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“I want to like the Economist more, because it has some good programming with interesting stories, but the political reporting is always slanted. Why? Anything conservative or right leaning seems to be bashed by the Economist’s reporters. It really is off putting and why I am giving the program...”Read full review »
IskanderMakedon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/24
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“The Economist is getting my scathing 1* review because it’s actually just a sub par predictive news agency. The fact they spent a half year yapping about a close thing that was a Trump blowout showed me that they are just like all the other entertainment news agencies out there and are, in the...”Read full review »
c.hristovski via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/24
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“Inflation, energy policy blunders, electric car market crashing, looming recession, 2 wars, all on the Biden-Harris Administration and yet Trump is the greater threat?
Shame on your lack of perspective. Your bias has clouded your vision. Inflation, poor energy policy, and wars can all get...”Read full review »
moving on-missu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/01/24
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“When the low ratings are from different sides of the spectrum you know you found something worse listening to. Idk if I always agree, but the coverage is balanced, useful and thought provoking”
LukeDavis714 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/29/24
“Prideaux! Actual empathy is not “scripted.” The room y’all are giving trump to be trump vs the standard other candidates have and continue to be held to is ridiculous. That’s not journalism. To quote Weller, “That’s Entertainment.””
ZoydWheeler via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/24
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“The Economist seems determined to “both sides” the 2024 POTUS race. I have no patience for “journalists” who pretend Trump is a reasonable candidate. Romney would be a normal candidate. Trump is a convicted criminal. I can’t take this news org seriously anymore.”
b_dubb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/24
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“Subscribed, love a lot of the content, but the volume of ads is just insane, especially for a paying subscriber”
A. Sip via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/21/24
“Could be nice to have a different feed for paid and free Intelligence podcast.”
almennur via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/13/24
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“So many ads despite being a paid subscriber”
Just-Plain-Chris via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/24
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“Now fully biased & one sided against Israel. Shame.”
grudge patron jodhpur vienna via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/02/24
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“The Economist lost Zeitgeist. Promoting a cancer conference with tobacco sponsors? Really? This hurts credibility so bad, worse yet in this era of post truth. I need to rely on the people whose news I am reading. So I decided to leave this podcast behind. It really feels sometimes out of touch,...”Read full review »
Hatugai via Apple Podcasts ·
Brazil ·
09/21/24
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“Still enjoy the podcasts. But I pay for a subscription, but I still get ads in the pods. Won’t subscribe again.”
Brianrw00 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/24
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“Very poor form for a British “journalist” to be making all sorts of demeaning comments about the US Electoral College system. It works as designed to spread electoral power more evenly across the broad expanse of the country.”
browngangbc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/13/24
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“Just finished listening to the absolute nonsense reporting about the Trump v Harris debate. This shameful bunch of reporters rabbled on for a whole sitting about a minor anecdote on Trumps part and failed to discuss neither the points of the debate, nor Harris' fake claims (no fact-check...”Read full review »
The name's Bob, just Bob. via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
09/12/24
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“I hear misogyny and racism. There is also ignorance and misinformation regarding medical conditions such as both type 1 and type 2 diabetes — potentially dangerous misinformation.”
Mme Blink via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/24
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“The recent segments on immigration were so informative. Thanks!”
Eileen.corbeil via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/15/24
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“A great way to keep up with the top global stories in a concise and informative way. I especially appreciate that I can listen in 3 times a day and not get bombarded with constant notifications”
Life's a marathon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/24
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“All of the episodes of The Weekend Intelligence are pointless opportunities for the reporters to subsidize a vacation.
Most of their shows lack a point-of-view or a purpose, their reporting is short on rigor, and they never question the assertions made by the people they interview.”
No DRM via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/24
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“As always, the Economist offers up outstanding insights on current events. As a paid subscriber, I would have hoped that they would throttle back the volume of ads just a little bit.”
Pribich via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/08/24
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“DO NOT put Americans on this podcast. I only listen for the ~attractive~ British accents.
Substantively could be better, but accents are chefs 💋.”
KDB781 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/24
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“Have been missing John Prideaux on Checks the last few months, but the Boom podcast is well worth it! Can’t wait for the rest of the episodes to be released! Thank you all for the fantastic journalism!”
THi$$I$$Broken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/09/24
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“I was disappointed to hear the podcast encourage/celebrate animal testing on the June 18, 2024. Not very progressive. I usually enjoy listening and subscribe, but am reconsidering.”
