Economist Podcasts

Wildfires in France and Spain are only growing worse by the day. We examine what can be done as a future of more fires, and worse ones, becomes more assured. A dig into data on women at work shows several indicators starting to move in the wrong direction. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their after-dark economies.

Guests and host:
Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent
Daniella Raz, US corespondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
fires, France, Spain, fire ecology
women in the workplace, equality
America, night-time economy

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The resignation of India’s education minister was a stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a fast-growing youth movement, has the upper hand for now. So-called macro trading is hard: even with advance knowledge of events, neither man nor machine seems to make much money. And hunting the mosaics of Invader, an anonymous French street artist.

Guests and host:
Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
India, Cockroach Janta Party, protest, Narendra Modi
macro trading, retail investing
Invader, Flashinvader, street art

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After Elon Musk’s first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, The Economist editor-in-chief reflects on what he told her: that AIs will be in charge in ten years, his dark view of Europe and the inevitably of civil war in Britain. At what age is a child responsible for their crimes? And remembering Mona Khalil, Lebanese protector of turtles.
Watch extended clips from Elon Musk on “Insider” here

Guests and host:
Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist
Maighna Nanu, editor of foreign newsletters
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Elon Musk, AI, killer robots, far right, The Insider
child criminals, criminal responsibility, gangs
Mona Khalil, Lebanon, turtles, conservation

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Many people, including politicians, love to hate the super-rich, and assume they have gamed the system. Yet our correspondent reports that a growing share of today’s wealthiest earned their money providing goods and services we all want. A new crackdown on scam compounds in Cambodia. And lessons from the ultimate political animal, Downing Street’s Larry the Cat.
Watch “The Insider” interview with Elon Musk from 6pm BST, 1pm EST.
Listen to our podcast series “Scam Inc”.

Guests and host:
Callum Williams, senior economics writer
Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent
Chris Impey, co-editor of “The Intelligence”
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Billionaires, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Taylor Swift
Scams, scam compounds, Cambodia
Larry the Cat, Andy Burnham, Downing Street

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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. That follows days of protests at his sacking of the defence minister. Our correspondent analyses the fallout. America’s murder rate is falling, so why are cops killing more people? And a shift in the Japanese taboo on living in homes where people have died.

Guests and host:
Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Daniel Knowles, US Midwest correspondent
Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Fedorov, Syrsky, Zelensky, Ukraine
Police killings, gun crime, murder
Japan, haunted houses, jiko bukken

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