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.

 

#2018

The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk

For 15 years, the British media dismissed Tommy Robinson as a far-right extremist. We kept... more

22 hrs Ago

49 MINS

49:13

22 hrs Ago


#2017

Out-numbered: AI’s contentious maths milestone

OpenAI’s claim to have solved one of the great problems in mathematics has itself created ... more

Yesterday

22 MINS

22:49

Yesterday


#2016

Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns

The labour data are in from America and a trend is [becoming clearer] (https://www.economi... more

10 Sep 2026

19 MINS

19:56

10 Sep 2026


#2015

Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters

President Javier Milei has tamed inflation and improved the lot of many Argentines. But an... more

09 Sep 2026

22 MINS

22:09

09 Sep 2026


#2014

School of shock: teenagers get dimmer

[International tests] (https://www.economist.com/international/2026/09/08/are-teenagers-gr... more

08 Sep 2026

21 MINS

21:20

08 Sep 2026


#2013

All right on the night: AfD’s victory

[Alternative for Germany] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/06/the-alternative-for... more

07 Sep 2026

24 MINS

24:04

07 Sep 2026


#2012

Bargaining chips: Nvidia is the bank of AI

[Nvidia] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/03/nvidia-is-driving-the-ai-boom-good?... more

04 Sep 2026

24 MINS

24:33

04 Sep 2026


#2011

Ire and ICE: the toll of America’s deportations

Donald Trump’s stance on [immigration] (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/27/the-u... more

03 Sep 2026

23 MINS

23:12

03 Sep 2026


#2010

Right in front: AfD could win German state

On Sunday, [Alternative for Germany] (https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-... more

02 Sep 2026

23 MINS

23:23

02 Sep 2026


#2009

After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescue

After the devastating [flash flood] (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026... more

01 Sep 2026

16 MINS

16:27

01 Sep 2026


#2008

Stars in their AIs: tech is changing Hollywood

Behind the scenes, Artificial Intelligence is playing a growing role in every aspect of [f... more

31 Aug 2026

20 MINS

20:02

31 Aug 2026


#2007

Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race

Our correspondent goes inside a [Chinese robot] (https://www.economist.com/business/2026/0... more

28 Aug 2026

24 MINS

24:48

28 Aug 2026


#2006

Big shot: does a cancer vaccine work?

[Personalised vaccines] (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/21/it-no... more

27 Aug 2026

22 MINS

22:05

27 Aug 2026


#2005

Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip

Amid [record-tickling yields] (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/19/... more

26 Aug 2026

22 MINS

22:36

26 Aug 2026


#2004

Even-more-maximum pressure: sanctions on Iran

After much hullabaloo America announced its “Operation Economic Outcast”, a new tranche of... more

25 Aug 2026

23 MINS

23:25

25 Aug 2026


#2003

Elbows up, again: a US-Canada trade flare-up

Promising trade talks imploded after a literal 11th-hour change from the American side. We... more

24 Aug 2026

21 MINS

21:48

24 Aug 2026


#2002

I, robot? AI and consciousness

The rise of generative AI has put new urgency into ancient questions. What is consciousnes... more

21 Aug 2026

24 MINS

24:48

21 Aug 2026


#2001

An interview with Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari is a big-ideas guy. Known for penning tomes that tackle broad sweeps of ... more

20 Aug 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:12

20 Aug 2026