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Economist Podcasts

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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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  • Going gang-buster: we meet Ecuador’s president

    Going gang-buster: we meet Ecuador’s president
    Jun 27 2025

    Yesterday’s arrest of a notorious gang leader is a win for Daniel Noboa. He assures our journalists he can beat back rampant transnational gangs without trampling democracy. The torrent of big geopolitical news has, perhaps surprisingly, not much moved the markets; we ask why. And the next instalment of our “Archive 1945” project revisits the founding of the United Nations.


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    26 mins
  • Not-deciding factor: Iran’s supreme leader

    Not-deciding factor: Iran’s supreme leader
    Jun 26 2025

    We examine the path of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once a bookish cleric underrated by everyone—including himself. He has hung on to power perhaps in part by not making decisions at crucial points. Our finance correspondent looks at the shifting wisdom on how best to manage an inheritance. And why India’s addresses are so long, complex and ultimately costly.


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    24 mins
  • Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

    Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom
    Jun 25 2025

    Western brands used to define cool and luxurious in China. No longer. Now consumers are turning to homegrown brands, some of which are becoming global tastemakers. Across Africa the Christian conservative movement is gaining ground fast—with a little help from American brethren. And why Britain is such a locus for the nuts and bolts of Formula 1.


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    23 mins
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Like objective reports economics in different regions such as Europe, US and Asian countries. Don’t like politics as much.

Business report

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audible consolidates for ease of use. keeps me awake at work with no data streaming issues

#1 news like nyt+wsj+more

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A really outstandingly produced podcast series that will appeal to any China watcher or anyone interested in the world’s most populous country as we enter an even more turbulent middle part of the 2020s.

As great as it is, still so many open questions…

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Babbage, from The Economist, exemplifies the thoughtful weekly selection, and deep but brief treatment, of important (but not necessarily headline pounding) science topics. Check out 2020's detailed treatment of viruses and how they have influenced evolution and history through the millennia.

Babbage is indispensable and irreplaceable.

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this is an excellent podcast about life and politics in modern China. I like it

drum tower

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pathetic mouthpiece, how to spread propaganda using an seeming unbiased view.
used to be good, go downhill after Brexit. UK is losing his way, perfectly reflected from this

propaganda mouthpiece for it's master

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Minute 31 sees an abrupt editing error, cutting off mid sentence and a sudden shift in story.

Great Content A Usual, Poor Editing

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It is professionally made but lacks objectivity when the subject matter involves western interests. It is extremely western centric and isn’t much useful for someone from the rest of the world.

A podcast made from western interest and perspective.

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