For all the promise of transformation that artificial intelligence offers, a close look at macroeconomic data shows <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/02/22/the-ai-productivity-boom-is-not-here-yet?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">little change</a>. Sit tight. A brutal attack in Nigeria reveals how the security crisis is <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/02/12/a-deadly-attack-shows-nigerias-security-crisis-is-worsening?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spreading ominously</a>. And a tribute to <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/02/12/virginia-oliver-worked-maines-waters-for-nearly-a-century?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Oliver</a>, who cut an unusual figure on the lobster boat she skippered for decades.Guests and host:<ul><li>Alex Domash, economics correspondent</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent</li><li>Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Artificial intelligence, macroeconomics</li><li>Nigeria, security, jihadism</li><li>Virginia Oliver, Maine, lobsters</li></ul>Get a world of insights by <a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</a>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.

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