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  • Editor’s Picks: March 25th 2024
    Mar 25 2024

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, as the death toll climbs in Israel’s war on Gaza, we argue that the country looks deeply vulnerable. Plus, we consider Britain as an unexpected beacon of immigration. And finally, as Elon Musk’s Starship reaches space, we examine SpaceX’s approach to rocket development.


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    24 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: April 17th 2023
    Apr 17 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, lessons from America’s astonishing economy, how to survive a superpower split (09:33) and introducing The Economist’s banana index—to measure the climate impact of food (16:19).


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    21 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: April 10th 2023
    Apr 10 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the case for hugging pylons, not trees. Also, the transatlantic divide on gender-medicine (10:30) and why do Democrats keep helping Donald Trump? (17:55) 


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    25 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: April 3rd 2023
    Apr 3 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the China-US contest is entering a new and more dangerous phase, how the tech giants are going all in on artificial intelligence (10:26) and why rice is fuelling climate change and diabetes (25:03).


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    31 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: March 27th 2023
    Mar 27 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, we explore the world according to XI. Also, we look at the excruciating trade-off central bankers face (09:56) and why editing Roald Dahl for sensitivity was silly  (17:28).


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    25 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: March 20th 2023
    Mar 20 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, what’s wrong with the banks? Also, we ask whether Bibi will break Israel (10:39) and why men should get a good night’s sleep to ensure vaccines work properly (19:03).


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    24 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: March 13th 2023
    Mar 13 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to avoid war over Taiwan, the mystery of 250,000 dead Britons (9:50) and the small consolations of office irritations (18:20). 


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    24 minutos
  • Editor’s Picks: March 6th 2023
    Mar 6 2023

    A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to cure obesity, Ron DeSantis’s foreign policy doctrine (10:53) and why hype can help and hinder entrepreneurs (17:00).


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    22 minutos