1,496 episodes

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology.
 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist Podcasts The Economist

    • News
    • 4.5 • 786 Ratings

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology.
 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Editor’s Picks: December 4th 2023

    Editor’s Picks: December 4th 2023

    A selection of four essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Our cover story in Europe this week asks: is Vladimir Putin winning the war in Ukraine? Elsewhere, our cover explores why conventional wisdom on inequality is wrong (10:30). Also, following the death of Henry Kissinger, we reflect on what his diplomacy can teach the world (17:45). Plus, an artificial intelligence system has found more than two million materials that were previously unknown to science (22:45).

    Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

    The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

    The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, return to Kyiv to to find out if cracks are beginning to emerge in the iron shield of Ukrainian unity and to ask how the war with Russia is reshaping a nation living on a knife’s edge.
    The Weekend Intelligence is a subscriber-only episode. For the next month you can sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+
    If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.
    For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 47 min
    The Intelligence: meeting Ukraine’s first lady

    The Intelligence: meeting Ukraine’s first lady

    Olena Zelenska foresees a time when her family can regain a quiet life. Our editor-in-chief sits down with her to discuss her mental-health campaign and life in an unexpected spotlight. President Xi Jinping wants to improve China’s toilets; we ask why that is proving so difficult (12:20). And why the superyacht industry is just sailing along (19:50).
    Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.
    Podcast transcripts are available upon request at podcasts@economist.com. We are committed to improving accessibility even further and are exploring new ways to expand our podcast-transcript offering.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 26 min
    Checks and Balance picks: Why non-white voters are abandoning the Democratic party

    Checks and Balance picks: Why non-white voters are abandoning the Democratic party

    Checks and Balance: Live from Philadelphia

    Checks and Balance: Live from Philadelphia

    America’s role in the world is changing, from the rise of isolationism to a protectionist industrial policy. What does this all add up to? And how will the 2024 election define America’s global standing? On stage in Philadelphia, the “Checks and Balance” team discusses all of this, and takes questions from a live audience of listeners.

    John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.

    Runtime: 47 min

    Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

    The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

    The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

    The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, return to Kyiv to to find out if cracks are beginning to emerge in the iron shield of Ukrainian unity and to ask how the war with Russia is reshaping a nation living on a knife’s edge.

    Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Podcast transcripts are available upon request at podcasts@economist.com. We are committed to improving accessibility even further and are exploring new ways to expand our podcast-transcript offering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
786 Ratings

786 Ratings

DrNatDayan ,

Balanced

Fair and balanced coverage of relevant world events. Exceptional journalism with integrity. Great synopses.

Islandvv ,

Unable to link Apple Podcast to Economist + subscription

Upgraded iOS to 17, but the “already a subscriber” does not work at all, either trying from the Economist + main menu (which always leads me to Economist’s own podcast app) or from a subscriber only episode. So frustrated. Plus never received the follow up email about how to activate the subscription, although the subscription confirmation email said they would do so…

NicKnamE57563 ,

Excellent source of news

This is one of a small number of news podcasts I am willing to pay for. Straight, high quality news.

Top Podcasts In News

The New York Times
BBC World Service
Manscorp Media Services
CBC
BBC World Service
The Economist

You Might Also Like

The Economist
The Economist
The Economist
The Economist
Financial Times
The Economist

More by The Economist

The Economist
The Economist
The Economist
The Economist
The Economist
The Economist