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The Economist Asks
One question posed to a high-profile newsmaker, followed up with lively debate. Anne McElvoy hosts The Economist's chat show. Recent guests include Henry Kissinger, Chris Patten and Maggie Gyllenhall.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ at www.economist.com/podcastsplusIf you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.
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4.5 stars from 960 ratings
“I really enjoyed listening to all episodes. Thank you Ann McCalvoy for your great questions!”
missi moreno via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
12/30/22
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“Dear Ann McElvoy and the Economist Asks team,
The goodbye words last episode came as a shock to me and unexpectedly brought a tear to my eye. This made me realize how much I’ve enjoyed your show after the last years and I wanted to write you a thank you letter.
I started listening to your...”Read full review »
NilsvTol via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
12/27/22
Just turned mean
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“Anne McElvoy is an interesting interviewer, Jon Fasman is just a political talking head. Anne asks questions, sometimes too harshly, probing the topic. Jon just leads a dim one sided stream of words boarding on a rant. Keep Anne, dump Jon.”
moving on-missu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/22
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