Oct 23

Songs of disenchantment: the sorrow of Nigeria

Nigeria is suffering a worsening security crisis, compounded by a lean harvest, global aid cuts and rising energy prices. So why is President Bola Tinubu likely to win January’s election? Europe is struggling to develop a rival to Starlink and reduce reliance on American satellit ... Show More

24m 40s

Oct 22

Dunes and gloom: MBS’s annus horribilis

This week, Muhammad bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was forced to postpone his annual investment summit. His other big bets on the kingdom’s future are also floundering. Sam Bankman-Fried, a crypto-billionaire supporter of effective altruism, calls our correspondent fro ... Show More

24m 21s

Oct 21

Cash test: can Europe support Ukraine alone?

Donald Trump’s administration is turning against Ukraine. But as European powers confront trouble at home, they are struggling to replace American support. Are US private science institutions entering a golden age? And the climb in art crime.Guests and host:Anton La Guardia, dipl ... Show More

23m 50s

Jun 2024

Doing their not-own thing: “generation rent”

Across the rich world millions spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent. We ask why policymakers have such terrible ideas on easing the pressure. America’s bid to crimp TikTok has raised a flurry of issues far graver than social-media scrolling (9:53). And why p ... Show More

21m 26s

Jan 2023

Why Is Your Rent So High?

The price of everything is going up, but few things have risen as fast as rent. The rule of thumb used to be that housing shouldn’t eat up more than a third of your paycheck. But these days, a lot of people are handing over half or more of their income to the landlord. Why has re ... Show More

26m 42s

Aug 2022

Rental Arithmetic

Are the under 30s facing a cost-of-renting crisis?New BBC research has found that four in 10 of this age group are now spending more than 30% of their pay on rent. Adam is joined by Victoria Spratt, author of Tenants, and Adam Shaw from Radio 4’s Money Box Live.Also, pollution wa ... Show More

29m 22s

Mar 2023

Home affairs: America’s revealing property market

<p>Economists and politicians around the world are consumed with one question: is the world headed for a recession, or a relatively soft landing? We’ll tell you what clues the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/03/01/americas-property-market-suggests-re ... Show More

22m 24s

Oct 2023

Invaluable bonds: rising borrowing costs

America may have avoided a government shutdown last month but its fiscal worries are far from over. And unease in bond markets will spill over into the rest of the world. What can governments do to stave off the financial blow? The Chinese Communist Party’s youth wing is using ra ... Show More

25m 4s

Mar 2020

Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)

<p>As cities become ever-more expensive, politicians and housing advocates keep calling for rent control. Economists think that’s a terrible idea. They say it helps a small (albeit noisy) group of renters, but keeps overall rents artificially high by disincentivizing new construc ... Show More

47m 2s

Jan 2024

Fight or flight? Options in the threat of eviction (An episode of the Millennial Money podcast)

<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">"This Matters" would like to share an episode of the third season of the Toronto Star podcast "Millennial Money." The show includes millennials speaking about relatable financial dilemmas that are often taboo or embarrassing but that many are grappl ... Show More

26m 37s

Doing their not-own thing: “generation r...