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by The Economist · English

Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday the winner of "Best Daily Show" at the 2026 British Podcast Awards, picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Under strAIn: breaking the British state

The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three segments.

10 Aug 2026 · 25m · 9 chapters

Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war

The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three things: Sudan’s proxy war, the U.S.-Canada Gordie Howe Bridge dispute, and a profile of assemblage artist Betty Saar.

7 Aug 2026 · 28m · 8 chapters

Socialist mobility: a telling Michigan vote

The episode links U.S. Democratic primaries and China’s Yangtze River cleanup.

6 Aug 2026 · 22m · 10 chapters

Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures

The episode of The Economist Intelligence covers three topics. First, Oliver Morton explains why record ocean surface temperatures persist: Earth’s energy imbalance has more than doubled since ~2000…

5 Aug 2026 · 23m · 7 chapters

In arms’ way: Gaza-deal sticking points

The episode is about three things: (1) Gaza ceasefire/disarmament talks after Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” announcement, (2) America’s small-business boom, and (3) why radio remains popular in…

4 Aug 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters

Taken littorally: Spain’s sudden crisis in Ceuta

The episode “Taken littorally: Spain’s sudden crisis in Ceuta” focuses on a sudden surge of migrants into Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave near Morocco.

3 Aug 2026 · 24m · 9 chapters

Omission accomplished: why the Iran-war cycle spins on

The Iran-war “cycle” and why diplomacy keeps failing, focusing on the June MOU’s collapse over the Strait of Hormuz and frozen Iranian funds; plus a separate segment on China exporting AI via…

31 Jul 2026 · 26m · 9 chapters

Working memory: the surprising decline of dementia

Episode 1: “Working memory: the surprising decline of dementia” (The Intelligence, Economist).

30 Jul 2026 · 25m · 10 chapters

Brave New whirl: Turkey’s opposition overhaul

Turkey’s opposition overhaul under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; plus Germany’s surrogacy scandal and Gen Z career advice amid AI hiring.

29 Jul 2026 · 20m · 7 chapters

Burning questions: a more fire-prone world

The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three “burning” topics: (1) wildfires and why the world is becoming more fire-prone, (2) “leaning out” for women’s careers and stalled…

28 Jul 2026 · 24m · 9 chapters

Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests

India’s “cockroaches” youth protests against corruption and the NEET exam system, following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan; plus a separate segment on why “macro trading” is…

27 Jul 2026 · 23m · 10 chapters

The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future

The Economist “The Intelligence” episode mixes (1) an extended interview with Elon Musk about AI, rockets, and politics, and (2) a foreign-news segment on lowering the age of criminal responsibility,…

24 Jul 2026 · 28m · 10 chapters

An interview with Elon Musk

The episode opens with pressure on the global energy system and consumer concerns about affordability and renewables, then pivots to a long interview with Elon Musk about AI/robotics, future…

23 Jul 2026 · 1h 21m · 39 chapters

For bucks’ sake: the rise of self-made billionaires

The Economist’s “The Intelligence” episode argues that anti-billionaire sentiment is rising, but “competitive” self-made billionaires (building useful goods/services and employing people) are gaining…

23 Jul 2026 · 25m · 7 chapters

Kyiv brawl: Ukraine’s top general fired

The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three stories: (1) Ukraine’s war leadership shake-up: President Volodymyr Zelensky fired top commander Oleksandr Sersky after protests,…

22 Jul 2026 · 22m · 12 chapters

Hard cedar: Lebanon seeks Trump’s help

The episode covers three segments. 1) Lebanon seeks Trump’s help: Greg Karlstrom (Economist Middle East correspondent; previously lived in Lebanon) explains that Lebanon’s importance is geopolitical…

21 Jul 2026 · 22m · 7 chapters

A firm Andy: what are new British PM’s plans?

The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist focuses on three stories.

20 Jul 2026 · 26m · 16 chapters

You’ve come a long way, Bibi: Israel’s crucial election

The episode covers three main stories: Israel’s election, the World Cup’s on- and off-pitch controversies, and the breakup of the world’s largest iceberg (A23A).

17 Jul 2026 · 24m · 9 chapters

In it to bin it: Nigel Farage v Count Binface

The episode has three parts. First, a UK politics segment explains a surprise by-election in Clacton-on-Sea: Nigel Farage (Reform UK) resigned and is running again, facing Count Binface, a joke…

16 Jul 2026 · 23m · 11 chapters

Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles

The episode has two main parts. First, it explains how the Iran nuclear/war “memorandum of understanding” is collapsing amid renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

15 Jul 2026 · 22m · 8 chapters

The case of the missing totem: Aung San Suu Kyi

The episode has three segments: (1) Aung San Suu Kyi’s uncertain status in Myanmar after the 2021 coup, with calls for “proof of life”; (2) Turkey’s attempt to profit from the Iran war by rerouting…

14 Jul 2026 · 23m · 7 chapters

A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham

The episode of The Economist’s The Intelligence mixes two segments.

13 Jul 2026 · 20m · 7 chapters

Putin’s options: an oligarch speaks out

Russia’s war and internal elite discontent, framed through oligarch Andrei Melnichenko’s “options” for Putin, plus a Kyiv update on intensifying Ukrainian attacks, and a Route 66 travel segment.

10 Jul 2026 · 25m · 10 chapters

Peace fire: further US-Iran strikes

The episode covers (1) renewed US-Iran strikes amid a fragile ceasefire and stalled negotiations after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, and (2) a growing trend in Asia toward laws requiring adult…

9 Jul 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters