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.

 

#1816

Right, here, waiting: Europe’s populists on the rise

In Britain, Germany and France, populist-right leaders and parties are [making hay] (https... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#1815

Ven and the art of hemispheric maintenance: America’s national-security posture

America’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker fits with the stated goals in its new [nation... more

11 Dec 2025

17 MINS

17:21

11 Dec 2025


#1814

Digital stimulation: AI and porn

At every technological revolution, the industry of indecency is close at hand. We look at ... more

10 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:02

10 Dec 2025


#1813

“You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court case

Of all the sackings at federal level President Donald Trump has carried out—and that the S... more

09 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:18

09 Dec 2025


#1812

Transitional injustice: Syria one year after Assad

A year after ousting its despot, things are not as bad as many had feared. But old sectari... more

08 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:46

08 Dec 2025


#1811

The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas

Ukraine has been hit by a corruption scandal. One that strikes at the core of the politica... more

06 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:53

06 Dec 2025


#1810

Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM

The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes met Sir Keir Starmer for “ [The Insid... more

05 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:37

05 Dec 2025


#1809

Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance

As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald T... more

04 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:28

04 Dec 2025


#1808

Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal?

America’s attacks on possible drug boats in the Caribbean is already controversial. Now cr... more

03 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:28

03 Dec 2025


#1807

The great wheel: China’s Robotaxi revolution

Once derided as a copycat nation, China is now leading the world in [innovation] (https://... more

02 Dec 2025

18 MINS

18:46

02 Dec 2025


#1806

Deal them back in? What we heard in Iran

Our correspondents get a feel for today’s Tehran: no morality police but still much fear o... more

01 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:23

01 Dec 2025


#1805

The Weekend Intelligence: Mise en masse

Chef Gary Thomas has a lot on his plate. That’s because he’s in the business of feeding th... more

29 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:11

29 Nov 2025


#1804

Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

The dead are still being found; the displaced huddle in public spaces. Who or what will be... more

28 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:39

28 Nov 2025


#1803

Growth negligence: Britain’s budget

The tax-and-spend plan was fine-tuned to avoid immediate political jeopardy. But it [will ... more

27 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:46

27 Nov 2025


#1802

Party likes it 1959: Cuba in crisis

The country’s Communist Party leadership continues to cling to old ideals amid on-again, o... more

26 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:15

26 Nov 2025


#1801

Wage against the machine: the distortions of minimum pay

For decades governments have found minimum-wage rises a politically expedient means of red... more

25 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:16

25 Nov 2025