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.

 

#1880

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10 hrs Ago


#1879

Oil rise: Trump gets the jitters

After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, [Donald Trump] (https://www.ec... more

Yesterday

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23:16

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#1878

Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

After Iran appoints a [new supreme leader] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-afri... more

09 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:38

09 Mar 2026


#1877

The third Gulf war: one week on

After a [momentous week] (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/03/05/how-the-latest-reg... more

06 Mar 2026

29 MINS

29:42

06 Mar 2026


#1876

Spars and strikes: Who backs Iran war?

As America continues to batter Iran, what are the [domestic implications] (https://www.eco... more

05 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:40

05 Mar 2026


#1875

Crude awakening: Iran oil shock

As America and Israel continue to bombard Iran, much of Iran’s retaliation is directed aga... more

04 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:20

04 Mar 2026


#1874

Escalation: Middle East war widens

The [war in Iran] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/02/the-iran-wa... more

03 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:42

03 Mar 2026


#1873

War with Iran: Middle East in flames

This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated [attacks on Iran] (https://www.... more

02 Mar 2026

29 MINS

29:18

02 Mar 2026


#1872

Bot the difference: AI’s absence in economic data

For all the promise of transformation that artificial intelligence offers, a close look at... more

27 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:31

27 Feb 2026


#1871

Poised and confused: the will-he-won’t-he of Iran strikes

As a military build-up continues in the Middle East, President Donald Trump’s messaging re... more

26 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:55

26 Feb 2026


#1870

Chapo, Mayo, Mencho: another Mexican kingpin falls

The targeting of “El Mencho”, the leader of one of the country’s two biggest gangs, has re... more

25 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:27

25 Feb 2026


#1869

A world-changing war: four years in Ukraine

On the fourth anniversary of a war that many predicted would last mere days, much has chan... more

24 Feb 2026

21 MINS

21:04

24 Feb 2026


#1868

When the levy brakes: Trump’s tariffs struck down

The smackdown by America’s Supreme Court was [resounding] (https://www.economist.com/finan... more

23 Feb 2026

21 MINS

21:14

23 Feb 2026


#1867

The arrest is history: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The [detainment] (https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/02/19/what-andrew-mountbatten-win... more

20 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:00

20 Feb 2026


#1866

The splitting image: Yoon verdict will deepen divisions

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ex-president, has been handed a life sentence for insurrectio... more

19 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:47

19 Feb 2026


#1865

The Robin Hood state: taxes are getting more progressive

Income inequality abounds and today’s rich are staggeringly rich, implying that tax regime... more

18 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:12

18 Feb 2026


#1864

Ice, ice, maybe: should the Arctic be refrozen?

Many scientists are considering the notion of actively cooling the region that is warming ... more

17 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:03

17 Feb 2026


#1863

Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence

Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex... more

16 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:33

16 Feb 2026


#1862

Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble

Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nerv... more

13 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:24

13 Feb 2026


#1861

Check in Kyiv: prospects for peace?

As Russia’s war in [Ukraine] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/01/30/peace-negotiatio... more

12 Feb 2026

23 MINS

23:20

12 Feb 2026