Podcasts
Babbage
How to thrive in an uncertain world—an interview with statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter
Our podcast on science and technology. The professor and author explains how to use maths to navigate through the probabilities and risks of modern life
The Intelligence
Who won the vice-presidential debate?
Also on the daily podcast: why Britain won’t rejoin the EU (for now) and the curse of the Michelin star
Editor’s Picks
Intel needs a miracle
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Drum Tower
How Michael Kovrig survived three years in detention in China
Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the second of two episodes with the former Canadian diplomat who spent 1,019 days in Chinese detention
The Intelligence
Israeli troops enter Lebanon and strike Damascus. Now what?
Also on the daily podcast: Japan’s new prime minister and the “sandwich lunch”
Editor’s Picks
How Britain’s new government can make up for its early missteps
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Intelligence
How Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah will reshape the Middle East
Also on the daily podcast: Belarus’s exiled journalists and the card game shaking China
Editor’s Picks
Why it is crunch time for Ukraine
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Weekend Intelligence
Crunch time for Ukraine
Is Ukraine ready to redefine what victory looks like?
Checks and Balance
Why is America becoming less “woke”?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, what the passing of “peak woke” means for American politics
The Intelligence
The desperation apparent in Volodymyr Zelensky’s American visit
Also on the daily podcast: America passes “peak woke” and the football video-game formerly known as FIFA
Money Talks
What America’s election means for investors
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week: the impact Donald Trump or Kamala Harris could have on the economy and the stock market