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2026-03-27

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, says Europe-bashing is “vastly excessive”. She spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, about how Europe compares to America and the continent’s recent wake-up calls for genuine change.

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00:00 – Why Europe-bashing is unfair
00:37 – Europe versus the US
02:22 – The Draghi report and Trump’s wake-up call
03:44 – How the Trump administration sees Europe

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2026-03-16

Should employees nap at work? The Economist’s audience editor, Harry Taunton, and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Rosie Blau, discuss the science behind snoozing, how modern work disrupts natural sleep rhythms, and why short 10–30 minute “power naps” may improve alertness, memory, mood, and even health.

00:00 – Why might a power nap be better than coffee?
00:45 – Why do we naturally feel sleepy after lunch?
01:19 – Naps and heart disease
01:57 – Are power naps more effective than caffeine?
03:00 – How long should the perfect power nap be?

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2026-02-06

Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. But what does Warsh really stand for? Our top editors unpack “Warshanomics” and its implications for the wider American economy.

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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?

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2026-01-28

How has satellite imagery and open-source intelligence helped Ukraine to fight back against Russia’s invasion?
Will Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Planet, tells The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, how his company has supported Ukraine with satellite data—and what it reveals about information advantage, ethics, and the growing role of private technology firms in modern warfare.

00:00 How OSINT supports Ukraine’s war effort
01:30 The role of tech firms in conflict
03:30 Satellites and the Russian threat

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2025-12-06

The price of gold reached record levels in October 2025. The Economist’s commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains why the assumption that gold is a "safe haven" may not fully explain the surge.

2025-10-22

Where are China’s missing moguls? Since the start of the year, 39 Chinese business leaders have vanished into Liuzhi—a detention system created as part of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crackdown. Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the extent of these sinister disappearances.

00:00 – Chinese bosses are being detained
00:50 – What is the Liuzhi detention system
02:08 – How many CEOs have disappeared?
03:14 – Why is Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign increasing
05:15 – How else are businessmen being persecuted?
06:43 – High suicide rates among Chinese businessmen

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2025-10-17

America’s economy continues to grow, despite Donald Trump’s tariffs. Our editors ask whether they were wrong about the President’s trade policy in the latest episode of Insider.