Episodes

  • The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017

    The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017
    Dec 29 2016
    A look back at the highlights of 2016: including gender-bending Shakespeare and “In Praise of Weiner” - a political disaster documentary 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and we discuss the "confluence": Venice Biennale, Documenta in Kassel and the Munster sculpture showAnne McElvoy is joined by The Economist’s Fiammetta Rocco and Jonathan Beckman

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    19 mins
  • On pluralism and light

    On pluralism and light
    Apr 23 2016
    "Holy Lands” by Nicolas Pelham and "Six Facets of Light” by Anne Wroe are two new books by Economist writers. Both look at contemporary questions through historical lenses

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    16 mins
  • The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business

    The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business
    Mar 10 2016
    Our Johnson columnist, Lane Greene, explores why issues of punctuation make us jump at each other's throats

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    7 mins
  • 1843: Our new magazine

    1843: Our new magazine
    Mar 3 2016
    From Antarctica to the equally chilly arena of French far-right politics, we take a peek into some of the stories featured in 1843’s first issue, published March 9th

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    15 mins
  • Narconomics: How to run a drug cartel

    Narconomics: How to run a drug cartel
    Feb 25 2016
    Tom Wainwright, The Economist's Britain editor and former Mexico correspondent, explores the parallels between the $300 billion illegal drugs business and the corporate world, from franchising to corporate social responsibility

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    12 mins
  • The Johnson column: Speech in print

    The Johnson column: Speech in print
    Jan 28 2016
    The Economist’s language column will appear every fortnight in the print edition. Lane Greene talks about the science, history and controversies he has covered so far

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    11 mins
  • Waging war: The World in Conflict

    Waging war: The World in Conflict
    Jan 25 2016
    In his new book, John Andrews, former foreign correspondent for The Economist, discusses the history, evolution and persistence of terrorism and global warfare

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    14 mins
  • The euro experiment: Trial and error

    The euro experiment: Trial and error
    Jan 7 2016
    Paul Wallace, The Economist’s European economics editor, explores the sources of the euro crisis and assesses the risks that the single currency still faces in his new book

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    9 mins