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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Published weekdays from Monday to Thursday. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.

APR 16 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Buck the system: could Trump cause a dollar crisis?

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Donald Trump’s trade war has not only led to market turmoil. For the first time in decades, the dollar looks vulnerable. Our cover leader considers how a dollar crisis would unfold. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

9 min
APR 16

Lunch hour: why you should stop to eat

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Clearly delineated lunch breaks may have fallen out of favour among office workers. Our "Bartleby" column finds reasons to resurrect the midday meal. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

6 min
APR 16 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Monopoly of power: Ukraine’s worst vulnerability may be political

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The concentration of power may be a natural consequence of war, but is the Ukrainian presidency going too far? Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

9 min
APR 16 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Primacists v restrainers: China hawks are losing sway in DC

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Donald Trump's foreign-policy advisors have split into warring tribes. We reveal why the conventional China hawks seem to be losing influence. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

10 min
APR 10 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Adulting 101: the classes teaching students how to be grown-ups

Learning to be a self-sufficient adult is hard. New courses at community colleges, libraries, and civic centres aims to make things a little easier. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

8 min
APR 10 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Belated backtrack: a stay on tariffs is too little too late

Donald Trump had delayed the majority of his tariffs, but the shock of his chaotic policies is still affecting markets around the world. An esalating trade war with China promises to make matters worse. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

9 min
APR 10 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Dead man: the most important voter in British politics

It's been nearly a decade since the Brexit referendum, but Britain's major political parties still pander to voting demographics from that era. The only problem is that most of the imagined voters have since died. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

8 min
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Gaza falling: Israel's belligerence promises more destruction

Israel has killed over a thousand people since breaking the ceasefire in Gaza and it shows no signs of slowing down. In the absence of American pressure, the threat of Gaza's destruction looms large. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

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Trailer: The Modi Raj

Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy. A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But he’s also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalist dogma. Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. Launching June 2024. To listen to the full series, subscribe to 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.

2024-06-03

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Get a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents. Our reporters dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be. A unique perspective on the issues and events shaping your world. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ at http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts

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A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped? To listen to the full series subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it. Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.

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Take a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and business. Each week our editors and correspondents explore how economics influences the world we live in and share their insights across a range of topics. From inflation and recession risk to all things crypto and even the commercial success of K-pop, we have you covered. Published every Thursday. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.

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Checks and Balance unlocks American politics by taking a big theme each week and digging into the data, the ideas, and the history shaping the country. Join John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon and Jon Fasman as they talk to politicians, pollsters, academics and people across the country about the great experiment of American democracy. Published every Friday. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.

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2010-09-03

ebouch

Quality articles and opinions on a great variety of topics. Relevant content per minute ratio way above the average podcast!
Stop pushing Philip Morris

2021-01-30

Rizvee1982

The content is what one would expect from Economist, but it’s the adverts from Philip Morris are not a little nauseating. Would have expected a bit more judgment from The Economist than to have a cigarette peddler trying to position itself as a “science-based” company.
I am afraid to say that The journal is becoming old

2011-03-29

Lily Young

Some of the ideas are not very up to date or open.
DEFINITELY THE BEST

2010-04-07

ClareBC

Best weekly news podcast. For me the Editor’s Highlights has become an essential. It is an erudite informed program that covers international economic, political, financial and cultural events.

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Published weekdays from Monday to Thursday. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.