Today

Effective non-altruism: Elon Musk’s foundation

The world’s richest person does not say much nice about philanthropy, and his foundation does not say much about itself. Our correspondent digs deeper. The next stop for our midterm-elections series is Kansas, where a Republican-seeming Democrat has an unlikely shot at the Senate ... Show More

23m 2s

Yesterday

Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results

Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.Guest ... Show More

21m 19s

Oct 27

Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid

It would be the first public listing from a frontier-AI firm—and perhaps the largest IPO of all time. We comb through the filing to understand how the company is thinking about itself and its industry. Our American-midterms series continues in the battleground state of Alaska. An ... Show More

23m 34s

Aug 2024

Enter staged right: misinformation feeds Britain’s riots

Unrest across the country has been driven in part by the provably false claims of right-wing provocateurs. We examine the real concerns underlying the violence, and how to end it swiftly. Japanese politics had until recently been anachronistically tame; not so now that the social ... Show More

22m 37s

Jun 2025

Riots Erupt: Trump Takes A Stand, Media Spins

🎙️ Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook discuss the chaos of LA’s latest riots—think burning Waymo cars, Mexican flags, and bricks flying off overpasses. 🚗🔥The left calls it “peaceful protest,” but the split-screen carnage tells a different story. T ... Show More

1h 34m

Sep 2022

Off the top of their heads: Iran’s widespread protests

Women are burning their hijabs on bonfires and hacking off their hair—but the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/09/26/irans-rebellion-spreads-despite-lethal-repression?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_conten ... Show More

25m 12s

Aug 2024

Inside Britain’s far right

Riots have engulfed Britain after the stabbing of three girls in Southport. The far-right are being blamed for inciting the violence and disorder - but how has the far-right gained momentum and what does it stand for? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of reade ... Show More

35m 57s

Aug 2024

The far right riots, Starmer’s response, and the role of Elon Musk

A week on from the attack in Southport, cities across the UK are burning as disinformation spreads and far right groups gather to riot. Lewis and Jon analyse Kier Starmer's response - how can the government get control of the situation? And how much is Elon Musk and social media ... Show More

33m 33s

Aug 2024

How far will the UK riots go?

After three young girls were fatally stabbed in the English town of Southport, false rumors led to protests and violence across the UK. Far-right rioters chanted xenophobic slogans, while others rallied against fascism and supported refugees. What can stop the unrest? In this epi ... Show More

19m 56s

Aug 2024

UK Riots: There is No Cope - Konstantin Kisin

The right wing cope for what's happening in Britain is to go on about Keir Starmer. The left wing cope for what's happening is to blame the "far right". The reality is much, much worse. The riots in the UK are a symptom of much deeper underlying problems. If they don't get fixed, ... Show More

5m 21s

Jul 2023

Riot-geared: the tensions behind France’s unrest

<p>The killing of a teenager in a Paris suburb has ignited <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/07/01/rioting-in-france-presents-a-fresh-political-test-for-emmanuel-macron?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.con ... Show More

23m 34s

Enter staged right: misinformation feeds...