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Rise and shine: Warsh’s Fed rate test 18h ago

The end of the world is AI? An existential threat yesterday

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat? 2 days ago

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance 3 days ago

The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk 49 min · Georgia Banjo, Rosie Blore, Elon Musk · 5 days ago

Out-numbered: AI’s contentious maths milestone 23 min · Sam Wikeley, Jason Palmer, Ann Wroe · 6 days ago

Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns 20 min · Gabriel Crossley, Carla Subirana, Jason Palmer · 7 days ago

TRAILER: Shire folk 2 min · 7 days ago

Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters 24 min · Kinley Salmon, Henry Tricks, Rosie Bloor · 8 days ago

School of shock: teenagers get dimmer 21 min · Rosie Bloor, Sonny Loughran · 9 days ago

All right on the night: AfD’s victory 24 min · Oliver Morton, Tom Nuttall, Rosie Bloor · 10 days ago

Bargaining chips: Nvidia is the bank of AI 25 min · Shailesh Chitnis, Rosie Bloor · 13 days ago

Ire and ICE: the toll of America’s deportations 23 min · Alexandra Suich Bass, Shera Avi-Yonah, Rosie Bloor · 14 days ago

Right in front: AfD could win German state 23 min · Don Weinland, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor · 15 days ago

After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescue 18 min · Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer · 16 days ago

Stars in their AIs: tech is changing Hollywood 20 min · Sophie Pedder, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor · 17 days ago

Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race 25 min · Don Weinland, Rosie Blore · 20 days ago

Big shot: does a cancer vaccine work? 22 min · Sarah Lawrynuik, Jason Palmer, Jon Fasman · 21 days ago

Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip 23 min · Joshua Roberts, Shashank Joshi, Jason Palmer · 22 days ago

Even-more-maximum pressure: sanctions on Iran 23 min · Vishnu Padmanabhan, Jason Palmer, Rosie Blore · 23 days ago

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#166 Overall · United States

🇮🇳 #24 · 🇮🇩 #26 · 🇫🇮 #30 · 🇬🇧 #31 · 🇦🇺 #35 · 🇵🇭 #42 · 🇿🇦 #55 · 🇨🇱 #64 · 🇳🇿 #70 · 🇨🇴 #71 · +17 more

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Sound reasoning. Every weekday, our global network of correspondents explain the world's most important stories.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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As of 2026-09-18, Economist Podcasts ranks #35 on Apple Podcasts in India, and appears on charts in 17 countries.

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🇮🇳 India #35 🇮🇩 Indonesia #44 🇿🇦 South Africa #57 🇫🇮 Finland #66 🇵🇭 Philippines #104 🇳🇿 New Zealand #109 🇰🇷 South Korea #123 🇨🇦 Canada #124 🇨🇭 Switzerland #132 🇨🇴 Colombia #150 🇦🇹 Austria #177 🇨🇱 Chile #180 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #180 🇦🇺 Australia #185 🇧🇪 Belgium #189 🇮🇪 Ireland #190 🇲🇽 Mexico #200

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