Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
Checks and Balance
How much is there left to play for in the Republican primary?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we’re in Iowa as voters have their first say in the 2024 election
The Intelligence
How will the Houthis respond to American and British air strikes?
Also on the daily podcast: how Iowa might shape America’s presidential campaigns and the last of Britain’s special-forces “originals”
Money Talks
Can global car makers fend off competition from China?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. Data suggest China is now the world’s largest car exporter. Is the rest of the world ready?
The Intelligence
America’s economy is growing even as inflation falls—can it last?
Also on the daily podcast: the good news about a failed Moon lander and how Japan’s geishas are modernising
Babbage
Why you aren’t eating lab-grown meat (yet)
Our podcast on science and technology. Lab-grown meat could overcome concerns about the harms that agriculture has on the environment and on animal welfare. But when will it become economically viable?
The Intelligence
Emmanuel Macron’s new-PM pick is a reset button for his presidency
Also on the daily podcast: another disputed presidential poll in Congo and re-assessing the message of “The Wicker Man”
Drum Tower
What is at stake in Taiwan’s upcoming elections?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week we report from Taiwan’s campaign rallies
The Intelligence
AI is quickly becoming a matter of national technological sovereignty
Also on the daily podcast: Creole culture’s revival in Louisiana and the Taylor Swift-induced earthquake
Editor’s Picks
Joe Biden’s chances in 2024, the race to become the next economic superpower and China’s boom in skiing
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Intelligence
Saving the Amazon will require more rule of law—and a property register
Also on the daily podcast: why Ethiopia’s port deal unsettles a region and the British army’s knotty beard question
