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  The Economist  

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#2247

Drum Tower goes to Washington DC

Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [our limited time offer] (https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?utm_campaign=a.23acq_podcast&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous.dr_shownotes_nonotebook-50offpodplus_sub&utm_term=sa.listeners?purchaseRedirect=economist.com/audio/podcasts/onboarding?podcast=drum-tower) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches* All is not well in the world’s most important relationship. [China and America] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/30/why-the-china-us-contest-is-entering-a-new-and-more-dangerous-phase?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) are at loggerheads over everything from trade to Taiwan. For a special live show, David Rennie and Alice Su travel to Washington DC to find out how relations between the two superpowers deteriorated and what can be done to improve them. They speak to Evan Medeiros, a former top Asia advisor to President Barack Obama who is now a professor at Georgetown University. David and Alice also talk to a class of postgraduate students looking at the US-China relationship and find out what this younger generation thinks about the future. *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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

12 hrs Ago

40 MINS

40:36

12 hrs Ago

#2246

SBF, FTX, WTF? Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial

The founder of FTX, a spectacularly failed cryptocurrency exchange, is a [curious character] (https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/10/03/decoding-sam-bankman-fried-alleged-titan-of-crypto-conmen?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) . He denies the stack of charges he faces in a New York court, but unpicking the cryptographic paper trail will be tricky. Crime in Britain is broadly in decline, with the notable exception of [increasingly brazen] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/09/22/why-shoplifting-is-rising-in-britain?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) shoplifting (10:24). And how a sports-media entrepreneur became a [pizza-review star] (https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/28/dave-portnoy-an-internet-personality-has-become-pizzas-kingmaker?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) (15:57). Additional audio courtesy South West News Service. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

17 hrs Ago

22 MINS

22:43

17 hrs Ago

#2245

Boss Class: Trailer

The workplace keeps changing and managers have to keep up. The best bosses create systems for solving problems old and new—from navigating working-from-home demands to hiring the right people, from running good meetings to managing themselves. Andrew Palmer, author of the Bartleby column, looks for advice on how to be a better boss by talking to people who have actually done the job. Listen to The Economist's seven-episode guide for managers. Episodes are out on Mondays starting later in October. If you're not already a subscriber to The Economist, sign up for our new podcast subscription, Economist Podcasts+. Register early at [economist.com/podcastsplus-bossclass] (https://economist.com/podcastsplus-bossclass) for a half-price offer. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

Yesterday

02 MINS

02:08

Yesterday

#2244

They need to talk about Kevin: America’s near-shutdown

The literal 11th-hour deal to avert a government shutdown is only a stopgap—and the battle may end up [costing Kevin McCarthy his post] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/10/01/by-averting-a-government-shutdown-kevin-mccarthy-risks-his-job?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) as leader of the House of Representatives. The uptake of electric scooters is [significantly outpacing] (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/14/electric-two-wheelers-are-creating-a-buzz-in-asia?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) that of four-wheeled vehicles in Asia (10:30). And Britain’s curious “risk registers” put numbers to how the world [might end] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/09/13/how-to-get-ready-for-the-end-of-the-world?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) (16:47). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited-time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

Yesterday

23 MINS

23:45

Yesterday

#2243

Editor’s Picks: October 2nd 2023

Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks) * A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the search for the [antidote to ageing] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/living-to-120-is-becoming-an-imaginable-prospect?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) , why a bigger EU is a [better EU] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/the-war-in-ukraine-is-a-powerful-reason-to-enlarge-and-improve-the-eu?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (11:30), and [Japan’s world-leading toilet culture] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/09/28/the-worlds-greatest-toilet-culture?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (25:30). *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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

01 Oct 2023

28 MINS

28:54

01 Oct 2023

#2242

Checks and Balance: Partied out

Once again, Donald Trump won a primary debate [by skipping it] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/28/a-trump-party-in-the-reagan-library%20%20?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) . Where is Mr Trump taking the Republican party next? John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. They’re joined by historian Rick Perlstein, The Economist’s Andrew Miller and The Economist’s Adam O’Neal. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [our limited time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