SAV 74 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/24
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“The series produced by The Economist are fabulous as is the ongoing series Drum Tower. Quality storytelling.”
hard2please via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/08/24
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“A few weeks ago, there was an episode where they discussed why Americans perceived the economy as being so bad when "really" it was actually doing well.
I think we know what we're experiencing with the economy. That episode was just an attempt to gaslight us to try to get people to...”Read full review »
FireShield95 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/24
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“For every one podcast they make that’s illuminating and worth listening to, they make ten that are so shamelessly angled to their own interests that it’s no longer worth listening. Drum Tower is especially egregious.”
Deeeeeedubya via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/15/24
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“Teasing longtime conventional listeners with “Subscription Only” Content just backfired, this conventional subscriber just unfollowed your feed.”
hhfshndd224 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/24
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“Podcast is great. Absolutely cannot stand the “impressively BORING” bitstamp ad. I have to skip it every time otherwise I think I’d shoot someone. Please STOP.”
Silvio Vieira via Apple Podcasts ·
Portugal ·
04/28/24
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“The show is ok but think I will have some time out. Some commentators can be pretty one-sided and sound gleeful when discussing issues in the UK.”
ChrisC Inc via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/27/24
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“When you start your report on the university students in Chicago protest against war in Gaza by saying Pro-Palestinian protestors (rather that anti war protesters) and you spray a few anti-semitism words in the middle of your report, then of course you are biased in your reporting...”
MehdiRezaei1983 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/25/24
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“Used to enjoy especially Babbage but to left wing for me now.”
Flanners65 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/24/24
“Very misleading ads by the America petroleum Institute. Seriously why are you sponsored by the American petroleum Institute?”
Naomi Rosen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/24
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“Our Asian allies are much more committed to there self defense than most of our European allies.I believe we should match or exceed their commitment if necessary. Our NATO allies have been slacking in their efforts and need to step up their efforts. The Chinese threat is much more urgent...”Read full review »
Kurt in Detroit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/24
“As a retired, 20-year Army veteran with Desert Storm and Iraqi freedom experience, I always enjoyed live-fire weapons training. Yet, while consistently qualifying expert with hand guns, rifles, and grenades, etc., I’ve never had the desire to own a personal weapon. I respect responsible gun...”Read full review »
Phantomark via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/24
“the economist serves the same purposes today as it did when it justified slavery, colonialism, and war in the 1800s - to give an intelligent and benevolent *expert opinion* appearance to the propaganda of mass murderers. no change, perhaps even more arrogant and detached from the reality of most...”Read full review »
kilgoretrout1871 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/23/24
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“Please monetize through ads or subscriptions but not both. Love the content but not the ads.”
cruiseandresort via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/24
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“Life and fate a tremendous tribute to Alexander Navalny and others who do what is right.
Thank you”
Ycr-siabh via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
03/04/24
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“Awesome work by the economist team”
Assez ccc via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
02/21/24
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“The Economist podcast paywall concept seems to be in disarray. The podcast is increasingly blighted with relentless appeals to join up with ever increasing discounts as the months roll by—when will this charade end?”
powernattoh via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
02/11/24
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“I am a long time listener to all the Economist’s podcasts and I have always appreciated their non-partisan approach to news that is impossible to get in the US.
However your new series, the Weeknd intelligence, shows a clear, left-wing biased in the stories they report. How disappointing. If I...”Read full review »
BD Earl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/06/24
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“Not recommended. I started reading The Economist in my youth, and over time, it became apparent that they have a distinct agenda. They manipulate their analysis by selectively omitting information and trivializing certain aspects. Despite their polished writing, it frequently reflects a subtle...”Read full review »
T33jo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/20/24
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“The economist is very clever in how it riddles its propaganda to present a “balanced take”. The trick is what they leave out in their analysis and what they make light of. It took me time to see it. I do not recommend unless you want to be fed propaganda”
moukhty via Apple Podcasts ·
Nigeria ·
01/20/24
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“Used to be a great series of podcasts; very informational, in-depth conversations, and great guests to spark thoughtful discussion. Economist podcasts have now become politically biased propaganda mediums with a keen interest on spreading alarmism. The irony is in the name “Economist” because...”Read full review »
njerseygirl68 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/24
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“A good writen and researched podcast.All our respect for our colleagues . From European magazine GAY45.eu”
@seductionofesthetics via Apple Podcasts ·
Austria ·
01/15/24
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“The topics are unique and interesting and always good company on long drives.”
Juljul1980 via Apple Podcasts ·
Portugal ·
12/30/23
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