Stuff Matters with Ed Conway
We tell the hidden stories of the objects around you. Bananas, trainers, AirPods - they all reveal something about the modern world. Our hope is you’ll never look at stuff the same again. Hosted by Ed Conway.
Episodes
In Stuff Matters, Ed Conway takes an object, cracks it open and reveals the world shaping forces hidden inside.
Each episode follows a trail of ideas that stretches beyond the object itself, uncovering far reaching economic powers that shape how we live.
Along the way, Ed meets fascinating characters, from brilliant inventors to Latin American revolutionaries. He dives into their personal stories and reveals how they’ve changed...
A flashing wristband at an NFL game sends Ed Conway down an unexpected economic rabbit hole.
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LEDs were supposed to be one of the great technological and environmental success stories: a revolutionary technology that uses a fraction of the energy of tra...
That satisfying snap when you close an AirPods case is powered by one of the most important materials in the modern world.
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Hidden inside are tiny magnets made from rare earth elements: obscure minerals that help power everything from smartphones and wi...
It's a story that spans continents and centuries, taking in corporate empires and CIA-backed coups and it's all about bananas. Could Britain's favourite fruit be wiped out?
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They're cheap, convenient and available in every supermarket, every day of the year. Most of us barely give them a second thought.
But behind the humble banana lies one of...
What if bulky children’s car safety seats are a clue to one of the biggest changes in human history – the reason people aren't having kids anymore? Ed Conway investigates.
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In the main episode, Ed explored the mystery of falling birth rates through child car booster seats. In this bonus, he takes the conversation further.
Featuring an extended interview with social scientist Dr Alice Evans, they explore not just why people are having fewer children, but who is still having them.
From South Korea and Turkey to Zamb...
Ed uncovers the surprising story of the howitzer – the artillery weapon that has dominated battlefields for hundreds of years, from Napoleon to Ukraine and forever changed the economics of war. But this isn't just the story of a big gun.
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Ed has a theory. Did an unbranded pair of trainers from the '70s help trigger Western deindustrialisation and pave the way for Trump, Farage and - ultimately - China's economic dominance?
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It all goes back to a pair of trainers secretly made by Nike in the 1970s – but without the famous Swoosh on them. They were part of Nike’s sec...
What’s next after decades of relentless globalisation? It’s top of mind for you - the Stuff Matters listeners - and most Western politicians. In this Q&A episode, Ed has a go at sketching out a path forward for the West.
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Plus, a listener picks a bone with one of the arguments in our car seats episode. Are we just trying to pa...
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