Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
Checks and Balance
What is the best way to treat severe mental illness?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we look at the expansion of involuntary treatment in mental health care
The Intelligence
The kibbutz that fought back when Hamas came
Also on the daily podcast: the world’s most indebted oil company and the return of 2D games
Money Talks
With Sam Bankman-Fried in the dock, does crypto have a future?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the first in a two-part series tracking the rise and fall of crypto—and asking what comes next
The Intelligence
The genocide that no one’s talking about
Also on the daily podcast: the growing threat of bowel cancer and New York is tackling its rubbish problem
Babbage
Millions of people have unexplained chronic pain. Can scientists help?
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, we investigate the challenge of understanding and treating unexplained, long-term chronic pain
The Intelligence
Is there anything Joe Biden can do to calm tensions in the Middle East?
Also on the daily podcast: India’s politicisation of cricket and why people grieve when famous artists die
Drum Tower
What does America’s bipartisan consensus on China mean for the world?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week we return to Washington DC to find out what unites Republicans and Democrats on China, and how solid their consensus is.
The Intelligence
Higher bond yields are proving costly for governments. How should they respond?
Also on the daily podcast: the Chinese fans of Communist rap and the appeal of Bluey
Editor’s Picks
Israel’s agony, the backlash against greenery and a two-day workweek: misery or bliss?
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Intelligence
Will pro-Europe Donald Tusk be Poland’s next prime minister?
Also on the daily podcast: how America can stop wasting useable organs and why handwriting is so important
Checks and Balance
What should America’s Middle East strategy be now?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider how the US should respond to Hamas’ attack on Israel
The Intelligence
With no electricity, limited internet and dwindling food supplies, what is life like in Gaza?
Also on the daily podcast: war in Crimea and the health impact of Indian vultures’ demise