The Intelligence from The Economist

By: The Economist
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  • Get a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents. Our reporters dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be. A unique perspective on the issues and events shaping your world.


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Episodes
  • Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs
    Oct 30 2024

    First they treated diabetes. Then obesity. Now GLP-1 drugs are being tested on a range of other diseases too. Though the US economy is roaring, many Americans are glum about its prospects. How could that affect the election (9:02)? And our podcast on why Chinese migrants are making perilous journeys through the jungle to reach America (16:55).


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    24 mins
  • Ukraine reaction: Russia deploys North Koreans
    Oct 29 2024

    Russia is advancing in Ukraine, has more troops and more weapons. In Kyiv and beyond, questions are being raised about the future. Why does America make it so hard to vote in the election from overseas? And what Britain’s citizenship test says about the country (19:52).


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    25 mins
  • The Weekend Intelligence: Detoxified
    Sep 14 2024

    How do you detoxify a Nazi monument? Do you tear it down and start over, or memorialise it and acknowledge past sins?


    Vendeline von Bredow visits the Die Das academy in Saaleck, a place where west (Germany) meets east, past meets present, and history is contested.

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    46 mins

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