Economist Podcasts Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence
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Feb 16, 2026 
Tom Standage, deputy editor and wine enthusiast, introduces blouge, a climate-resilient wine style. Tom Wainwright, media editor, examines the politics and pitfalls of banning under-16s from social media and suggests design-focused reforms. Dan Rosenheck, data editor, walks through the methodology and scope of analyzing Jeffrey Epstein’s email archive and what patterns the correspondence reveals.
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Epstein's Wide-Ranging Elite Network
- Jeffrey Epstein's external network was unusually broad and balanced across industries.
- A quarter of his non-staff contacts had Wikipedia pages, showing elite reach across finance, science, law and business.
Frequent, Deep Correspondence With Some Figures
- Some private relationships with Epstein were intense and persistent, not merely occasional.
- Examples include 11,000 emails with Catherine Rumler and 5,500 with Ariane de Rothschild, showing daily or near-daily contact.
Email About Introducing Women To Tisch
- Dan Rosenheck cited an exchange with Steve Tisch showing Epstein discussed introducing women to Tisch.
- Tisch later said he regretted the relationship and claimed the discussions were about adult women.