Yesterday

Unrest in peace: misery in Gaza

A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild Gaza. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why record labels are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from th ... Show More

24m 55s

Oct 12

Saudi under siege: Houthis attack airport

This weekend, Yemeni rebels struck Saudi Arabia’s international airport in the deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab country since the Iran war began in February. Our correspondent reports from Riyadh. How European manufacturers are adjusting to high energy prices and war. And the revi ... Show More

22m 38s

Oct 9

Saving your bacon: healthy-eating policy evolves

Decades of messaging have not worked, so governments are trying new ways to get citizens to eat well, from scary labelling to taxing the junkiest foods. Will it work? The death of a plague researcher in Russia is made more mysterious by the government’s resolute lack of transpare ... Show More

24m 42s

Sep 2025

When the son comes up: the Murdoch succession battle

A high-stakes tussle about who will take over Fox and News Corp from Rupert Murdoch has concluded; Lachlan, his eldest son, came out on top. Will the new boss be the same as the old boss? Our correspondent looks at kush, a synthetic opioid tearing through west Africa. And a look ... Show More

24m 58s

Nov 2025

Murdoch's Succession Battle and the Fight for Fox News

What are the key differences between Murdoch's children, particularly Lachlan and James? How do the internal family conflicts of the Murdochs mirror the TV show Succession? What will Rupert Murdoch's legacy be? Alastair is joined by two-time Rupert Murdoch biographer, Michael Wol ... Show More

7m 28s

Jun 2025

Same news story: why Murdoch endures

The all-famous Murdoch clan is engaged in a <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2025/06/02/even-as-the-murdochs-bitterly-feud-their-empire-thrives?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_showno ... Show More

18m 57s

Nov 2021

ENCORE: The Murdochs | James Resigns, Succession Returns NEW EPISODE | 87

Rupert’s oldest son Lachlan may have won the Murdoch family succession battle when he became CEO of the Fox Corporation. But that’s not where the Murdoch drama ends. On this brand new episode, New York Times assistant editor Ed Lee joins Aricia and Brooke to unpack some big news ... Show More

38m 16s

Sep 2025

Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession

Murdoch has built a media empire that leads all the way to the White House. But nothing lasts forever. And at age 94, he finally has an official successor. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Denise Guerra, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, en ... Show More

26m 25s

Sep 2023

Murdoch 'Succession' Drama's Grand Finale & Florida's Train of the Future?

Episode 153: Neal and Toby discuss Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chair at Fox and handing over power to his son Lachlan. Talk about 'Succession' lore. Plus, they get into the biggest business headlines from a week filled with geopolitical news. And also Florida's new high speed ... Show More

28m 42s

Aug 2024

The Secret Succession Fight That Will Determine the Future of Fox News

For years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once he’s gone. Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times, discusses how a secret change to that plan by Mr. Murdoch touche ... Show More

27m 12s

Sep 2023

The Murdoch Succession

Rupert Murdoch has stepped aside as chairman of Fox and News Corp. Adam and Chris are joined by former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, PoliticsJOE’s Ava Santina and former Boris Johnson adviser Cleo Watson to discuss what this means for the media landscape.And COP26 Presiden ... Show More

31m 38s

Jun 2025

Billion dollar babies: Trump-Musk spat

What happens when the world’s most powerful man falls out with its richest? Our correspondent analyses where the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/06/02/elon-musks-failure-in-government?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligenc ... Show More

27m 41s

When the son comes up: the Murdoch succe...