The Intelligence from The Economist podcast

The Intelligence from The Economist

Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this award-winning podcast picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. 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) at [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] (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.

Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this award-winning podcast picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. 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) at [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] (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.

 

#1956

Starmergeddon: British PM resigns

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#1955

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19 Jun 2026


#1954

Coming in Andy: Britain's prime minister-in-waiting

Andy Burnham won a by-election he needed in order [to challenge] (https://www.economist.co... more

19 Jun 2026

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19 Jun 2026


#1953

First rate: Kevin Warsh’s Fed debut

As expected, the new Federal Reserve chairman kept rates steady. More interesting were wha... more

18 Jun 2026

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25:08

18 Jun 2026


#1952

View from the summit: what did the G7 achieve?

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17 Jun 2026

22 MINS

22:54

17 Jun 2026


#1951

Local, an aesthetic: the deglobalisation of fun

The World Cup may seem to be proof that the digital commons centralises a global audience.... more

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22:58

16 Jun 2026


#1950

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Despite exchanges of missiles and drones between Israel and Lebanon, the start of a deal w... more

15 Jun 2026

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23:28

15 Jun 2026


#1949

Tocqueville Road Trip: 2. Against all obstacles

Tocqueville saw America’s faith in its own democracy as a vital force. But these days the ... more

13 Jun 2026

44 MINS

44:23

13 Jun 2026


#1948

Tocqueville Road Trip: 1. Game of chance

John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor, embarks on a roadtrip to see how America’s democ... more

13 Jun 2026

50 MINS

50:34

13 Jun 2026


#1947

Quid game: challenges for South Korea’s president

An interview with [Lee Jae Myung] (https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/06/10/an-interview-... more

12 Jun 2026

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26:26

12 Jun 2026


#1946

Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup

Millions of people will tune in when the [World Cup starts] (https://www.economist.com/the... more

11 Jun 2026

21 MINS

21:39

11 Jun 2026


#1945

Number crunch: why Britons ignore immigrant drop

The British government tightened [immigration] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/05/... more

10 Jun 2026

23 MINS

23:06

10 Jun 2026


#1944

There Xi goes: visiting North Korea

Xi Jinping’s first visit to [North Korea] (https://www.economist.com/china/2026/06/07/chin... more

09 Jun 2026

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24:36

09 Jun 2026


#1943

Ceasefire alarm: Iran and Israel trade strikes

The fragile ceasefire between America and Iran is threatened by an exchange of [ballistic ... more

08 Jun 2026

23 MINS

23:31

08 Jun 2026


#1942

Pregnant pause: India’s slumping fertility

After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We exam... more

05 Jun 2026

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23:37

05 Jun 2026


#1941

A murder exploited: Britain’s George Floyd moment that wasn’t

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by... more

04 Jun 2026

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