Podcasts
Sound reasoning on current affairs, business and finance, science and technology, and global issues
Drum Tower
Why are so many Tibetan children in state-run boarding schools?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week we look at the Chinese government’s campaign to educate the majority of Tibetan pupils in boarding schools
The Intelligence
Rule and divide: the Supreme Court delivers victory for Donald Trump
Also on the daily podcast: high-tech plans to protect polar ice and the demise of hot sauce
Editor’s Picks
Will China’s Communist Party save the economy?
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
The Intelligence
Served him right: Macron’s electoral gamble backfires in France
Also on the daily podcast: Thailand allows same-sex marriage and the agony and technology of penalty shoot-outs
Editor’s Picks
Why Labour should win the British election
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Checks and Balance
After a disastrous debate performance, will Joe Biden step aside?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we consider whether the president could be replaced as the Democratic candidate
The Intelligence
Joe Biden delivers “one of the worst debate performances in modern history”
Also on the daily podcast: why the recipe for the universe may need to change and bullfighting gets political
Money Talks
Should you invest in art?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week we explore the opaque world of the art market
The Intelligence
Keir Starmer remade his party; can he remake Britain by the same means?
Also on the daily podcast: why Americans want phones in schools and the boom in “art-secured lending”
Editor’s Picks
Why southern Europeans are so long-lived
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Babbage
How cheap solar power will change the world
Our podcast on science and technology. Why the exponential growth of solar power will transform everything