29 Sep 2023

48 MINS

48:41

29 Sep 2023

#2241

When politics dictates policy: China’s faltering economy

During past economic downturns, officials have been both swift and bold. This time not so much—because their hands are tied by [knotty internal politics] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/28/politics-hamper-chinas-efforts-to-stimulate-the-economy?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) . We ask why Latin America makes for such a useful playground for [Russian spies] (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/09/14/latin-america-remains-a-playground-for-russian-intelligence?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) (10:07). And remembering Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist who never deviated from his not-quite-comically [plump figures] (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/09/28/fernando-botero-became-famous-for-his-over-size-people-and-animals?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) (18:16). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited-time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

29 Sep 2023

25 MINS

25:11

29 Sep 2023

#2240

Money Talks: Is America becoming uninsurable?

Insurers make their money betting against disasters. They wager that the premiums paid by policyholders will outstrip the losses caused by fires, floods and other catastrophes. But in parts of the US that winning formula is no longer working–and climate change is only worsening the odds for insurers. Hosts: Mike Bird and Tom Lee-Devlin. Contributors: Aryn Braun, The Economist’s US West Coast Correspondent; Karen Clark, founder of risk modelling firm KCC; and Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO of Property and Casualty at Scor. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-moneytalks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

28 Sep 2023

45 MINS

45:13

28 Sep 2023

#2239

A better pill to swallow: the bid to end AIDS

Many of the pieces are in place to bring the disease entirely under control—but our correspondent finds [it will take more] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/09/17/is-the-end-of-aids-in-sight?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) than advances in medication. Japan’s government has at last begun to regulate the country’s notorious pornography; we examine a sector [emerging from the shadows] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/08/19/japans-porn-industry-comes-out-of-the-shadows?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) (11:07). And how China uses UNESCO world-heritage status to [rewrite the history] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/21/how-china-uses-unesco-to-rewrite-history?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) of its periphery (18:38). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited-time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

28 Sep 2023

24 MINS

24:58

28 Sep 2023

#2238

Babbage: The scientific quest to conquer ageing

How ageing happens and whether it can be slowed has recently become the subject of [intense research and investment] (https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2023-09-30?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) . Scientists are exploring differing approaches to reducing age-related deterioration, tech billionaires are experimenting with as-yet-unproven interventions. It is entirely possible that by 2100, people will typically live to be 100, thanks to a better understanding of the process of ageing. But is there a limit to how far human lives can be extended? Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Geoff Carr, The Economist’s senior editor (science and technology); Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur and self-declared “rejuvenation athlete”; Paul Knoepfler, a professor in longevity at the University of California, Davis; Irina Conboy, a biotechnology professor at the University of California, Berkeley; Mike Conboy, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-babbage) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

27 Sep 2023

39 MINS

39:37

27 Sep 2023

#2237

General’s knowledge: a chat with Ukraine’s spy chief

Where the defensive lines really are, the state of Russia’s reserves, battlefield tactics: Kyrylo Budanov is [a candid interviewee] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/09/17/an-interview-with-the-head-of-ukraines-defence-intelligence?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) —but he claims to know nothing about all those drones. Gambling has been illegal in Brazil for decades, but pinched government coffers point to a [lifting of the prohibition] (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/09/14/short-of-cash-brazils-government-may-end-its-gambling-prohibition?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) (10:42). And the passion and the profitability of “ [BookTok] (https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/11/06/booktok-has-passion-and-enormous-marketing-power?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) ”, the literary end of TikTok (16:51). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

