# Ed Conway

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Ed Conway, Part 2: Chinese vs American Cars, Andy Burnham's £80 T-shirt & How Dr. Dre Uses AI

This is the second part of our interview with Ed Conway, Sky News Economics Editor, author of Trade World and Material World. The first part is out on all platforms. ---- Ed Conway on Trade Wars, Bread Monocultures, and the Fragile Supply Chains Behind Modern Life Sky News Economics editor Ed Co…

133. The World's Fastest Growing Machine Shop Franchise: Isembard's Explosive Growth

Alex Fitzgerald got the keys to his first factory on January 6, 2025. Eighteen months later Isembard has 14 factories across the US, the UK, France and Germany, just under 100 people, and a business model nobody in this industry has run at scale. Ten of those factories he doesn't own. They belong t…

Has Andy Burnham stopped caring what Donald Trump thinks?

It’s easy to paint Britain as a post-industrial nation in decline, plagued by crime and high taxes. Indeed, many do. But there’s a new power to Britain’s role on the world stage as America abandons its former allies. Whether it’s Ukraine, security, or now sanctions against West Bank settlers, Brita…

Ed Conway on the Hidden Supply Chains That Run the World

Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Ed Conway, economics and data editor at Sky News and author of Trade World, about the vast and often invisible supply chains behind the things we buy. They discuss whether decades of globalisation have made economies more resilient or dangerously dependent, China’s …

Metal Movers: Ed Conway on the new mineral trade wars

Argus spot prices for the rare earth compound dysprosium oxide are currently ten times higher in the US than in China. Such a gap reflects a world where geopolitics is increasingly shaping commodity markets. But as broadcaster and author Ed Conway argues, the weaponisation of trade, for critical mi…

Unlocking Great Books 65 - Material World by Ed Conway

This 2023 book explores six fundamental materials that have transformed humanity. Welcome to the world of sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. "In many ways the title doesn't do justice to this book. You might be able to pass by this book in a bookshop, but we're here to tell you don't sleep …

The Chicken Salad Index

Dear Show Notes Readers, This episode begins with Halloween costumes and ends with copper on the Moon. Somehow, it makes sense. Dan's kids have reached the age where putting on a costume doesn't mean pretending to be something. For a little while, you simply are that thing. A dinosaur. Elsa. W…

If Global Trade Breaks, It’s Worse Than 2008 | Ed Conway

What happens if the invisible system feeding and fuelling our planet suddenly breaks down? In this episode of The Master Investor Podcast, Wilfred Frost sits down with Ed Conway, Economics & Data Editor at Sky News and bestselling author of Material World and Trade World. Drawing on Ed’s latest b…

316. Why the world’s economic glue is becoming unstuck

Given the militaristic ambitions of Russia, China and America, how close are we to a catastrophic trade shock?  Even without such a shock, do we face years of higher inflation because of the new frictions and costs in global supply chains? And why is the British government the last government to en…

Inbox: The Invisible Machine Behind Everything | Ed Conway

Why did the cod in your fish fingers go to China and back before it reached your freezer? What does a medieval king blocking English wool from Flanders have to do with Xi Jinping's grip on rare earths? And, if China can now build cars far more cheaply than Europe or America, could the West lose its…