Economist Podcasts

Millions of people will tune in when the World Cup starts today. But demonstrators in Mexico, which hosts the first match, are using the international spectacle to draw attention to their causes. Commercial enterprises are on the cusp of making money in space: who will tax the heavens? And Narendra Modi is unsettling India’s middle class.

Guests and host:
Hal Hodson, Americas editor
Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
World Cup, Mexico, protests
Space, taxation, global commons
India, Modi

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When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of political analysts, including The Economist’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed.

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The British government tightened immigration in response to public demand. Yet that policy damaged both the country and the Labour party. Our correspondent embeds on a US nuclear submarine to find out how China and Russia are vying for dominance in the Pacific. And what anti-ageing products actually work?

Guests and host:
Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
Ainslie Johnstone, science correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
Immigration, Britain, asylum
Submarines, Pacific, geopolitics
Ageing, wrinkles, retinoids, peptides

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Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan.

Guests and host:
Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferation
Congo, Goma, M23, Rwanda
Japan, India, immigration, curry

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The fragile ceasefire between America and Iran is threatened by an exchange of ballistic missiles overnight between Iran and Israel. Our correspondent examines the consequences. China’s BYD cars are losing ground to other electric vehicles. And why hit TV shows inspire “companion podcasts”.

Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Don Weinland, China business editor
Elizabeth Peet, researcher
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran, Israel, Lebanon, ceasefire, Trump
BYD, EVs, Tesla, Xpeng, Li Auto
Podcasts, Beef, The Pitt, HBO

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