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Editor's Picks from The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Published weekdays from Monday to Thursday.If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.
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4.4 stars from 1,538 ratings
Hate the new daily format
There are SO MANY daily podcasts that I’m literally drowning in them. This one used to be unique & only once a week, which made it easy to digest and efficient. Literally subscribed to get access to it when it went behind a paywall. Now it’s overwhelming my feed like every other podcast ☹️
mojofro via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/04/24
An endless list of statistics…
Are used to love editors picks, and looked forward to listening to the three articles every Monday. Somehow you have completely ruined it by spinning it off from the main Economist podcast. You have made each article into an endless list of statistics, more suitable to a company’s AGM than an...Read full review »
Ziles Doc via Apple Podcasts · South Africa · 05/12/24
I used to make it a point to listen to at least all the Leaders in every Economist issue on their “Economist in Audio” podcast, but I don’t have time to do that any more. But between this podcast and the Economist’s Intelligence podcast, I feel like I’m getting brief but detailed glimpses into...Read full review »
Gaurav Vaidya via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/24/24
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Published 06/03/24
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, as the death toll climbs in Israel’s war on Gaza, we argue that the country looks deeply vulnerable. Plus, we consider Britain as an unexpected beacon of immigration. And finally, as Elon Musk’s...
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