

529 episodes
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.

The episode has two main parts. First, Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid: it explains how a Paris Court of Appeal upheld her conviction for misusing European Parliament funds, but shortened her ban on…
8 Jul 2026 · 24m · 7 chapters
The episode covers NATO’s tense annual summit in Ankara and the risks facing Europe if US support weakens, plus a separate segment on “vibe lawyering” (AI use in courts) and a Route 66 travel story.
7 Jul 2026 · 20m · 12 chapters
The episode of The Intelligence (Economist) has three parts. First, Tehran’s six-day mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: his coffin is carried through central Tehran, then to Qom, Iraq, and finally…
6 Jul 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters
The episode marks America’s 250th birthday and asks whether the “American experiment” is failing or can renew.
3 Jul 2026 · 36m · 15 chapters
The episode covers two topics: how oil majors profit from large-scale trading, and how AI regulation is reshaping model releases, plus a brief look at changing concert-tour economics.
2 Jul 2026 · 23m · 6 chapters
The episode has three parts. First, it covers Venezuela’s earthquake response a week after two quakes near Caracas (La Guayra), with deaths nearing 2,000, about 5,000 injured, thousands displaced,…
1 Jul 2026 · 22m · 7 chapters
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s future amid uncertainty after Iran–US hostilities, plus a separate segment on how plants “use sound” to detect threats and conditions.
30 Jun 2026 · 24m · 7 chapters
The Economist “The Intelligence” episode covers (1) Latin America’s 2025 investment surge amid Trump-era geopolitical chaos, especially in critical minerals; (2) Nigeria’s “Jollof Index” showing…
29 Jun 2026 · 17m · 10 chapters
The episode is split into three segments. First, it examines how Ukraine’s attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and strikes deep inside Russia aim to change Russian public perception and disrupt…
26 Jun 2026 · 28m · 9 chapters
The episode has three parts. First, “America’s AI backlash”: The Economist’s Rosie Bloor and Jason Palmer discuss how AI has become politically explosive in the US, despite shared fears across…
25 Jun 2026 · 21m · 12 chapters
The episode covers (1) whether a new US-Iran nuclear/asset deal could be undermined by ongoing Israel–Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon, (2) the science and likely impacts of a strong El Niño, and (3)…
24 Jun 2026 · 22m · 10 chapters
The Economist marks 10 years since the 2016 Brexit referendum and assesses economic, political, and social impacts, while debating what Britain should do next under a new Prime Minister.
23 Jun 2026 · 29m · 16 chapters
The episode of The Economist’s “The Intelligence” covers three main topics: UK politics, Colombia’s election, and a culture review of Toy Story 5.
22 Jun 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters
Trailer for “Tocqueville Road Trip,” framing Alexis de Tocqueville’s 1831 America journey and a modern road trip to assess whether the “democracy” he described still exists as the US approaches its…
19 Jun 2026 · 3m
The Intelligence from The Economist episode covers (1) Britain’s Makerfield by-election and Andy Burnham’s bid to become Labour leader/prime minister, and (2) the Iran deal’s economic implications,…
19 Jun 2026 · 24m · 9 chapters
The episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three things: Kevin Warsh’s first Fed rate decision, Germany’s left-wing Die Linke surge with young voters, and workplace “Atwood’s duck”…
18 Jun 2026 · 25m · 6 chapters
The episode is a three-part roundup from The Economist: (1) the G7 summit in Evian and what leaders achieved amid crises; (2) sex work in Japan and why it’s under renewed scrutiny; (3) the surprising…
17 Jun 2026 · 23m · 12 chapters
The Economist’s “The Intelligence” episode argues that “local” culture is reviving despite globalization, driven by streaming and mobile platforms.
16 Jun 2026 · 23m · 9 chapters
The episode mixes three segments: (1) Iran ceasefire and AI-wealth policy debate, plus (2) England World Cup team profile.
15 Jun 2026 · 23m · 6 chapters
Tocqueville Road Trip episode 2 (“Against all obstacles”) uses a visit to Sing Sing prison to test Tocqueville’s ideas about liberty, equality of conditions, and faith in human perfectibility,…
13 Jun 2026 · 44m · 14 chapters
John Priddo launches The Economist’s “Tocqueville Road Trip” by retracing Alexis de Tocqueville’s 1831 New York arrival to test whether “equality of conditions” and liberal democracy still hold as…
13 Jun 2026 · 51m · 18 chapters
Two-part episode. Main segment interviews South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung from the Blue House, assessing his first year and looming challenges; second segment covers India’s “Cockroach People’s…
12 Jun 2026 · 26m · 6 chapters
The episode has two segments. First, “protests at World Cup”: The Economist’s Hal Hodson says Mexico’s World Cup hosting in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey faces scrutiny amid Mexico’s cartel…
11 Jun 2026 · 22m · 9 chapters
The episode is a three-part “The Intelligence” segment. Topic 1: UK immigration “boom and bust” (Joel Budd, social affairs editor).
10 Jun 2026 · 23m · 7 chapters