<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chris Martlew - Producer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Martlew - Producer]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWfmLnOd0WU/chris-martlew</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Chris Martlew - Producer</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWfmLnOd0WU/chris-martlew</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:41:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWfmLnOd0WU/chris-martlew.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[After 21 Hours of Talks With Iran, Vance Leaves Without a Deal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/how-the-us-iran-talks-in-islamabad-ended-without-a-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/how-the-us-iran-talks-in-islamabad-ended-without-a-deal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1tbxCFaQRe8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1tbxCFaQRe8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>JD Vance speaks as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff listen during a news conference after a meeting with representatives, in Islamabad, on April 12. Photographer: Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran Holding Marathon Talks With Pakistan on Ending War]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/us-iran-officials-begin-talks-with-pakistan-on-ending-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/us-iran-officials-begin-talks-with-pakistan-on-ending-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:25:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGC3.O9xwFxU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGC3.O9xwFxU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives in Islamabad for peace talks on April 11.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Iran Peace Talks Set to Kick Off Hours After Vance Arrives]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/vance-arrives-in-pakistan-as-us-iran-peace-talks-set-to-kick-off</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-11/vance-arrives-in-pakistan-as-us-iran-peace-talks-set-to-kick-off</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:22:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGC3.O9xwFxU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGC3.O9xwFxU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives in Islamabad for peace talks on April 11.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian Delegation to Arrive in Islamabad Friday for US Talks]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/iranian-delegation-to-arrive-in-islamabad-friday-for-us-talks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/iranian-delegation-to-arrive-in-islamabad-friday-for-us-talks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Faseeh Mangi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:52:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWQ6HodtSQSA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWQ6HodtSQSA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Heightened security measures in Islamabad. Photographer: Farooq Naeem/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salman Rushdie Warns Against ‘Dangerous’ US Book Bans]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/salman-rushdie-warns-against-dangerous-us-book-bans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/salman-rushdie-warns-against-dangerous-us-book-bans</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMbudhIn.ihg/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iMbudhIn.ihg/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Hands Europe the Bill for Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode of Trumponomics, we discuss how the Republican’s about-face on US commitments is sending shockwaves through Europe—but not surprise.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/munich-security-conference-donald-trump-hands-europe-the-bill-for-ukraine-aid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/munich-security-conference-donald-trump-hands-europe-the-bill-for-ukraine-aid</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:20:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUMLZajCbWfE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUMLZajCbWfE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Police officers at the site of a damaged building following a missile attack in Kyiv, on Feb. 12.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent’s Uphill Battle Against America’s Debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Trumponomics, we discuss the Treasury secretary’s plan to reduce the deficit and its collision with economic reality.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/podcast-scott-bessent-s-uphill-battle-against-america-s-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/podcast-scott-bessent-s-uphill-battle-against-america-s-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:51:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixDmHaM6RcPU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixDmHaM6RcPU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, speaks during an interview at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Bessent said he personally vetted the Treasury employees on Elon Musk&apos;s government efficiency team with read-only access to federal payment data, and that there&apos;s been no &quot;tinkering&quot; with the department&apos;s payment systems.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris Would Be More Business Friendly Than Biden, Says Evercore’s Schlosstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ralph Schlosstein, chairman emeritus of Evercore, joins this week’s episode of Voternomics to discuss what Harris and Trump administrations would mean for boardrooms.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-18/podcast-harris-more-business-friendly-than-biden-says-evercore-chair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-18/podcast-harris-more-business-friendly-than-biden-says-evercore-chair</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9B4aGqmf5xI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9B4aGqmf5xI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ralph Schlosstein, chairman emeritus of Evercore Inc., following a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The US can dodge a recession, Schlosstein said.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Foreign Policy Under Harris or Trump May Look Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Trade Representative Michael Froman discusses what the world can expect from Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, and how Harris is breaking from Joe Biden.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/podcast-what-foreign-policy-under-harris-or-trump-might-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-03/podcast-what-foreign-policy-under-harris-or-trump-might-look-like</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:11:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyvyFuometYM/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyvyFuometYM/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Should Invest in Hard and Soft Infrastructure, Fund Manager Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Voternomics, Abrdn Chairman Douglas Flint explains why the new government needs to build up transportation and education.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-02/podcast-new-uk-government-should-invest-in-infrastructure-fund-manager-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-02/podcast-new-uk-government-should-invest-in-infrastructure-fund-manager-says</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:33:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZbqjoys45Oo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZbqjoys45Oo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Douglas Flint, chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen Plc, poses for a photograph following a Bloomberg Television interview at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting in Luxembourg, on Friday, July 12, 2019. Luxembourg is hosting AIIB&apos;s first annual meeting to be held outside Asia.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Foreign Policy Tests Await a Starmer Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Voternomics, former UK diplomat Tom Fletcher discusses how the Labour Party leader’s first 30 days could define his premiership.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/podcast-major-foreign-policy-tests-await-a-starmer-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/podcast-major-foreign-policy-tests-await-a-starmer-victory</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:02:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLneHwLkbEjI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLneHwLkbEjI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Keir Starmer Photographer: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe Just Got a China ‘Wake Up Call’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Voternomics, former Chatham House director Robin Niblett says the Asian nation is now seen as a global competitor.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-07/podcast-europe-just-got-a-china-wake-up-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-07/podcast-europe-just-got-a-china-wake-up-call</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:00:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQg12.UTJ2nQ/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQg12.UTJ2nQ/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Robin Niblett, former director of Chatham House Enterprises Ltd., following a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The US and China are reversing into the new cold war, Niblett said.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Beat Back AI’s Threat to Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Voternomics, Taiwan’s former digital affairs minister explains why grassroots efforts by humans can turn the tide.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-24/podcast-how-to-beat-back-ai-s-threat-to-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-24/podcast-how-to-beat-back-ai-s-threat-to-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 04:00:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7hrstrHrzFg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7hrstrHrzFg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Audrey Tang, Taiwan&apos;s digital minister, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Tang, who took her post at age 35 as Taiwan&apos;s youngest-ever and first transgender cabinet member, advocates &quot;radical transparency&quot; by the government and is an architect of a unique system of crowd-sourcing laws.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Did Rishi Sunak Call an Early Election?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this special edition of Voternomics, we discuss the possible reasoning behind the Conservative’s decision to gamble on an earlier-than-expected vote. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-22/podcast-why-did-rishi-sunak-call-for-a-july-4-uk-election</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-22/podcast-why-did-rishi-sunak-call-for-a-july-4-uk-election</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 19:29:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5_qaHqwmDFA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5_qaHqwmDFA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Rishi Sunak announces a general election during a news conference in London on May 22.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Europe Needs to Unite Around Its Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Munich Security Conference Chair Wolfgang Ischinger joins Voternomics to explain the new European project he says is needed. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/podcast-why-europe-needs-to-unite-around-defense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/podcast-why-europe-needs-to-unite-around-defense</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 04:00:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8r.D7at_4Dk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8r.D7at_4Dk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wolfgang Ischinger</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Worse Than Inflation? ‘Useless Politicians’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of Voternomics, we hear why voter satisfaction with Western governments is at an unprecedented low.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/podcast-what-s-worse-than-inflation-useless-politicians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/podcast-what-s-worse-than-inflation-useless-politicians</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Martlew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 00:12:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYx2LZqc1ARA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYx2LZqc1ARA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A shopper reaches for cottage cheese inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, May 2, 2022. U.S. inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose in March despite intense price pressures, indicating households still have solid appetites and wherewithal for shopping.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>