Economist Podcasts

After a landslide victory and promises for radical renewal, Britain’s Labour government [https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/03/sir-keir-starmer-is-rapidly-losing-his-authority?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] is failing in policy and popularity. Our correspondents explain why. Nearly a year after the despotic prime minister of Bangladesh [https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/06/26/a-big-mistake-by-bangladesh?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] fled, an interview with its new leader on the country’s complex challenges. And why other carmakers struggle to catch up with Ferrari [https://www.economist.com/business/2025/07/02/ferrari-is-looking-less-like-a-carmaker-and-more-like-hermes?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners]. 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.

OnlyFans transformed the online porn industry [https://www.economist.com/business/2025/06/24/how-onlyfans-transformed-porn?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] by making users subscribe for adult content. Now it is rumoured to be up for sale: who might buy it? As the Dalai Lama [https://www.economist.com/china/2025/06/26/the-dalai-lama-faces-a-horrible-dilemma?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] turns 90, he has announced that he will reincarnate after his death. That will change China-Tibet relations. And how luxury fruit became the latest fashion craze.  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.

As Donald Trump’s landmark legislation [https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/07/01/ten-charts-to-explain-trumps-big-beautiful-bill?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] narrowly passes the Senate, our correspondent analyses the long-term political and economic consequences. Why foreign fighters [https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/06/19/ukraine-looks-abroad-to-boost-its-manpower?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] are heading to the front line in Ukraine. And how congestion charging [https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/06/19/congestion-pricing-in-manhattan-is-a-predictable-success?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] transformed the streets of New York.  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.

She was once the great hope for Myanmar. Though Aung San Suu Kyi [https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/06/26/asias-disgraced-saint?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] fell from grace – and now sits in jail – she still has much support. How LifeWise, a Christian group, is changing religious education [https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/06/12/how-a-christian-group-is-changing-education-in-america?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] in America. And what to make of butter yellow [https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/06/18/the-years-chicest-shade-is-good-enough-to-eat?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners], the colour of the moment.  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.

After decades of conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, last week Donald Trump brokered a truce [https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/28/a-peace-agreement-that-will-probably-not-bring-peace?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] in the Oval Office. Our correspondent analyses the prospects for a lasting reconciliation. Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to spend $14bn on an AI hiring spree [https://www.economist.com/business/2025/06/19/mark-zuckerberg-is-spending-megabucks-on-an-ai-hiring-spree?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] at Meta. And is the manosphere [https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/06/19/how-to-think-about-the-manosphere?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners] dangerous or a moral panic?  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.