Economist Podcasts

Callum Williams, senior economics writer explaining rising post-tax redistribution and policy trade-offs. Carla Subirana, news reporter on security, exploring why many Colombians work as mercenaries abroad and the pressures driving them. Lane Greene, language specialist, arguing Spanish in the US may be peaking amid generational shifts. Short, punchy conversations on taxes, mercenarism and language change.

Kira Huju, Asia correspondent covering India’s booming gig-economy and delivery workforce. Catherine Brahic, environment editor focused on climate science and Arctic research. They discuss proposals to actively cool the Arctic, marine cloud brightening and aerosol risks. They also cover India’s rapid quick-commerce growth and the realities facing delivery workers, plus a curious look at social networks for AI agents.

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.

Jon Fasman, senior culture reporter, recounts the life and career of literary agent Georges Borchardt. Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent, analyzes Erdogan’s hold on power and possible successors. Josh Roberts, capital-markets correspondent, explains how investors might hedge risks from massive AI spending and a potential market bubble. Short, sharp conversations on culture, politics and finance.

Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent who reports on the war and negotiations. Claire McQue, Latin America reporter who rode along on coca-lab raids in the Amazon. Sonny Loughran, Britain writer who studies crime trends in London. They discuss prospects for a Ukraine ceasefire, raids on cocaine labs versus persistent supply, and whether London’s crime panic matches falling violent-crime data.

Shera Avi-Yonah, a business writer who covers AI in recruitment and shares her own application story. Oliver Morton, a planetary affairs editor and science writer on astrobiology and space habitation. Mark Johnson, a senior editor reporting on Bangladesh’s pivotal election. They discuss Bangladesh’s political shift and contenders. They explore making other worlds habitable and how AI is reshaping hiring.

Sacha Nauta, Britain editor known for sharp political analysis; Stevie Hertz, U.S. policy reporter covering assisted-dying legislation; Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent who follows cultural oddities. They unpack the Mandelson–Epstein revelations and why Starmer feels vulnerable. They discuss New York legalising assisted dying and how U.S. rules compare internationally. They race through skijoring’s quirky rise in Utah.

Andrew Miller, culture journalist who revisits Taxi Driver at 50. Becca Jackson, Southern correspondent covering higher education in Texas. Noah Snyder, East Asia bureau chief explaining Japan’s landslide victory. They discuss Takaichi Sanae’s surprising win and its political impact. They cover campus curriculum crackdowns in Republican states. They reflect on Taxi Driver’s legacy and its troubling cultural echoes.

A deep dive into Elon Musk's bold plan to merge a rocket company with an AI chatbot firm and the technical, financial and political hurdles that could sink it. Reporting from China's Lunar New Year shows how returning migrants, changing work values and local policies reshape labour flows. A culture segment explores why a steamy hockey romance show has won unexpected mainstream appeal.

Anton LaGuardia, diplomatic editor explaining the end of the New START nuclear treaty and implications for global arms dynamics. Carla Suborana, news editor unpacking how games, Discord and social media fuel modern cult recruitment. Sam Westron, producer exploring why more young men seek hair transplants and how online life heightens balding anxiety. Multiple short, punchy conversations on nuclear risk, online radicalisation and self-image.