Economist Podcasts

Nvidia’s micromanaging supremo is out and a caretaker boss is in. We ask how the AI-chip giant might survive the transition. We look at the careful effort Russia is making across Africa to portray itself as a benevolent partner in an uncertain world. And a tribute to Jack Preger, who dedicated his life to medical care for Kolkata’s poorest people.
Guests and host:
Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Jensen Huang, Nvidia, AI
Russia, propaganda, Africa
Jack Preger, India, public health
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The world’s largest carbon emitter is finally turning a corner and the rest of the world ought to pay attention. El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele is taking his gangbusting tactics beyond his borders. And how dogs disrupt wolves’ biology.

Guests and host:
Oliver Morton, senior editor
Sarah Birke, Bureau Chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
Matt Kaplan, science writer
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
China, carbon emissions, clean energy
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador, Haiti
Dogs, wolves, evolutionary anthropology
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As Donald Trump’s party absorbs a sobering defeat at the ballot box, politicians are in reflective mood. Is Trumpism over? Parents across income groups are spending more to get their children ahead, but it might be for naught. And the dramas trying to turn viewers against the underdog.
Guests and host:

Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief
Vinjeru Mkandawire, news editor
Andrew Miller, special correspondent
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
American midterms, Republicans, Democrats
Parenting, education, tutoring
Television, “War”, villains

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The liaison has become more than just family business as Jensen Huang’s lover is allegedly a Chinese spy. The FBI and Nvidia’s board are investigating, but what will become of the man at the centre of the AI boom? The deadly Ebola epidemic is spreading unchecked beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo. And a rural American cooking contest reveals much about food culture.

Guests and host:
Henry Tricks, US technology editor
Gisa Tunbridge, Africa writer
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Nvidia, Jensen Huang, AI
Ebola, Kenya, epidemic
Roadkill, Appalachian mountains, nose-to-tail

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The president has tasked the former general – and Binyamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival – with building a new government. With just six weeks and barely a third of the Knesset seats on his side, will he succeed? Russia has a stalled front line with Ukraine but is bombarding harder from the air. And why the sale of the world’s oldest biographical reference annual matters.

Guests and host:
Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
Sondre Solstad, data journalist
Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Israel, Gadi Eisenkot, Binyamin Netanyahu
Ukraine, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Who’s Who, Britain, publishing
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