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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. For decades it made sense to slowly pay down a mortgage over time, but that is no longer the case. [https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/13/why-you-should-repay-your-mortgage-early?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] Rising interest rates mean the smart thing to do is pay off your mortgage early. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ [https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus]. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] or watch our video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY] explaining how to link your account. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy.  A tea-seller’s son, Mr Modi began life an outsider. The man behind the political phenomenon remains hard to fathom. India has become an economic powerhouse during his ten years in charge. But he’s also the frontman for a chauvinistic Hindu nationalist dogma.  Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick.  Launching June 2024. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ [https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus]. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] page or watch our video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY] explaining how to link your account. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, as the death toll climbs in Israel’s war on Gaza, we argue that the country looks deeply vulnerable [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/03/21/at-a-moment-of-military-might-israel-looks-deeply-vulnerable?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners]. Plus, we consider Britain as an unexpected beacon of immigration [https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/03/18/without-realising-it-britain-has-become-a-nation-of-immigrants?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners]. And finally, as Elon Musk’s Starship reaches space [https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/03/14/elon-musks-starship-reaches-orbit-on-its-third-attempt?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners], we examine SpaceX’s approach to rocket development. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ [https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus] For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] or watch our video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU] explaining how to link your account. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist [https://www.economist.com/weeklyedition/2023-10-21]. This week, why only America can save Israel and Gaza [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/19/the-stakes-could-hardly-be-higher-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] from a greater catastrophe. Also, the recent election in Poland [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/17/poland-shows-that-populists-can-be-beaten?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] offers a lesson in how to push back on populism (10:30) and the resurgence of bedbugs [https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/10/17/its-not-just-paris-bedbugs-are-resurgent-everywhere?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners], beyond the hype (16:00). Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer [https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks]. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+ please visit our FAQs page [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts] or watch our video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVSj8LEZw34] explaining how to link your account. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer [http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks]* A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, will Israel’s agony and retribution [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/12/will-israels-agony-and-retribution-end-in-chaos-or-stability?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] end in chaos or stability? Also, the backlash against green policies [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/12/how-to-deal-with-the-global-anti-climate-backlash?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] (09:58) and a disastrous workplace experiment [https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/12/trialling-the-two-day-workweek?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=editorspicks&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] (16:15). *If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page [https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.