Jul 1, 2026 · 14 min · 5 segments
On this week's Macrodose, James Meadway looks at how the cost of extreme heat requires urgent attention from our political leaders (0:36), if Andy Burnham’s speech this week laid out more of his…
Hello, and welcome to Macro Dose, a podcast hosted by me, James Meadway, that brings you your weekly fix of everything economics in a quick 15-minute roundup.
In today's episode, we'll be looking at, first, the cost of extreme heat and how political leaders need to grapple with it.
And third, the Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but the impacts are still to come.
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Hello, and welcome to Macro Dose, a podcast hosted by me, James Meadway, that brings you your weekly fix of everything economics in a quick 15-minute roundup.
In today's episode, we'll be looking at, first, the cost of extreme heat and how political leaders need to grapple with it.
And third, the Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but the impacts are still to come.