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.

 

#1895

Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind

Ukraine’s resistance to Russia relies on the clever use of [drones] (https://www.economist... more

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11 hrs Ago


#1894

Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty

An Economist investigation reveals that [Iran is profiting] (https://www.economist.com/fin... more

Yesterday

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22:11

Yesterday


#1893

The bog of war: week five begins

The [Iran conflict] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/29/all-sides... more

30 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:41

30 Mar 2026


#1892

Hasta la victoria, quizás: Cuba’s broken economy

Even before America crimped Cuba’s oil, the country was [teetering] (https://www.economist... more

27 Mar 2026

23 MINS

23:56

27 Mar 2026


#1891

Algorithm and blues: a watershed social-media verdict

A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-m... more

26 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:04

26 Mar 2026


#1890

On goal difference: are America and Israel diverging on Iran?

In the daily tea leaves one might read that President Donald Trump would prefer a deal wit... more

25 Mar 2026

23 MINS

23:49

25 Mar 2026


#1889

(Another) all-out war: Afghanistan and Pakistan

Air strikes and border raids have turned cross-border tensions into [hot conflict] (https:... more

24 Mar 2026

20 MINS

20:05

24 Mar 2026


#1888

From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran

As the war in Iran progresses, none of the [options available] (https://www.economist.com/... more

23 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:59

23 Mar 2026


#1887

Who will deal the final blow? Israel, Lebanon and Hizbullah

As attention has focused on war in Iran, Israel sees an opportunity to crush a weakened Hi... more

20 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:02

20 Mar 2026


#1886

An act of self-harm: Trump’s latest war might be his undoing

A rash entry into a war of choice exposes President Donald Trump in a number of ways—and h... more

19 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:43

19 Mar 2026


#1885

Flagging carriers: war shuffles the Gulf-airline flight deck

Cancelled flights, longer routes, higher prices: the war in Iran is taking its toll on the... more

18 Mar 2026

18 MINS

18:40

18 Mar 2026


#1884

Barrel vault: a Nigerian refining giant rises

Nigeria sorely needed the enormous oil refinery built by Aliko Dangote, who was already Af... more

17 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:04

17 Mar 2026


#1883

Let me get this strait: the Iran-war escalation risk

Control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focus of the war in Iran. The options avail... more

16 Mar 2026

23 MINS

23:09

16 Mar 2026


#1882

Lone goals: will US-Israel war aims diverge?

As [Israel] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/10/americas-war-aims... more

13 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:22

13 Mar 2026


#1881

Blood from a drone: Iran’s deadly arsenal

Iran continues to retaliate against attacks with ferocity. Though many of its ballistic mi... more

12 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:24

12 Mar 2026