Venezuela special: Maduro, oil, and Trump’s next target
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Venezuela special, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the reality behind the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and the dawn of a ‘...
2025: The West’s annus horribilis
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special year-end edition of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect 2025 - a pivotal year and annus horribili...
Q&A: Germany’s economic death trap & the truth about BRICS
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on a special Q&A edition of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau confront the uncomfortable truths of 2025. From the e...
Greece’s doom loop & why Europe can’t stand up to Trump
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau take aim at two prevailing myths: the widespread belief that Greece's recovery is a heartwarming succ...
The AI bubble myth & the truth about Trump’s Venezuela attacks
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau take aim at two prevailing orthodoxies. Is the explosive AI boom really a bubble, or is the technolog...
Europe’s identity crisis: Empty values & defence delusion
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau take aim at Europe's core illusions. Are Europe's 'values' anything more than a slogan when its leade...
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan & the truth about the crypto crash
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau challenge two global orthodoxies: Europe's cynical strategy in the Ukraine war and...
Should Labour sack Starmer & will Reeves bankrupt Britain?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Econoclasts, in an important week for the British economy, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debate speculation over Keir S...
Palantir's secret pact & the Euro's fatal flaw
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk two more establishment orthodoxies. First, Wolfgang challenges the widespre...
China vs. the dollar & Europe's far-Right failure
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk two more establishment orthodoxies. First, Yanis challenges the widespread ...
Should Europe seize Russian assets? Is a crypto crisis looming?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk two failed economic orthodoxies shaping our world. First, they ...
Trailer: The Econoclasts
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Econoclasts is a new podcast from UnHerd hosted by economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Munchau. While they don't always agree polit...
These Times - Trump: the Multipolar President?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen follow on from the previous episode by analysing Donald Trump's response to the multipolar world and its implications, especi...
These Times - The rise of the multipolar world order
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen zoom out to look at the wider geopolitical world order coming into being in the midst of Donald Trump's second t...
These Times - Trump’s Economic Revolution
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen discuss the growing American debt crisis and whether Donald Trump's bold political moves can be understood as a response to t...
These Times - Trump versus Zelensky and the Wars for Ukraine’s Resources
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen discuss the growing focus on the US-Ukraine minerals deal and its potential impact on intelligence sharing and arms supplies....
These Times - Crisis: Trump, Zelensky and a moment of truth for Starmer
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen discuss the recent whirlwind of political events: Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump after announcing a boost in Britis...
These Times - The German Election: Friedrich Merz, “Independence” from America, and the Rise of the Far Right.
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen discuss the aftermath of Germany's election, where the Christian Democrats won but with their second-lowest vote tally ever. ...
These Times - Trump, Putin and Europe’s Historic Crisis
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Tom and Helen discuss the impact that peace talks with Russia might have on the United States security commitment to Europe. Hosted on Acast...
These Times - Trump's Tariff War
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of These Times, Tom and Helen discuss the deep history behind Trump's latest round of tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada; how the US ...
These Times - Can Europe Survive Trump?
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from the previous episode, this week, Tom and Helen expand even further on the topic of Europe and its dependance on the United States. H...
These Times - Europe’s Trump Shock
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen discuss what Donald Trump's presidency means for Europe, historically, after his revealing first week in office. Hosted on Ac...
These Times - Why The Oligarchs Now Back Trump
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen delve into Joe Biden's farewell address, why he warned of a new tech oligarchy and the possible new epoch in American politic...
These Times - Why Trump Wants Greenland (and more)
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen delve into Donald Trump's open attempt to annex Greenland, retake the Panama Canal, and seduce Canada into joining the United...
These Times - Who is Elon Musk?
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of 2025, Tom and Helen take a deep dive into the life and worldview of the world's richest man; who is Elon Musk, what does he b...
These Times - The Year of War, Donald Trump and an Ascendant Turkey
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the final episode of the year, Tom and Helen reflect on the events of 2024 and how they may effect the geopolitical future. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
These Times - The Year British Politics Hollowed Out
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our Christmas special episode Tom and Helen take a look back at the state of British politics this year and ask the question - Is British politics...
These Times - Can Syria Survive?
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Tom and Helen return to the extraordinary situation in Syria and question whether it's really possible to have a unified Syrian state. Hoste...
These Times - Europe’s Franco-German Crisis: Macron and Scholz Stare Into The Abyss
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the collapse of the French government, Tom and Helen discuss the Franco-German crisis in the new age of Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
These Times - Revolution in Syria
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Economist's Defence Editor Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen for an early episode this week to discuss how the Assad regime fell so rapidly and w...
