Economist Podcasts

Overnight, the Pentagon said it “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships, raising further... more

After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, [Donald Trump] (https://www.ec... more

After Iran appoints a [new supreme leader] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-afri... more

After a [momentous week] (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/03/05/how-the-latest-reg... more

As America continues to batter Iran, what are the [domestic implications] (https://www.eco... more

As America and Israel continue to bombard Iran, much of Iran’s retaliation is directed aga... more

The [war in Iran] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/02/the-iran-wa... more

Join The Economist’s Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood and Ethan Wu for award-winning reporting and... more

This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated [attacks on Iran] (https://www.... more

For all the promise of transformation that artificial intelligence offers, a close look at... more

As a military build-up continues in the Middle East, President Donald Trump’s messaging re... more

The targeting of “El Mencho”, the leader of one of the country’s two biggest gangs, has re... more

On the fourth anniversary of a war that many predicted would last mere days, much has chan... more

The smackdown by America’s Supreme Court was [resounding] (https://www.economist.com/finan... more

The [detainment] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/02/19/what-andrew-mountbatten-win... more

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ex-president, has been handed a life sentence for insurrectio... more

Income inequality abounds and today’s rich are staggeringly rich, implying that tax regime... more

Many scientists are considering the notion of actively cooling the region that is warming ... more

Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex... more

Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nerv... more

As Russia’s war in [Ukraine] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/01/30/peace-negotiatio... more

The toppling of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hassina in Bangladesh in 2024 was celebrated a... more

[Sir Keir Starmer] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/02/09/keir-starmer-a-sick-man-w... more

[Takaichi Sanae] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/02/08/how-japans-prime-minister-will... more

This week Elon Musk announced the [merger] (https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02/03/... more

The New START [nuclear deal] (https://www.economist.com/international/2026/02/03/a-new-nuc... more

[Peter Mandelson] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/02/03/blighty-newsletter-peter-m... more

After months of speculation, Donald Trump has picked [Kevin Warsh] (https://www.economist.... more