March 7, 2022· 55 min

Matt Klein on How Germany Wound up So Dependent on Russian Gas

Matt Klein

Orality

Model

50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(2,132 words)

M:28%

HostTracy Alloway(1,164 words)

M:28%

GuestMatt Klein(7,636 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic54%

obviously, huge, certainly

Engagement58%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, right

Repetition100%

know (146x), they (133x), like (105x)

Parallelism100%

So have you heard the story ab..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., But, of course, as everyone un...

Sound Patterns31%

37 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases2%

i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging9%

perhaps, maybe, could

Passive Voice7%

being imposed, been scheduled, were even

Abstract Nouns20%

investment, prescription, medication

Subordination8%

because, though, nevertheless

Sentence Length51%

Avg: 17.6 words/sentence

Word Complexity48%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style42%

691 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

automatically, family, really

Description

Harsh sanctions have been imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. However, the country's energy exports have largely been spared. One significant reason for this is Germany's high dependence on Russian energy, particularly natural gas. So how did Germany wind up in this situation? And why didn't it take steps years ago to start weaning itself off of this dependency? We discuss this with Matt Klein, the founder and publisher of The Overshoot as well as the author of the book Trade Wars Are Class Wars. He explains how misplaced German priorities led to years of underinvestment, and a poorly thought out energy strategy, which is now forcing Germany to pivot at a very difficult time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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