The Intelligence from The Economist

By The Economist

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. 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 at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Econ

Episodes (28)

Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty

22m3/31/2026

Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind

22m4/1/2026

Over the moon: Artemis II launches

22m4/2/2026

Xi says: who will succeed him?

24m4/3/2026

Hungary for change? A challenger to Orban

25m4/6/2026

Over troubled waters: Trump’s bridge-and-plant plot

20m4/7/2026

Overnight cessation: a two-week pause in Iran

20m4/8/2026

NATO’s dialogues: America’s (next) threat to go

21m4/9/2026

Bibi on board? Iran, America and Israel’s campaign in Lebanon

25m4/10/2026

To Viktor, no spoils: Hungary’s new start

20m4/13/2026

Shipping forecast: will America’s blockade work?

20m4/14/2026

Food awakening: Iran’s ripple effect

22m4/15/2026

Talks of life: can Israel and Lebanon find peace?

20m4/16/2026

Inside Caracas: Venezuela after Maduro

25m4/17/2026

Now boarding: America seizes an Iranian ship

25m4/20/2026

Mac daddy: Apple’s new boss

18m4/21/2026

Bringing the House down: our American midterms model

26m4/23/2026

An explosion still echoing: Chernobyl at 40

31m4/24/2026

Security banquet: queries over Trump protection

24m4/27/2026

The regal has landed: can Charles boost US bond?

22m4/28/2026

Power ranges: AI faces supply crunch

22m4/29/2026

Drill pickle: oil prices still misjudge shock

19m4/30/2026

Beirut watch: can Lebanon subdue Hizbullah?

23m5/1/2026

Spoils of war: money flows into defence tech

21m5/4/2026

Naval piercing: strait shooting in Iran war

21m5/5/2026

On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year in

21m5/6/2026

A hatred normalised: antisemitism in Britain

19m5/7/2026

Drone team: Russia’s plan to arm Iran

27m5/8/2026

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