27 Sep 2023

23 MINS

23:25

27 Sep 2023

#2236

Drum Tower: Belt tightening

Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [ our limited time offer] (https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?utm_campaign=a.23acq_podcast&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous.dr_shownotes_nonotebook-50offpodplus_sub&utm_term=sa.listeners?purchaseRedirect=economist.com/audio/podcasts/onboarding?podcast=drum-tower) * China is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The global infrastructure project is a keystone of Xi Jinping’s foreign policy and he has lauded [the huge economic benefits] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/06/the-path-ahead-for-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) the scheme has brought to the world. But [enthusiasm for the BRI is fading at home.] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/07/the-belt-and-road-as-seen-from-china?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) David Rennie, The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, and Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, host the second episode of [a two-part look] (https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/09/19/who-gains-the-most-from-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative) at China’s BRI and how it’s changing. They speak to Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University. Runtime: 31 min *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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

26 Sep 2023

31 MINS

31:08

26 Sep 2023

#2235

The French disconnection: a retreat from Niger

President Emmanuel Macron’s [about-face] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/09/25/why-emmanuel-macron-is-pulling-french-troops-out-of-niger?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) on maintaining a presence in the coup-stricken country portends a broader change in France’s relations on the continent. Shifting geopolitics is [changing the list] (https://www.economist.com/international/2023/09/19/meet-the-worlds-new-arms-dealers?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) of the world’s big arms dealers (9:08). And the internet influencers [taking a swing] (https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/01/influencer-boxing-is-a-welcome-distraction?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) at professional boxing (16:02). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited-time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

26 Sep 2023

21 MINS

21:33

26 Sep 2023

#2234

Editor’s Picks: September 25th 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to win a [long war in Ukraine] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/21/ukraine-faces-a-long-war-a-change-of-course-is-needed?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) , what [Asia’s economic revolution] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/21/asian-economies-are-investing-more-in-the-neighbourhood?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) means for the world (11:05) and why a [disgraced comedian] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/09/19/russell-brand-was-the-norm-in-the-nasty-noughties?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) is the symbol of a cruel, misogynistic and politically vacant era in Britain (18:52). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

25 Sep 2023

27 MINS

27:02

25 Sep 2023

#2233

Going bump in the right: Europe’s worrisome politics

Populist, right-wing parties are already in power in Hungary, Poland and Italy—and getting closer to it [across the continent] (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/09/14/the-hard-right-is-getting-closer-to-power-all-over-europe?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) . We ask why. At long last Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch of a global media empire, has [stepped aside] (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/22/rupert-murdoch-isnt-going-anywhere-just-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) —sort of. We examine how he will still pull the strings (09:46). And the merits of letting American pupils start school [a bit later] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/07/americas-school-day-starts-too-early-thats-beginning-to-change?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) (17:39). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

25 Sep 2023

21 MINS

21:49

25 Sep 2023

#2232

Checks and Balance: Aussies rule

“We have no greater friend, no greater partner, [no greater ally than Australia] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/08/23/australia-is-becoming-americas-military-launch-pad-into-asia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) ,” declared Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, during a recent visit down under. Is that really true, and how is the threat from China reshaping America’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific? John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Anton La Guardia. They’re joined by Eleanor Whitehead, The Economist’s Australia correspondent. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [our limited time offer] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . The Economist Live is coming to New York and Washington, DC this October. [Learn more] (https://www.economist.com/americanevents) about our live events. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

22 Sep 2023

49 MINS

49:18

22 Sep 2023

#2231

No end in sight: how Ukraine is being shaped by a long war

Reporting from the ground, our Eastern Europe editor explores how the country is bracing for a [new phase of war] (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/09/21/to-endure-a-long-war-ukraine-is-remaking-its-army-economy-and-society?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) . In some ways, people have adapted, but equally the invasion has clearly taken a mental toll. Reflecting on the life of the Zulu chief turned politician [Mangosuthu Buthelezi] (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/09/21/mangosuthu-buthelezi-had-his-own-vision-for-a-democratic-south-africa?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) (11:51). And how to [get out of jail] (https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/09/11/how-to-escape-from-prison?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) (18:39). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our [limited time offer] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

