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2026-01-31

In this new season of the Boss Class podcast, host, Andrew Palmer, sits down with Bret Taylor, Chair of OpenAI and co-founder of Sierra, to discuss the future of AI agents and their impact on businesses around the world.

Listen to the new series of ‘Boss Class’ here: https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/boss-class

00:00 – What made Bret Taylor pay attention to AI?
01:25 – Why is generative AI different from past computing?
05:30 – Why does AI feel overhyped and underwhelming?
12:10 – How do you manage risk with AI?
21:09 – What does the future look like for AI and jobs?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3ZvFxXZ
The last days of brainstorming: https://econ.st/45CugIZ
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2025-12-12

President Trump has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and blown up alleged narco-boats across the Caribbean. What’s behind this escalation of military force?

Tap the link in our bio to read why an American oil blockade would devastate the Venezuelan regime.

2025-10-30

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 about hidden risks in global finance and soaring deficits?
07:22 – How can rich countries fix their fiscal imbalances?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4hzMWxL
Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth: https://econ.st/47uiKPV
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2025-10-23

At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. In keeping with that belief, our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our deputy editor, Ed Carr, spoke to Steve Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.

Subscribers can watch the full interview as part of our new video series The Insider.

00:00 – The Economist interviews Steve Bannon
00:52 – What kind of America does Bannon want to build?
02:00 – Bannon on seizing America’s institutions
06:15 – Bannon says Trump will have a third term
10:41 – Bannon’s role in populist nationalist movements in

2025-10-18

Pablo Escobar’s control-everything model is dead. Cocaine traffickers today are highly decentralised, using scuba divers, narco subs and sophisticated chemistry to evade policing. Our Latin America correspondent, Kinley Salmon, explains why cocaine trafficking has become harder than ever to stop.

2025-10-15

Do red-light masks actually work? Our senior audio producer, Sarah Lawrynuik, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss whether the self care product can actually help combat signs of ageing in our skin.

0:00: What are red light masks supposed to do?
1:50: Are they worth the hype or just marketing?
3:01: How do we know that they actually work?
3:51: How do you use them as part of your skincare routine?

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2025-08-22

Israel has begun its offensive on Gaza City, the largest remaining civilian centre in the strip. Gaza is now almost entirely uninhabitable—but the damage isn’t solely from Israeli airstrikes.

2025-08-21

Silicon Valley optimists are betting that an era of AI-powered superintelligence will bring about explosive worldwide economic growth. Henry Curr, our economics editor, joins Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss if their gamble will pay off.

00:00 – Can AI supercharge global economic growth?
01:15 – What are the predictions for how AI will impact the economy?
02:01 – What will cause explosive economic growth?
03:39 – Will jobs be at risk from AI?
05:22 – Should people buy into AI companies?
07:09 – What is important to look at in the real world?
08:37 – Is the AI boom similar to the internet boom?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/41Shtjz
The economics of superintelligence: https://econ.st/4mUX7hW
How America’s AI boom is squeezing the rest of