550 episodes

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.

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

The World in Brief from The Economist The Economist

    • News
    • 4.1 • 972 Ratings

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

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.

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

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Hamas releases video of two hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more

    Hamas releases video of two hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more

    Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, alive.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 3 min
    Hamas releases video of hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more

    Hamas releases video of hostages; Russia bombs Ukrainian infrastructure, and more

    Hamas released an undated video showing two hostages taken on October 7th, Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, alive.

    Egypt’s talks with Israel; America’s inflation ticks up again, and more

    Egypt’s talks with Israel; America’s inflation ticks up again, and more

    Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, met Xi Jinping, China’s president, as part of a three-day visit to China
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Columbia University’s leadership rebuked; Egypt’s talks with Israel, and more

    Columbia University’s leadership rebuked; Egypt’s talks with Israel, and more

    The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of annualised inflation remained at 2.8% in March.

    Alphabet approaches $2trn mark; Blinken meets Xi, and more

    Alphabet approaches $2trn mark; Blinken meets Xi, and more

    Revenue at Alphabet rose by 15% to $80.5 billion in the first three months of 2024, while at Microsoft it increased by 17% to $61.9 billion. Also, Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, met with Xi Jinping, China’s president, as part of a three-day visit to China.

    America’s inflation ticks up again; Blinken meets Xi, and more

    America’s inflation ticks up again; Blinken meets Xi, and more

    An American regulator opened an investigation into Tesla’s response to its concerns over the carmaker’s Autopilot mode

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
972 Ratings

972 Ratings

Tcpfrank ,

Mike’s right. Sequence this feed so we know which is the latest.

Like the information but can be very repetitive.

u4toieyhrkth ,

Terrible narration

Like listening to AI reading a novel. No presenter skills. Nor humans? Was very interested in a world news roundup but I just can’t listen to this.

42az42 ,

iOS 17 only :-/

Can’t access content because I have pre iOS 17 iPhone- even as a subscriber. Paying for something I can't use. Disappointed with this change.

Top Podcasts In News

The Daily
The New York Times
Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times
Up First
NPR
The Tucker Carlson Podcast
Tucker Carlson Network
Pod Save America
Crooked Media
Pivot
New York Magazine

You Might Also Like

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist
Babbage from The Economist
The Economist
FT News Briefing
Financial Times
Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist

More by The Economist

Economist Podcasts
The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
Money Talks from The Economist
The Economist
Babbage from The Economist
The Economist
Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist
Editor's Picks from The Economist
The Economist