These Times - Starmer adrift: What future for British politics?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast Helen and Tom explore why Keir Starmer's government has come so far adrift so quickly and what this means for the future of B...
These Times - Putin escalates: The threat of World War Three
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the recent military escalation over Ukraine and what this might mean for the current geopolitical world. ...
These Times - Donald Trump: Peacemaker President?
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following Joe Biden's controversial decision over the weekend to authorise Ukrainian forces to fire American missiles deep into Russia itself, Tom and...
These Times - Is Pop Culture Right Wing?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump won the podcast battle by appearing on the shows of right-leaning stars like Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman and Theo Von. On the other hand, Kama...
These Times - What Trump Means: Musk and Mars, Germany and Ukraine
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What awaits Europe after Donald Trump's second coming? Will it mark the end of the war in Ukraine or the end of America's defence of Europe? What role...
These Times - Donald Trump: The Sequel
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the dust begins to settle in the US, Tom is is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of Undercurrents, to discuss Trump's great American triumph and the ...
These Times - US Election Special: What's Wrong with American Politics?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the US goes to the polls, Tom and Helen look back at the last decades of US politics and ask why the current moment, of Trump vs Harris, feels so m...
These Times - Kemi Badenoch: On Race, Empire and Roger Scruton
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom McTague sits down with the controversial Tory firebrand Kemi Badenoch to talk about immigration, being a black Tory politician and why she is the ...
These Times - Israel Attacks Iran
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After four weeks, Israel's anticipated revenge attack on Iran was complete. Missiles launched at Iranian missile targets from Israel threatened even m...
These Times Live: The Most Important Election in Modern History
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On 5 November, the American people will go to the polls in what may prove to be the most important election in modern history. From Ukraine to Taiwan,...
These Times - Wanted: Europe’s Missing Leader
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With soaring deficits, immigration debates, and a flock of North Korean soldiers arriving in Ukraine to fight alongside Russia, the continent feels ad...
These Times - 100 Days of Starmer: The Ghosts of British Politics
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Keir Starmer's approval ratings at an all-time low and the Tory leadership race staggering to an exhaustive conclusion, Tom and Helen ask why Bri...
These Times - Israel Prepares to Strike Iran
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our 100th episode, we remain in the Middle East. Israel has just relocated a battalion from Gaza to Lebanon. The anniversary of October 7th has he...
These Times - Why Nasrallah’s Death Changes Everything
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hezbollah are in disarray. Their leadership is decapitated, and Israeli troops amass at the border. Iran has vowed revenge. In this week's episode, To...
These Times - Tom Tugendhat: The Outside Bet?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom chats with Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat about his personal and political philosophies and what is so egregious about Keir Starmer as PM.....
These Times - Labour's Crisis Conference?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, These Times heads to Liverpool to delve into Starmer's reset of the Labour Party. Are Labour in crisis, or is Kier just getti...
These Times - Hezbollah & Israel: Lebanon Stares into the Abyss
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After an astonishing week in the Middle East, Tom and Helen delve into the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Why has Netanyahu...
These Times - Robert Jenrick: The Next Tory Leader?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom chats to Robert Jenrick, the supposed front-runner in the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, about his leadership credentia...
These Times - The Franco-German Crisis: Budgets and Borders Haunt Macron and Scholz
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After former central bank president Mario Draghi reported that the EU has to invest 800 billion euros a year to compete with the US and China, Tom and...
These Times - The Truth About Churchill and WWII: Rebuking Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper, in which Cooper claimed Churchill was, in fact, the villain of WWII, Tom tal...
These Times - Ukraine's Trump Dread: Zelensky's Kursk Gambit and the US Election
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen to discuss Ukraine's recent shock incursion into Russian soil and whether there are still conditions in Western dem...
These Times - Starmer’s European Project: Why Britain Keeps Gambling on Germany
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the AfD's dominant election victory in East Germany, Tom and Helen explore Keir Starmer's plans to reset relations with the EU, and whether his ...
These Times - The End of the European Project?
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After The European elections in June, the French and British elections in early July, and a recent speech by Viktor Orban calling into question the en...
These Times - When Israel Assassinates
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Israel's double assassination, first Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah military commander in Beirut, and then Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Tom and...
These Times - Israel Edges Towards War With Hezbollah
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the desperately volatile situation in the Middle East, where Israel stands on the Brink of war with Hezb...
These Times - Biden Quits: What next for the Democrats?
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Tom and Helen discuss Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race to be the next U.S President and what this means for the Democratic Party. Hoste...
These Times - The Shooting of Donald Trump: America and Violence
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and what this says about not only America, but violence in p...
