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How does economics help us understand conflicts through history?
That’s the question that economist and journalist Duncan Weldon tries to answer in his new book, Blood and Treasure.
Tim talks to Duncan about the economic perspective on Viking raiders, Spanish conquest and the Vietnam war.
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
- How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane), Pt. 1
- How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane), Pt. 2
- The Fall of the House of Liver King
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #23
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How to Organize a Meeting (And Stay Sane)
https://libcom.org/article/how-hold-good-meeting-rustys-rules-order
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #23
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-vylan-visa-revoked-state-department-1235375566/
https://bsky.app/profile/mclem.org/post/3lstr4lfyns2w
https://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social
https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0306-71
https://x.com/RepOgles/status/1938301392416084150
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/kirsten-gillibrand-zohran-mamdani-00436031
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU8dU-K1qZ4
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309792865.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/heres-whats-in-the-big-bill-that-just-passed-the-senate
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/trump-trade-vietnam-deal.html
https://newrepublic.com/post/197412/donald-trump-big-beautiful-budget-bill-devastating-poll
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-trump-big-beautiful-bill-senate-version/
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Russian drones and missiles hit nearly every district of Kyiv overnight. A record 539 drone and 11 missiles strikes were recorded by Ukrainian authorities. Meanwhile, Dutch and German intelligence agencies have warned that Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine is intensifying in both frequency and strength.
Also on the programme: Donald Trump is due to sign the "Big Beautiful Bill." And music's "bad-boy" brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are onstage together for the first time in sixteen years as Oasis play their first reunion show in Cardiff.
(Picture: A drone explodes in the skies above Kyiv. Credit: Reuters)
Some conservatives think states should take over management of federal land. But often, states lack adequate resources, or use land for revenue rather than recreation or conservation. This Independence Day, we visit state trust land in Wyoming to learn more about state versus federal management issue. Plus: Homeownership is a tough bargain if you travel for work and data shows the manufacturing sector has contracted since Trump took office.
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