Echonomics

About Echonomics

Echonomics is a narrative podcast that looks at how past economic events in Asia continue to impact U.S. policy today. Join us as we hear how history reverberates onto today’s policy decisions and often repeats itself. Produced by Marla Hiller.

Publisher

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Category

government · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2025

Latest episode

18 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Feb 2026

   U.S.-Vietnam Relationship Continues to Evolve

   Though the war in Vietnam ended in 1975, it would take more than three decades for the U.S. and Vietnam to start rebuilding its economic relationship. Richard Armitage, Secretary Chuck Hagel, Ambassador Ted Osius, Can Van Luc, Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung, and Frank Jao discuss how the war and its aftermath influenced the U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic and economic relationship.

2. 

   1 Jul 2025

   U.S. Faces Economic Competition with Asia

   Ambassador Carla Hills, Bill Reinsch, Craig Allen, Kim Menke, and Don Morrissey examine the parallels between the anti-Japanese sentiment of the 1980s and current attitudes toward China, highlighting economic competition.

3. 

   24 Jun 2025

   China Enters the Global Trade System

   Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang and Wendy Cutler explore China's 2001 entry into the World Trade Organization, examining the motivations and the subsequent regrets that arose from this pivotal decision in an interview with Bill Reinsch.

4. 

   17 Jun 2025

   Asia Emerges from Financial Crisis

   Industry experts analyze the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, exploring lessons learned by the U.S., IMF, and global organizations regarding the importance of understanding Asian economies in this interview episode.

5. 

   10 Jun 2025

   Asia Engulfed in Financial Crisis

   Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Siwage Dharma Negara, Caroline Atkinson, and Paul Blustein analyze the 1997 Asian financial crisis, exploring its origins in Thailand and its widespread impact on regional markets.

6. 

   3 Jun 2025

   Introducing Echonomics

   Echonomics introduces a narrative podcast exploring the enduring impact of past Asian economic events on current U.S. policy decisions.

Who has been a guest on Echonomics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Carla Hills
• Bill Reinsch
• Craig Allen
• Kim Menke
• Don Morrissey

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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