Podcasts
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Podcasts: The Weekend Intelligence
Can you inherit guilt?
1843 reporter Charlie McCann follows the Gladstone family to Guyana to apologise for their ancestor’s role in slavery
Checks and Balance
Will the war in Gaza change how America thinks about free speech?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we ask whether campus protests over the war could lead to a wider cultural reset
The Intelligence
Has the West overestimated China’s military might?
Also on the daily podcast: how to apologise for slavery and a tribute to the world’s first bungee jumper
Money Talks
What does Joe Biden’s green-industry push look like on the ground?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, our correspondent goes on a road trip to see how America’s Inflation Reduction Act is playing out
The Intelligence
If interest rates stay high for a decade or more, what does this mean for us?
Also on the daily podcast: Israel’s war economy and Jilly Cooper’s books
Babbage
Europe’s space ambitions might at last take it out of NASA’s shadow
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, meeting Josef Aschbacher, the European Space Agency’s boss, and probing his ambitious plans
The Intelligence
Gambling, money laundering and online scams: Asia’s trouble with organised crime
Also on the daily podcast: an interview with a former Gaza security chief and deadly turmeric
Drum Tower
Is Taiwan ready for war?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, the third episode of our four-part series examines the worst-case scenario for Taiwan: an invasion by China
The Intelligence
Lebanon’s prime minister has a peace plan for Gaza. Will it work?
Also on the daily podcast: Ohio’s abortion vote and dishonesty in hiring
Boss Class
4. Inside the yellow line
Episode four of our podcast series on good management looks at what makes a good team
The Intelligence
A report from an IDF brigade on the frontier of the Gaza war
Also on the daily podcast: why consumers are behaving more like hermits and the “quiet quitting” craze
Editor’s Picks
The threats to the world economy, why America’s doctors have such high earnings and a new AI-assisted Beatles track
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist