Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
The Weekend Intelligence
The hope and the heartbreak of IVF
A personal story from two Economist correspondents, over five years, whose lives followed parallel tracks in their quest for a baby
Checks and Balance
Is it wise for states to cut taxes?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we trace the wave of tax-cutting sweeping through the nation
The Intelligence
Why a verdict in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial was so quick
Also on the daily podcast: the unspoken failures of IVF treatment and why America’s southern accent is on the wane
Money Talks
Are CEOs paid too much?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, is there any justification for a nine-digit executive pay package?
The Intelligence
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny on the war’s stalemate
Also on the daily podcast: Paris’s battle for art-world supremacy and Indian influencers’ birds-and-bees lessons
Babbage
How stem-cell embryo models could advance reproductive science
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, embryoids promise to transform understanding about foetal development and health, but they also raise thorny ethical questions. How should scientists be allowed to use them?
The Intelligence
The global culture war about Gaza blurs the usual battle lines
Also on the daily podcast: King Charles’s tricky Kenya visit and why bedbugs are on the march everywhere
Drum Tower
How strong is Taiwan’s silicon shield?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, for the second episode of our series on Taiwan, we ask what a war on the island would mean for its biggest industry
The Intelligence
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on democracy in a coup-prone region
Also on the daily podcast: who the man behind the Hamas attacks is and France debates the future of steak frites
Boss Class
3. Testing, testing
Episode three of our podcast series on good management explores how to get hiring right
The Intelligence
Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza points to a grinding encirclement
Also on the daily podcast: Ataturk’s legacy as Turkey turns 100 and Canada’s time-marking “long dash” goes silent
Editor’s Picks
A test of American power, how leaders are different to managers and the world’s first flying taxi
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist