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The booming business in private soldiers

2025-11-10

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What does the growing demand for hired guns mean for the future of conflict?

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What can Democrats learn from their election wins? | Checks and Balance podcast

2025-11-10

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Democrats celebrated a string of electoral victories on November 4th, including a former spy, an ex-Navy helicopter pilot and a democratic socialist. What does this say about the party, and can they find a unifying message in time for the next presidential election? 00:00 - What can Democrats learn from the elections? 00:25 - What do Virginia and New Jersey tell us? 05:06 - Should the Democrats have such varied candidates? Listen to the full...

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Is Larry Ellison the new king of American media?

2025-11-08

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Is Larry Ellison about to snatch Rupert Murdoch’s media crown? Tom Wainwright, our media editor, looks at why the world’s second-richest man is so intent on acquiring major film studios and the American arm of social-media giant TikTok. #america #media #movies

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Has grumpiness gone down globally? Here’s what the data shows | The Intelligence podcast

2025-11-08

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Has the world become less grumpy? Data journalist Ainslie Johnstone and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the findings from the Gallup World Poll which show that, after years of rising anger and stress, global moods are improving. 00:00 – How do researchers measure global happiness and mood? 01:50 – What do these mood surveys really tell us about daily life? 03:04 – How have global emotions changed over the past two...

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How would Europe’s populist right govern?

2025-11-07

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In Britain, France and Germany the populist right are leading in the polls. Could the National Rally, the AfD or Reform UK revive their respective countries? Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, speak to a panel of our experts about what the populists are promising, why they’re so popular and how they could reshape Europe. #france #uk #germany #afd #reformuk #europe 00:00 - Why is the populist right so...

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Why is Jordan Bardella so popular in France?

2025-11-07

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What makes the National Rally’s Jordan Bardella so popular in France? Our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Paris bureau chief Sophie Pedder and a panel of our experts discuss why the populist right are leading the polls in Europe’s biggest economies.

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How did an opioid deadlier than fentanyl go mainstream? | Babbage podcast

2025-11-06

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A dangerous opioid, forgotten for decades, is on the rise in illicit drug markets around the world. Emilie Steinmark, our Science correspondent and Alok Jha, host of the Babbage podcast, investigate what’s fuelled the spread of deadly nitazenes. 00:00 – What are nitazines? 00:40 – Why are we hearing about them now? 05:04 – Why are they so dangerous even in small doses? 06:05 – Why are nitazines appearing on the drug market now? 08:32 – Did drug...

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Are the Democrats back from the dead?

2025-11-06

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After strong victories in New York City, Virginia and New Jersey, it looks as if the Democrats are back. The Economist explores the right, and wrong, lessons the Democrats can take from their election success. #uspolitics #mamdani #nyc #virginia #newjersey

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Could the AI bubble pop?

2025-11-05

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Trillions of dollars are being poured into artificial intelligence. How does this compare to the booms (or bubbles) of the past? Our deputy editor, Tom Standage and our AI writer, Alex Hern ask whether investors’ big bet might make sense. Chapters: 00:00 - Why is investment not slowing? 01:09 - Is just one company going to win? 02:51 - Will the AI bubble burst? 03:07 - What will be left if the boom goes bust? 06:18 - The role of open source...

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Could the AI bubble pop?

2025-11-05

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Trillions of dollars are being poured into artificial intelligence. Our deputy editor, Tom Standage and our AI writer, Alex Hern, ask whether investors’ big bet might make sense. Click the link to watch this week’s show and find out what could happen if the AI stockmarket blows up. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/09/07/what-if-the-ai-stockmarket-blows-up

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Are rich countries facing a debt crisis?

2025-11-04

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Debt is piling up across advanced economies. The covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have added to the already significant financial pressures from ageing societies and climate change. Our panel of experts unpick the fiscal mess, explain what’s on the line and suggest the most prudent ways forward. #economy #economics #debt #finance #inflation #covid19 #tax #france #UK #usa #us #unitedstates #europe 00:00 - Why is public debt so high? 01:33...

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Are rich countries facing a debt crisis?

2025-11-04

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Debt across advanced economies is higher than ever. Our business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue and our economics editor, Henry Curr, unpack the crisis brewing in countries’ finances.

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China’s economy is facing a new threat

2025-11-03

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China’s generous local subsidies have helped it dominate high-tech industries such as electric vehicles and solar panels. But they’ve also helped fuel an oversupply of the same goods and a vicious price war. This new phenomenon of “involution” is damaging the country’s economy, as The Economist’s China economics editor, Simon Cox, explains.

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Can Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s trade war truce really last? | The Intelligence podcast

2025-11-01

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Can Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s truce really last? China and America have been at economic loggerheads for years over international trade. Jeremy Page, our Chief China correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss what the two leaders promised, what they left out, and whether the deal can stand the test of time. 00:00: Why was Donald Trump in South Korea? 00:30: What did China say after Trump called the meeting...

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Does handwriting help you learn?

2025-11-01

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What's the point of handwriting? Lane Greene, our language correspondent, explains why writing trumps typing when trying to learn.

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Can Zohran Mamdani turn New York around?

2025-10-31

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Zohran Mamdani has a plan to save New York. A panel of our journalists discuss the man who’s the frontrunner to become the city’s next mayor and analyse whether his policies can restore America’s largest city to its former glory. Subscribers can watch the full episode as part of our new show, “The Insider”. 00:00 - Who is Zohran Mamdani? 01:25 - What is a Democratic Socialist? 02:41 - Mamdani’s social-media strategy 03:45 - Zohran Mamdani’s...

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Why is Zohran Mamdani so popular in New York?

2025-10-31

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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate, is shaking up New York politics. Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, and John Prideaux, our US editor, join the latest Insider episode to discuss why Mamdani is so popular.

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Former IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath’s warning for rich world economies | Money Talks podcast

2025-10-30

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How resilient is the global economy? Mike Bird, co-host of the Money Talks podcast, speaks with Gita Gopinath, Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist, about her experience steering the financial body through crises and the fiscal risks countries currently face. 00:09 – What was it like working at the IMF during a time of global crises? 01:35 – Can emerging markets stay resilient as U.S. influence fades? 04:37 – How worried should we be...

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Why Mamdani needs New York’s millionaires

2025-10-30

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Zohran Mamdani says he will fix New York City's problems by taxing the rich to fund a fairer city. But there's a problem with that plan, as our Wall Street editor, Mike Bird, explains.

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Kaja Kallas on Putin’s other path to victory in Ukraine

2025-10-29

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How could Russia win off the battlefield? The EU’s top diplomat and our geopolitics editor, David Rennie, discuss how Putin could achieve his objectives if Ukraine becomes a failed democracy. Kaja Kallas says democracy in Ukraine is not perfect, and it would need further reform to become a member of the European Union.

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