These Times - Republics in Danger: Election Crisis in France and America—and Lessons for Britain
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the three largest political stories in the world right now - the last-minute surge by France's left-wing...
These Times - Labour's shallow victory, with Freddie Sayers
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UnHerd's Freddie Sayers chats to These Times' Tom McTague about an extraordinary night in British politics - take a closer look at the numbers, and th...
These Times - Labour Landslide: The Brutality of British Elections
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this emergency election episode, Tom and Helen reflect on the scale of the Conservative's defeat and what Labour's landslide triumph on just 33. 7 ...
These Times - Britain on the Edge: Election Day
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom McTague reflects on the election campaign, from Rishi in the rain to Boris Johnson's appearance as a last-ditch substitute, and his journey across...
These Times - Is Biden Gone? The Democratic Party after THAT debate
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Helen and Tom turn to Joe Biden's catastrophic performance at the recent election debate. Will the Democrats really force out Biden, and if so what wi...
These Times - Apocalypse in Toryland
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom travels deep into the Tory heartlands, where the Liberal Democrats are threatening the infamous Blue Wall. Is there a wipeout on the horizon in th...
These Times - France Enters Its Summer of Crisis
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen explore the extraordinary situation developing in France, sparked by Emmanuel Macron's dramatic decision to call...
These Times - Has the SNP Blown it?
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Tom travels to the Outer Hebrides, Scotland's wild western edge, where one of the most interesting hustings of this election ...
These Times - When Scotland Votes
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Helen turn to the situation north of the border, and explore what the last decade of Scottish elections reveal about British politics more wid...
These Times - London's Dissident Left
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Tom's pursuit of Farage's rebel army, he heads into London to explore the left's breakaway factions. From Chingford, to Stoke Newington, via Cor...
These Times - Europe's France Shock
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen react to the shock European election results, and Macron's sudden snap election....is Europe on the brink? Hoste...
These Times - Nigel's Rebel Army: These Times Election Special
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of a new mini-series from These Times, Tom McTague is on the search for Nigel Farage's rebel army. Reporting from the ground in ...
These Times - Can Biden Bring Peace to the Middle East?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen return to the desperate situation in Gaza, following Joe Biden's peace proposal on Friday. Where has this peace ...
These Times - Sunak Jumps
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Helen and Tom dissect Rishi Sunak's shock snap election, and explore why we are seeing such swings in UK opinion between gener...
These Times - Biden’s Car War With China
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Joe Biden announced a new 100 percent tariff on the import of Chinese electric cars, Tom and Helen explore whether the United States can stop Ch...
These Times - New World, New Labour
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen explore whether Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves can create a mode of governance for for the new geopolitical worl...
These Times - How the US Controls the World
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore the power of the US dollar, and why in a more multipolar, economic and political world, it remains king.....
These Times - The Future of the City, with Bim Afolami and Francesca Carlesi
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode sponsored by Revolut, Tom and Helen talk about the geopolitics of the city of London, before Tom chats to MP Bim Afolami and CEO...
These Times - Can Britain Afford More On Defence?
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Rishi Sunak announced that Britain will increase its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Tom and Helen explore the history of B...
These Times - The Next Oil War?
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, and explore what it means for the rest of the world... ...
These Times - Crisis: Iran Attacks
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Helen turn to the crisis unfolding between Iran and Israel, and explore the likelihood of US intervention after they were forced to take direc...
These Times Live: War and Peace in the Middle East
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Houthi ship attacks to the spectre of Iranian aggression, the Middle East seems set to become the next front for violent conflict. Could the turb...
These Times - The Return of ISIS
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the dust settles in Moscow, Tom and Helen ask from where did Isis come, and why are they still here... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
These Times - Paul Morland: The Power of Population
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen chat to demographer Paul Morland about the geopolitics and economics of demography, and why population matters.....
These Times - We Need to Talk About Turkey
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to Turkey, the country at the crossroads of global geopolitics, and ask why it is so important to the futur...
These Times - What’s the Matter with Western Europe?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After their extensive analysis into the economic binds of France and Germany, Tom and Helen explore why the geopolitical world has become so much hard...
These Times - What's the Point of Emmanuel Macron?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Helen turn to France's divisive leader, Emmanuel Macron, and explore whether there is any strategic substance behind the grand spee...
These Times - Britain's Lethal Economic Bind
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore what has happened to the British economy over the past 20 years, and why is it becoming increasingly diff...
These Times - Germany's Economic Reckoning
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom and Helen turn to Germany, and ask why it was last year's worst performing major economy, and what those difficulties reveal abou...
These Times - Europe’s Reckoning with Ukraine
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tom Mctague and Helen Thompson look back at Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, and explore why it has been so difficult fo...