Economist Podcasts

Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nervous. Our correspondent explains whether it is possible to protect your portfolio from a crash. Turkey’s ruler has become increasingly autocratic–and increasingly old. Who might succeed him? And celebrating the life of literary agent Georges Borchardt.

Guests and host:
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent

Topics covered:
Hedging against an AI bubble
Turkey after Erdogan
Obituary of literary agent Georges Borchardt

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As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears four years, there has been no let up in the fighting on the battlefield. Yet there is some optimism that negotiations could yield a ceasefire. Our correspondent joins a Colombian drug raid to destroy a cocaine laboratory in the Amazon. And is crime in London really soaring?

Guests and host:
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
Claire McQue, Latin America writer
Sonny Loughran, Britain writer

Topics covered:
Ukraine peace prospects
Colombia’s war on drugs
Crime in London

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The toppling of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hassina in Bangladesh in 2024 was celebrated as a triumph for democracy. Tomorrow the country finally heads to the polls. Our correspondent weighs the choice. Can Mars and other bleak planets be made fit for human habitation? And why AI bots are applying for human jobs.

To find out how to have sex in space, listen to this episode of “The Weekend Intelligence”.

Guests and host:
Rosie Blau and Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The Intelligence”
Mark Johnson, senior writer
Oliver Morton, senior editor
Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer

Topics covered:
Bangladesh’s election
Astrobiology
How AI changes job recruitment

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Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls for his resignation from a senior party member. He has survived – but Britain’s prime minister is now fighting for his political survival. Assisted dying legislation is catching up with public opinion in America. And what happens when skiing meets rodeo?

Guests and host:
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Sacha Nauta, Britain editor
Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent
Aryn Braun, West Coast corrrespondent

Topics covered:
Keir Starmer’s political future
Assisted dying in America
The sport of skijoring

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Takaichi Sanae’s gamble to call a general election has paid off. How will the prime minister’s thumping victory change Japan? New legislation in Republican states could imperil academic freedom. And why “Taxi Driver” resonates 50 years after the film’s release.

Guests and host:
Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
Andrew Miller, author of The Economist’s Back Story column on culture

Topics covered:
Japan’s election
University censorship in America
Fifty years of “Taxi Driver”

For more on Japan’s economy, listen to last week’s episode of Money Talks

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