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Economist Podcasts
by The Economist · English
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Cheques and the City: Premier League disgraceThe episode mixes three stories: (1) a Premier League ruling on Manchester City’s alleged financial “doping” via sham sponsorships; (2) Russia’s “grey zone” attacks and Europe’s dilemma on how to…30 Sep 2026 · 21 min
Brazil rut: Lula v Bolsonaro, againBrazil’s “rut” ahead of the Oct 4 presidential election, plus two other segments: how “honour culture” restricts women’s work, and the rise of phone-free concerts.29 Sep 2026 · 21 min
Foiled plot: did Iran plan British base attack?UK police detain five men after explosives are found near RAF Fairford, with suspicion of Iranian hybrid warfare; episode also covers how the Iran conflict boosts oil company profits and a study on…28 Sep 2026 · 20 min
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Cheques and the City: Premier League disgraceThe episode mixes three stories: (1) a Premier League ruling on Manchester City’s alleged financial “doping” via sham sponsorships; (2) Russia’s “grey zone” attacks and Europe’s dilemma on how to…30 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 6 chapters
Brazil rut: Lula v Bolsonaro, againBrazil’s “rut” ahead of the Oct 4 presidential election, plus two other segments: how “honour culture” restricts women’s work, and the rise of phone-free concerts.29 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 10 chapters
Foiled plot: did Iran plan British base attack?UK police detain five men after explosives are found near RAF Fairford, with suspicion of Iranian hybrid warfare; episode also covers how the Iran conflict boosts oil company profits and a study on…28 Sep 2026 · 20 min · 8 chapters
Big meet, little meat: the Trump-Xi summitThe episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers two main stories.25 Sep 2026 · 27 min · 14 chapters
Home disadvantage: risks in housing marketsThe episode has three segments. 1) “Home disadvantage: risks in housing markets” argues that rising bond yields may now hit housing more than in 2021–22.24 Sep 2026 · 23 min · 11 chapters
National front-runner: who can beat Le Pen?France’s April-May presidential election—polls show Marine Le Pen leading and the centre struggling to find a candidate who can beat her; plus a report on India’s India-Bangladesh buffer zone and…23 Sep 2026 · 20 min · 11 chapters
The mob rule: criminality consumes South AfricaThe episode covers two main stories. First, South Africa’s “mob rule”: organized crime increasingly infiltrates the state and formal business.22 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 8 chapters
Centre punch: Germany’s state-election shockerGermany state-election shock for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the CDU; plus Africa’s booming stock markets via Dangote’s refinery IPO and retail investing; plus bedtime science on whether blue light…21 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 8 chapters
Drone truth: Russia has the upper handHow Russia’s drone and missile innovation is shifting the Ukraine war toward more strikes on Kyiv and civilian/economic targets, and what that means for Ukraine’s winter, economy, and politics; plus…18 Sep 2026 · 26 min · 10 chapters
Rise and shine: Warsh’s Fed rate testTwo-part episode on (1) the US Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in over a year and the politics around it, and (2) Japan’s Okinawa election and what it signals for the US-Japan military alliance;…17 Sep 2026 · 22 min · 13 chapters
The end of the world is AI? An existential threatThe episode has two main topics. First, “The end of the world is AI?” It debates whether frontier AI poses an existential risk and who should manage it.16 Sep 2026 · 24 min · 14 chapters
Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?The episode’s main segment asks “Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?” It argues that anti-Muslim sentiment and some policy responses blur Islam (religion) with Islamism (political ideology).15 Sep 2026 · 24 min · 8 chapters
Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advanceThe Intelligence (Economist) episode covers three main topics. First, Yemen: Iran-backed Houthi forces have captured Mocha on Yemen’s western coast and Parham Island in the Bab al-Mandab choke point,…14 Sep 2026 · 23 min · 8 chapters
The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folkThe Weekend Intelligence: Shire Folk (Episode 1) explores how a fringe British far-right figure, Tommy Robinson, grew from local protests in Luton into an international symbol shaping some Americans’…12 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 17 chapters
Out-numbered: AI’s contentious maths milestoneThe episode is split into two main segments. First, it discusses OpenAI’s claimed breakthrough on the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness Millennium Prize problem.11 Sep 2026 · 23 min · 8 chapters
Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawnsAI’s impact on jobs (arguing against an “AI jobs apocalypse”) plus three unusual global stories: China’s persistent food-safety failures (formaldehyde cabbage) and a Kenya-to-China ant smuggling…10 Sep 2026 · 20 min · 13 chapters
TRAILER: Shire folkA trailer for Shire Folk about Tommy Robinson’s rise and how powerful Americans view him as a “prophet,” framing Britain as a cautionary tale in a wider “battle to save the West.” Guest backgrounds:…10 Sep 2026 · 2 min
Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment faltersThe episode covers three stories. First, Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s “chainsaw” agenda is sputtering: inflation has fallen from about 13% monthly to ~2% monthly, and poverty dropped to ~28%,…9 Sep 2026 · 22 min · 10 chapters
School of shock: teenagers get dimmerThe episode covers three things: (1) a sharp global decline in 15-year-olds’ PISA test performance after the pandemic, (2) why Miami is booming due to high-net-worth and political/investor inflows,…8 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 11 chapters
All right on the night: AfD’s victoryElection night analysis of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) winning 44% in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, and what it could mean for forming a government and Germany’s far-right politics; the…7 Sep 2026 · 24 min · 7 chapters
Bargaining chips: Nvidia is the bank of AIThe Economist “The Intelligence” episode covers (1) why Nvidia is using “financial engineering” to finance AI chip demand—earning the nickname “bank of AI”—and (2) how knife crime in Britain is…4 Sep 2026 · 25 min · 6 chapters
Ire and ICE: the toll of America’s deportationsTwo segments. (1) “Ire and ICE” examines the political and human toll of Trump-era U.S. deportations, focusing on interior arrests, legal tactics, and public backlash.3 Sep 2026 · 23 min · 10 chapters
Right in front: AfD could win German stateA three-part Economist Intelligence episode. 1) Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state election: whether the far-right AfD could win and govern despite the “Brandmauer” (mainstream parties refusing…2 Sep 2026 · 23 min · 9 chapters
After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescueThe episode covers three main stories. First, Nepal’s flood disaster recovery: rescuers are still searching for hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after August 26 floods triggered by a Tibet…1 Sep 2026 · 16 min · 10 chapters