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  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.

 

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#1910

White hat, black box: AI’s next chapter

The decision of Anthropic, an AI giant, to keep its Mythos model [sequestered] (https://ww... more

2 hrs Ago

22 MINS

22:49

2 hrs Ago

#1909

Mac daddy: Apple’s new boss

Tim Cook is stepping down after overseeing 15 years of spectacular growth. We take a look ... more

Yesterday

18 MINS

18:28

Yesterday

#1908

Now boarding: America seizes an Iranian ship

This week’s peace talks are endangered after American forces fired on and boarded a cargo ... more

20 Apr 2026

25 MINS

25:58

20 Apr 2026

#1907

Inside Caracas: Venezuela after Maduro

When America seized Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro in January, it left the rest of h... more

17 Apr 2026

25 MINS

25:51

17 Apr 2026

#1906

Talks of life: can Israel and Lebanon find peace?

After six weeks of [Israel’s offensive] (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/... more

16 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:21

16 Apr 2026

#1905

Food awakening: Iran’s ripple effect

The Iran conflict and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz are slowing supply not just of fue... more

15 Apr 2026

22 MINS

22:52

15 Apr 2026

#1904

Shipping forecast: will America’s blockade work?

After the failure of talks at the weekend, America is now [stopping all ships] (https://ww... more

14 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:09

14 Apr 2026

#1903

To Viktor, no spoils: Hungary’s new start

In a momentous election, [Viktor Orban] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/12/peter... more

13 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:32

13 Apr 2026

#1902

Bibi on board? Iran, America and Israel’s campaign in Lebanon

Also on the daily podcast: what the Artemis Moon mission really accomplished and rememberi... more

10 Apr 2026

25 MINS

25:28

10 Apr 2026

#1901

NATO’s dialogues: America’s (next) threat to go

President Donald Trump has long threatened to pull America out of the alliance. We examine... more

09 Apr 2026

21 MINS

21:44

09 Apr 2026

#1900

Overnight cessation: a two-week pause in Iran

With little time to spare before a threatened civilisation-ending attack, America agreed a... more

08 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:50

08 Apr 2026

#1899

Over troubled waters: Trump’s bridge-and-plant plot

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has grown yet more bellicose—and sweary. His stated ploy... more

07 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:53

07 Apr 2026

#1898

Hungary for change? A challenger to Orban

[Viktor Orban] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/01/lessons-for-the-world-from-ti... more

06 Apr 2026

25 MINS

25:47

06 Apr 2026

#1897

Xi says: who will succeed him?

A giant [leadership reshuffle] (https://www.economist.com/china/2026/03/29/chinas-leadersh... more

03 Apr 2026

24 MINS

24:16

03 Apr 2026

#1896

Over the moon: Artemis II launches

NASA has successfully launched its first crewed [space mission] (https://www.economist.com... more

02 Apr 2026

22 MINS

22:56

02 Apr 2026

#1895

Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind

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

01 Apr 2026

22 MINS

22:03

01 Apr 2026

#1894

Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty

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

31 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:11

31 Mar 2026

#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