Economist Podcasts

President Donald Trump’s executive order ostensibly puts a years-long debate to bed. But q... more

A snapshot of the country reveals deepening military and economic problems—and, perhaps ab... more

A long-suspected defence partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has burst [into the... more

Coffers running low and an increasingly absent principal member: the United Nations has ne... more

Part commemoration, part [megachurch meeting] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/202... more

India is becoming one of the largest markets for Artificial Intelligence and shaping how t... more

Pharmaceutical giant [AstraZeneca] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/08/03/astrazene... more

A new United Nations report says Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute “genocide”. That has ... more

Falling fertility makes a [global decline] (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/09/11/... more

After [Jair Bolsonaro] (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/09/14/america-calls-ja... more

A high-stakes tussle about who will take over Fox and News Corp from Rupert Murdoch [has c... more

America’s most prominent young conservative was [assassinated] (https://www.economist.com/... more

Qatar had positioned itself as a regional mediator, a safe space for negotiations. Israel’... more

There is a growing awareness of how high temperatures affect expectant mothers and their b... more

An unpopular budget will probably spark the ousting of [another prime minister] (https://w... more

When the incoming chief of [Britain’s secret services] (https://www.economist.com/britain/... more

Our correspondent meets Iraq’s prime minister Muhammad al-Sudani to discuss the country’s ... more

World leaders flocked to China this week for an international summit followed by a giant [... more

America’s health secretary, RFK Jr, is known for his opposition to vaccines, particularly ... more

For the past week in Indonesia, protesters have taken to the streets and cities have burne... more

Prime minister Bibi Netanyahu is focused on his own political survival. Our correspondent ... more

Yesterday Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports to America, among the highes... more

What does Donald Trump’s attempt to [sack Lisa Cook] (http://economist.com/finance-and-eco... more

Car and phone theft were once the preserve of petty crooks in London. Now they underpin a ... more

As temperatures climb, mosquitoes will migrate to places where natural resistance to malar... more

Less than nine months after Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled, the honeymoon is... more

[Intel] (https://www.economist.com/business/2025/08/15/what-might-trumpian-meddling-mean-f... more