The coming global oil crisis, mapped and explained
The largest oil shock in history is just weeks away – what’s going to happen when it hits? We dig into futures markets, supply chains, and more to map out how the world economic order is about to be remade.
Max Fisher is a veteran journalist who has reported from over 20 countries. His show, The Bigger Picture, illuminates our world by exploring how it really works, from the sweep of geopolitics to the deepest recesses of our minds. Before going independent, Max was a staff writer at The Atlantic and The Washington Post, a founding editor of Vox, and a long-time foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times, where he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His book, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World, was an NPR and New Yorker best book of 2022.
I’m super happy with my Bianchi’s Bosch mid-drive motor compared to my Aventon’s. It’s maybe half as loud, which is nice for not scaring animals at a higher speed and hearing more birdsong, and will reliably last for twice as long. The more naturalistic feel of a mid-drive is nice, with it just feeling like the bike is an extension of my legs instead of a moped I can pedal, but the throttle with a rear-hub is really useful. It’s there when I don’t want to pedal, when I need to crawl over ice with my legs down, when I’m awkwardly weighted down, when I feel sick, and when I need to start at a green light with a car waiting to turn. I get a lot more utility from that cheaper and more inefficient motor.