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Economist Podcasts, page 15
by The Economist · English
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The bomb (part 1): were nuclear weapons inevitable?How nuclear weapons emerged from early discoveries in atomic physics, and whether their creation was inevitable—ending with the first Trinity test and the engineering shift from theory to weaponry.16 Jul 2025 · 44 min · 14 chapters
Internet dating: will AI kill the web?The episode (The Intelligence from The Economist) focuses on whether AI “answer engines” will kill the web by reducing clicks to original websites. Guest: Tom Wainwright, The Economist’s media editor.16 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 10 chapters
Kyiv reprieve: Trump loses patience with PutinThe episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three topics: (1) Trump’s changing stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing he’s moving from “patience” to pressure.15 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 8 chapters
Old-school Thai: is another coup coming?The episode mixes three stories: Thai politics, celebrity entrepreneurship, and sea-slug “plant” behavior.14 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 11 chapters
The Weekend Intelligence: The hunt for Austin TiceThe Weekend Intelligence: The hunt for Austin Tice is the first episode of a three-part series about the disappearance of American journalist Austin Tice after he entered Syria in May 2012.12 Jul 2025 · 39 min · 10 chapters
At your services: Britain’s economic bright spotThe episode is about Britain’s “copper lining” amid weak growth: it argues Britain has become a global services exporter because wages and assets are relatively cheap, especially after Brexit.11 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 5 chapters
Migration roots: the broken asylum systemThe Economist’s “The Intelligence” episode focuses mainly on the “broken asylum system” in rich countries, using a UK asylum case to argue that asylum has become a “back door” for labor migration and…10 Jul 2025 · 22 min · 10 chapters
Sprawl of duty: Trump’s tariff dramaThe Economist Intelligence episode “Sprawl of duty: Trump’s tariff drama” covers President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff deadlines and negotiation tactics, plus brief segments on Brazil’s football…9 Jul 2025 · 22 min · 15 chapters
The French reconnection: Macron in BritainThis episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers two main stories.8 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 11 chapters
Trump card: can he broker a Gaza deal?The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three main topics. First, Gaza ceasefire talks: Israel and Hamas are negotiating via mediators in Qatar, with no deal after day one.7 Jul 2025 · 21 min · 9 chapters
Oh Keir! Labour’s torrid first yearThe Economist’s “Intelligence” episode covers (1) Labour’s first year in power in the UK, focusing on policy reversals and slow progress toward targets; (2) Bangladesh’s political and economic…4 Jul 2025 · 28 min · 12 chapters
Hard-core business: valuing OnlyFansThe episode “Hard-core business: valuing OnlyFans” focuses on OnlyFans as a fast-growing, profitable adult-content subscription business that may be up for sale.3 Jul 2025 · 23 min · 12 chapters
Bill baby bill: Trump’s landmark legislationThe US Senate’s narrow passage of Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” (about 1,000 pages) extending 2017 tax cuts while cutting green subsidies, Medicaid, and food stamps; it also funds…2 Jul 2025 · 24 min · 7 chapters