Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
Drum Tower
What China’s struggle with myopia reveals about the country
Our podcast on China. This week, why a simple precaution to help prevent short-sightedness is meeting resistance from Chinese families
The Intelligence
Africa did not need cables to go mobile. To keep up with AI, now it does
Also on the daily podcast: the stinking Seine and Blair Witch, 25 years on
Editor’s Picks
Why Europe needs Germany to step up
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Intelligence
Are Israel and Hizbullah on the brink of all-out war?
Also on the daily podcast: Britain’s prison crisis and reimagining chamber music
Editor’s Picks
Lessons on identity politics for Kamala Harris
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Checks and Balance
Who is Kamala Harris?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. We consider what the presumptive Democratic nominee stands for and whether she can win
The Intelligence
Streaming brings Olympic-sized changes to the business of broadcast
Also on the daily podcast: Evan Gershkovich and the illusion of Russian justice, and what it means that Kamala Harris is “brat”
Money Talks
Policy lessons from North America’s second-largest economy
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we speak to deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland about the biggest challenges facing Canada’s government
BOOM!
4. 1994 - Welcome to paradise
The 1940s cohort had finally made it to the White House. But with the Cold War over America would find a new enemy: itself
The Intelligence
The thin gruel of Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
Also on the daily podcast: Nigeria’s staggering food-price inflation gets worse and Starbucks franchises fuel wider innovation
Editor’s Picks
Can Xi Jinping revive China’s unicorn scene?
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist