Economist Podcasts

In recent weeks, AI has solved hundreds of previously unanswered maths problems. Our correspondents ask if machines can do the same in other areas of science and what role human researchers may play. Why crisps are getting chunkier and chocolate chewier. And celebrating the life and work of author Annie Dillard.
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Guests and host:
Alex Hern, AI writer
Alok Jha, science editor
Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Scientific research, mathpocalypse, AI
Crisps, snacks, texture, crunchtok
Annie Dillard, nature, obituary
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Their struggles to get jobs or buy homes once propelled political movements. Now many millennials are out-earning their parents and in positions of power. Our correspondent explains the transformation. Sophisticated tech tools are being used to sway voters in Israel. And why you should hold your tongue to high standards.
Guests and host:
Callum Williams, senior economics writer
Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
Bella King, digital news editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Millennials, home ownership, unemployment
Israel, election, Netanyahu
Tongue-scrapers, dental hygiene
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Donald Trump claims to have brokered a deal to import Russian diesel and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. As attacks on Kyiv continue, our deputy editor says Trump is risking Ukraine’s future for a mid-term bounce. India’s government is failing to quell Gen Z protests. And how song binds us together and brings joy.
Guests and host:
Edward Carr, deputy editor of The Economist
Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Ukraine, diesel, energy ceasefire, Starlink
Cockroach party, Modi, Abhijeet Dipke
Singing, Sacha Langton-Gilks, choir
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A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild Gaza. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why record labels are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from the global matcha boom.
Guests and host:
Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent
Henry Tricks, US technology and media editor
Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Gaza, Board of Peace, Hamas
AI music, slop, Warner Music Group
Matcha, Japan, Kagoshima
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This weekend, Yemeni rebels struck Saudi Arabia’s international airport in the deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab country since the Iran war began in February. Our correspondent reports from Riyadh. How European manufacturers are adjusting to high energy prices and war. And the revival of writing by hand.
Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Guy Scriven, global business writer
Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Saudi Arabia, Houthis, Yemen, Riyadh airport
European carmakers, energy prices, tariffs
Cursive, handwriting
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