The Intelligence from The Economist

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Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this award-winning ...

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1–20 of 2022

The end of the world is AI? An existential threat contributed by Lukas · 18h ago

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat? contributed by Lukas · yesterday

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance contributed by Lukas · 2 days ago

The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk contributed by Lukas · 4 days ago

Out-numbered: AI’s contentious maths milestone contributed by Lukas · 5 days ago

Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns contributed by Lukas · 6 days ago

Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters contributed by Lukas · 7 days ago

School of shock: teenagers get dimmer contributed by Lukas · 8 days ago

All right on the night: AfD’s victory contributed by Lukas · 9 days ago

Bargaining chips: Nvidia is the bank of AI contributed by Lukas · 12 days ago

Ire and ICE: the toll of America’s deportations 23 min · Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Donald Trump · contributed by Lukas · 13 days ago

Right in front: AfD could win German state 23 min · contributed by Lukas · 14 days ago

After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescue 16 min · Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer · contributed by Lukas · 15 days ago

Stars in their AIs: tech is changing Hollywood 20 min · Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor · contributed by Lukas · 16 days ago

Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race 25 min · Don Weinland, Rosie Bloor · contributed by Lukas · 19 days ago

Big shot: does a cancer vaccine work? 22 min · Jason Palmer · contributed by Lukas · 20 days ago

Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip 23 min · Jason Palmer · contributed by Lukas · 21 days ago

Even-more-maximum pressure: sanctions on Iran 23 min · Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor · contributed by Lukas · 22 days ago

Elbows up, again: a US-Canada trade flare-up 22 min · Jason Palmer, Mark Carney · contributed by Lukas · 23 days ago

I, robot? AI and consciousness 25 min · Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor · contributed by Lukas · 26 days ago

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24 episodes · last 30 days · avg 25 min

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Episodes per week over the last six months.

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Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this award-winning podcast picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told...

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As of 2026-09-17, The Intelligence from The Economist ranks #31 on Apple Podcasts in India, and appears on charts in 14 countries.

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🇮🇳 India #31 🇮🇩 Indonesia #52 🇿🇦 South Africa #61 🇫🇮 Finland #91 🇦🇷 Argentina #116 🇨🇱 Chile #123 🇵🇭 Philippines #131 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #138 🇨🇦 Canada #143 🇳🇿 New Zealand #153 🇨🇭 Switzerland #156 🇮🇪 Ireland #181 🇵🇱 Poland #195 🇦🇹 Austria #199

Chart records

First charted2025-08-20

Best ever#25 on Apple Podcasts (India) · 2026-03-05

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Countries now14