22 Sep 2023

26 MINS

26:13

22 Sep 2023

#2230

Money Talks: The price of cheaper medicines

One of the many aims of President Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, is to cut the cost of drugs prescribed by Medicare, a government health insurance programme for Americans 65 and over. But the policy could have some side-effects for patients far beyond the US. Hosts: Tom Lee-Devlin and Mike Bird. Contributors: Shailesh Chitnis, The Economist’s global business correspondent; Tricia Neuman, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health-care think-tank; and David Fredrickson of AstraZeneca. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer: [www.economist.com/podcastsplus-moneytalks] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-moneytalks) You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

21 Sep 2023

44 MINS

44:53

21 Sep 2023

#2229

Missing in action: China’s defence minister has disappeared

It would not be the first time that a member of the government has gone [missing] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/15/the-mystery-surrounding-chinas-missing-defence-minister?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) , not even the first time this year. But what does this say about the leadership of the People’s Liberation Army? No one cares about Apple’s new iPhone, but the [tech giant] (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/14/apple-is-only-the-latest-casualty-of-the-sino-american-tech-war?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) has more to worry about (09:24). And why an old-school [motorbike] (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/07/meet-the-worlds-most-enduring-product?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) is still driving new hype in India (16:00). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

21 Sep 2023

23 MINS

23:16

21 Sep 2023

#2228

Babbage: How AI promises to revolutionise science

Discussions about artificial intelligence tend to focus on its risks, but there is also excitement on the horizon. AI tools, like the models beneath ChatGPT, are being increasingly [used by scientists] (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/09/13/how-scientists-are-using-artificial-intelligence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) for everything from finding new drugs and materials to predicting the shapes of proteins. [Self-driving lab robots] (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/09/13/could-ai-transform-science-itself?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) could take things even further towards making new discoveries. As it gets ever more useful, could AI [change the scientific process] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/14/how-artificial-intelligence-can-revolutionise-science?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) altogether? Jane Dyson, structural biologist at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, explains why Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold tool is useful, but scientists should be aware of its limitations. This week, Google DeepMind released a new tool to unpick the link between genes and disease, as Pushmeet Kohli, head of the company’s “AI for Science” team, explains. Also, Kunal Patel, one of our producers, meets Erik Bjurström, a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology and Ross King, a professor of Machine Intelligence at Chalmers University of Technology and at the University of Cambridge. They explain why self-driving lab robots could make research more efficient. Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor hosts, with Abby Bertics, our science correspondent and Tom Standage, deputy editor. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer: [economist.com/podcastsplus] (https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?utm_campaign=a.23acq_podcast&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous.dr_shownotes_nonotebook-50offpodplus_sub&utm_term=sa.listeners?purchaseRedirect=economist.com/audio/podcasts/onboarding?podcast=babbage) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

20 Sep 2023

46 MINS

46:27

20 Sep 2023

#2227

Are the allegations tru deau? Canada and India’s diplomatic row

The murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Najjar has deepened a long-running [spat] (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/09/19/a-devastating-accusation-by-justin-trudeau-against-india?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) between the two countries. Will Canada’s allies be willing to get involved? It’s been 100 years since Japan’s Great Kanto [earthquake] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/08/31/japan-is-preparing-for-a-massive-earthquake?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) . Here’s how the country is preparing in case there is another (XX:XX). And young people’s newfound love for [country music] (https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/01/thanks-to-morgan-wallen-country-musics-popularity-has-surged?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) is fuelling a boom in the genre (XX:XX). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

20 Sep 2023

26 MINS

26:50

20 Sep 2023

#2226

Drum Tower: Riding an express train of China’s development

Ten years ago Xi Jinping announced the “project of the century”, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Over the last decade, more than 150 countries have signed up to [Mr Xi’s global infrastructure project] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/07/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-will-keep-testing-the-west?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) . In this first episode of a two-part look at the BRI, Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, travels to Laos to assess the impact of the project. She rides [a train from Luang Prabang to the Chinese border] (https://www.economist.com/china/2023/09/06/the-path-ahead-for-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=drumtower&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) , on a railway built by China. She and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, ask who gains more from the Belt and Road Initiative: a host country like Laos; or Beijing? Runtime: 43 min Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [our limited time offer] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-drumtower) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

