Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
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The Intelligence
Are Israel and Hizbullah on the brink of all-out war?
Also on the daily podcast: Britain’s prison crisis and reimagining chamber music
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Editor’s Picks
Lessons on identity politics for Kamala Harris
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Checks and Balance
Who is Kamala Harris?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. We consider what the presumptive Democratic nominee stands for and whether she can win
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The Intelligence
Streaming brings Olympic-sized changes to the business of broadcast
Also on the daily podcast: Evan Gershkovich and the illusion of Russian justice, and what it means that Kamala Harris is “brat”
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Money Talks
Policy lessons from North America’s second-largest economy
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we speak to deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland about the biggest challenges facing Canada’s government
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BOOM!
4. 1994 - Welcome to paradise
The 1940s cohort had finally made it to the White House. But with the Cold War over America would find a new enemy: itself
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The Intelligence
The thin gruel of Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
Also on the daily podcast: Nigeria’s staggering food-price inflation gets worse and Starbucks franchises fuel wider innovation
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Editor’s Picks
Can Xi Jinping revive China’s unicorn scene?
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Babbage
How technology can strengthen democracy—an interview with Audrey Tang
Our podcast on science and technology. Amid a techlash in many countries, Taiwan’s former digital minister presents the optimistic case for technology
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The Intelligence
The grim tactical lessons Western armies are taking from Gaza’s war
Also on the daily podcast: why techy types like Donald Trump’s running-mate and ghosts haunt Hong Kong’s property market
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Editor’s Picks
Reactions to a $600m wedding in India reveal how the country has changed
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist