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The Economist

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology.

 

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Economist Podcasts

After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We examine India’s unusual demographic turn, and why it is a wider warning to the world. Vegan substitutes have broadly improved in recent years—so why is there no good vegan cheese? And remembering Sonny Rollins, an absolute colossus of the saxophone. 

Watch extended clips from Insider here.

Guests and host:

 • Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
 • Sam Colbert, senior series producer, Economist Podcasts
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • India, fertility rates, global population
 • vegan cheese
 • Sonny Rollins, jazz

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Pregnant pause: India’s slumping fertility

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed from “colour-blind” to race-baiting. NATO must now take seriously the idea that America is pulling back; we ask how it is adjusting. And why skipping title sequences is forgoing some of television’s magic.

Guests and host:

 • Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
 • Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
 • Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • British politics, race relations
 • NATO, American foreign policy
 • television, media

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A murder exploited: Britain’s George Floyd moment that wasn’t

Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s tactics (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its support is likely to be. With the coming public listings of SpaceX and Anthropic, we ask whether stockmarkets can handle a string of “giga-IPOs”. And our World Cup series looks at Iran’s side.

Guests and host:

 • Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
 • Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Europe, security, Ukraine war
 • IPOs, investment, stockmarkets, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI
 • World Cup, Iran

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Focused group: Ukraine is now Europe’s war

The AI world’s go-to chipmaker is blazing a trail toward your personal computer. We ask what moving out of the cloud indicates about the future of computing. The three candidates for mayor of Los Angeles could not be more different, and they are running neck and neck. And updating generic filler text for the business-jargon era.

Guests and host:

 • Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
 • Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
 • Andrew Palmer, executive editor and “Bartleby” columnist
 • Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Nvidia, AI, technology
 • Los Angeles, American politics
 • corporate jargon

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Head out of the cloud: Nvidia’s personal-computer shift

Aid is ramping up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and vaccine work is progressing. But what the Ebola response most lacks is trust of the community. European governments and businesses are wary of their dependence on America’s tech giants; we examine a spate of home-grown efforts. And sticky toffee pudding, a staid British classic, gets a sweet social-media boost. 

Guests and host:

 • John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
 • Christian Odendahl, European economics editor
 • Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent and sticky toffee pudding enthusiast
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of Congo, epidemiology, vaccines
 • European technology, American tech giants, technological sovereignty 
 • sticky toffee pudding

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Mistrusting the process: containing Congo’s Ebola outbreak

Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harder to finish, and the little guy has a better chance than ever before. And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Barney Frank, a trailblazing Democratic congressman.

Watch extended clips from Insider here

Guests and host:

 • Shashank Joshi, defence editor
 • Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • war, technology, Ukraine, Iran
 • Barney Frank

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New world of warcraft: how conflict has forever changed

The American administration’s next round of sabre-rattling has been directed at Cuba. But more military adventures there would probably prove disastrous. We profile the three starkly different contenders in Colombia’s hyper-polarised presidential election. And our series looking at World Cup squads goes to Mexico.

Guests and host:

 • Sarah Birke, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
 • Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Cuba, American foreign policy
 • Colombia’s elections
 • World Cup, Mexico

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Deal or ordeal: Trump’s bad options in Cuba

Economic support, drone capability, defence under new management: the tide may have turned for Ukraine. But domestic politics and perceptions will define what kind of win the country might hope for. We examine how Home Depot, the world’s largest DIY chain, is a window into America’s ailing housing market. And what is pinching the supply of England’s famed cricket bats. 

Guests and host:

 • Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
 • Vinjeru Mkandawire, news editor
 • Andrew Rummer, Britain contributor
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Ukraine war
 • America’s housing market, Home Depot
 • cricket bats, supply chains

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What price victory? Ukraine on the front foot

More mixed messages from President Donald Trump and air strikes that seem to violate the ceasefire: all that is remotely in prospect is a deal to keep on dealmaking. China’s “superapps” are pioneering the use of agentic AI—with some odd outcomes. And the curious reason that grouse harm themselves on ski lifts (and how to save them). 

Guests and host:

 • Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
 • Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
 • Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Iran war, diplomacy
 • China, business, agentic AI
 • birds, science

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No big deal: murky Iran-war negotiations

What do we mean by a “good book”? Some people choose a holiday read that demands time and attention. Others pick rip-roaring novels that require little thought. Our bookworms discuss whether art has to be improving to be praiseworthy, and give genre fiction some much-needed air time. 

This is a full list of the books mentioned in the show:

“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

“Red Rising” by Pierce Brown

Jack Reacher series by Lee Child

“The Hunt for Red October” by Tom Clancy

“Riders” and the other Rutshire chronicles by Jilly Cooper

Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman

“Middlemarch” by George Eliot

“Ulysses” by James Joyce

“Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel

“The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson

The Murderbot series by Martha Wells 

“The Martian” by Andy Weir

“American Wife” by Curtis Sittenfeld

Guests and host:

 • Catherine Nixey, culture and Britain correspondent
 • Tom Standage, Economist deputy editor
 • Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
 • Alex Hern, AI writer
 • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Fiction, romance, sci-fi, crime, thrillers, fantasy, romantasy
 • Jane Austen, Jilly Cooper, Curtis Sittenfeld, Lee Child
 • Matt Dinniman, Pierce Brown, Neal Stephenson

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Pulp fiction v the classics: summer reading

Perhaps the AI “boomers” are right about a sweeping labour-market revolution. But a careful look at history shows just how unprecedented their bullish scenarios would be. Africa’s bounty of minerals has drawn tremendous recent interest; will the continent see the benefits this time around? And our World Cup profile series continues with a look at Japan’s squad.

Guests and host:

 • Callum Williams, senior economics writer
 • John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • AI, labour market, economics, history 
 • Africa, critical minerals, investment, development
 • World Cup, Japan

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Fired alarm: AI hype versus labour-market history

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