19 Sep 2023

43 MINS

43:41

19 Sep 2023

#2225

Argo the sequel: America and Iran’s hostage deal

This is not the first time the Islamic Republic has taken foreigners [hostage] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/09/18/irans-6bn-hostage-deal-is-part-of-a-broader-diplomatic-strategy?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) . It’s proven an effective bargaining chip for decades and this time around, it has earned the state billions of dollars in unfrozen assets. Also, should you go for a [forever-fixed mortgage] (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/09/07/should-you-fix-your-mortgage-for-ever?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) if you can (09:36)? And what an American chain restaurant says about the importance of [cross-class mixing] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/07/where-do-americans-mingle?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) (15:15). [Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

19 Sep 2023

21 MINS

21:28

19 Sep 2023

#2224

Editor’s Picks: September 18th 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how [artificial intelligence can revolutionise science] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/14/how-artificial-intelligence-can-revolutionise-science?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) , the real threat from [Europe’s hard right] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/14/the-eus-liberals-need-better-ways-to-deal-with-populists?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) (10:40), and could popular weight-loss drugs [tackle alcoholism] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/14/drugs-to-treat-alcohol-addiction-are-underused?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) in America? (19:35) Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer: [www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

18 Sep 2023

25 MINS

25:35

18 Sep 2023

#2223

Radical shift: an interview with Argentina’s presidential frontrunner

The [libertarian right-winger] (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/09/07/meet-javier-milei-the-frontrunner-to-be-argentinas-next-president?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) is leading in the polls, a surprise for a country that has typically leaned left. He has drastic plans to shrink the state. Could he turn the country around? Why Germany’s highway system and techno lovers have come to a crossroads (11:22). And, a [Noah’s-Ark-inspired] (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/08/24/which-animals-should-a-modern-day-noah-put-in-his-ark?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) economic theory of conservation made pertinent by the threat of climate change (19:59). [Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

18 Sep 2023

25 MINS

25:13

18 Sep 2023

#2222

Checks and Balance: Strike while it's hot

Joe Biden likes to boast that he is the most pro-union president in American history. His fondness for unions, though, has been tested [by a wave of strikes] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/13/joe-bidens-love-of-unions-runs-into-a-giant-strike?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) . In office, President Biden has regularly voiced support for workers, and handed unions more power. But white working-class Americans, once his party’s reliable base, now mostly vote Republican. Can Democrats win back working-class voters? The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch assesses Joe Biden’s union credentials. The Economist’s James Bennet ponders one of [the great “what-ifs] (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/09/07/what-democrats-can-learn-from-bobby-kennedy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) ” of American political history. And political scientist Ruy Teixeira considers how Democrats could solve their working class problem. John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with [our limited time offer] (https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks) . You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

15 Sep 2023

50 MINS

50:50

15 Sep 2023

#2221

Support systems: allies debate Ukraine’s tactics

As progress on the front line slows, Western countries are divided over how [the army] (https://www.economist.com/international/2023/09/12/are-ukraines-tactics-working?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) should proceed. There are disagreements about where should be targeted and how, and with autumn around the corner, time is of the essence. Why Americans’ feelings about their economy have become a [less useful indicator] (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/07/the-pandemic-has-broken-a-closely-followed-survey-of-sentiment?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) for forecasters (12:34). And, are New Zealand’s [rugby team] (https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/07/new-zealands-rugby-supremacy-is-over-good?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) off their game (18:24)? [Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. Visit [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence] (http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence) to join. 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] (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. ... Read more

15 Sep 2023

24 MINS

24:32

15 Sep 2023