Economist Podcasts
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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Latest Episode
Strike fear: Iran’s protests and Israel (12.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Shah caller: Iran’s protests are different this time
- Oil pressure: America’s tanker seizures
- In the line of fires: LA’s ashen suburbs one year on
- Xi’s not there: what China’s Venezuela response reveals
- Nicolás caged: what next for Venezuela?
- State of the art: Chinese market flounders
- What in the world: predictions for 2026
- Years ending: notable lives lost in 2025
- Boom with a view: our economy of the year
- Generals’ selection: Myanmar’s sham poll
- Battle of the texts: which books changed the world?
- So this is quizmas: our inaugural holiday face-off
- Growing pains: a recession in recessions
- Slop stars: why AI-generated content could help creators
- Country of the year: The Economist’s pick for 2025
- Weight boss? Competition for Novo Nordisk
- Emissions possible: EU petrol ban quashed
- After Bondi: how to tackle extremism
- Judgment day: Jimmy Lai convicted
- Right, here, waiting: Europe’s populists on the rise
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