Yesterday

The end of the world is AI? An existential threat

Is artificial intelligence becoming uncontrollably powerful? Our correspondent analyses whether a pause to breakneck development is possible or feasible. We have entered the new age of the orator. And why cheese is getting more popular in India. Guests and host:Alex Hern, AI writ ... Show More

24m 16s

Sep 15

Islamism in Britain: what is the threat?

Though a growing share of the British population is anxious about Islam, they have no reason to be. Islamism, a fringe ideology that believes government and society should be guided by Islamic principles, is the real concern. America cracks down on multinationals’ efforts to shif ... Show More

23m 41s

Sep 14

Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance

After years of stalemate, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are taking territory, including on a Red Sea strait. We ask what has changed, and how the shift fits into the wider regional conflict. As America’s midterm elections approach, we examine the fragmentation of the coalition that ... Show More

22m 46s

Sep 2025

Wary pharma: AstraZeneca sours on UK

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has paused a £200m investment in Britain and could move its primary listing to America. Can the UK maintain its status as a “life-science superpower”? Why autonomous air wings are the future of war in the sky. And how scientists in the Caribbean a ... Show More

22m 31s

Jun 2023

AstraZeneca could spin off China business

AstraZeneca has drawn up plans to break out its China business, and France is challenging a German-led plan to build up Europe’s air defences. Plus, US businesses are cutting back on their investments in diversity and inclusion.  Mentioned in this p ... Show More

8m 9s

Apr 2021

AZ Good as it Gets?

An AstraZeneca vaccine trial on children gets put on pause while a possible link with rare blood clots is investigated. And former Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, talks climate change, fintech and... should Adam sell his Bitcoin? Today’s Newscast was made by Sam Bonham wit ... Show More

32m 39s

Sep 2024

Who audits the auditors?

The UK blocks some arms shipments to Israel, audit firms are fighting against new oversight rules in the US, and the same technology that brought us Covid-19 vaccines could also be used to fight cancer. Plus, the Oasis revival tour is so popular it triggered a UK investigation ... Show More

10m 39s

Mar 2021

EU countries to restart AstraZeneca use, Biden's hardline on China, airline lift-off

Europe’s biggest countries are set to resume using the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after the EU drugs regulator said the jab was safe, and the US is taking a tough stance as members from the Biden administration meet with Chinese officials in Alaska. Plus, the FT’s ... Show More

10m 31s

May 2023

US sues to block drug merger

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block the biotechnology company Amgen’s $28.3bn deal to acquire Horizon Therapeutics, Italy is struggling to spend €200bn in EU Covid recovery funds, and Ukraine said it repelled an unprecedented barrage of Russian missiles over Kyiv.  ... Show More

9m 43s

Sep 2023

Xi 'Has His Hands Full', UK-China Spying & Far Right Strength In Europe

On today's podcast: (1) President Biden says China's economic challenges make a Taiwan invasion unlikely. (2) The UK's Prime Minister confronts the Chinese premier over a Parliamentary spying arrest. (3) Costs for UK tenants expected to soar by a quarter over ... Show More

16m 36s

Sep 2025

Call the shots: vaccine cuts imperil global health

America’s health secretary, RFK Jr, is known for his opposition to vaccines, particularly mRNA jabs, that have the potential to treat a large swathe of diseases. Slashing funding will have long term implications beyond America. Our correspondent visits Britain’s biggest and newes ... Show More

21m 26s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea

As Parliament has now agreed to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, many members of the ruling Conservative party want to <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/04/25/why-britains-membership-of-the-echr-has-become-a-political-issue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank ... Show More

26m 5s

Jan 2024

210. Is the Middle East sliding into a wider regional conflict?

Should there have been a vote on the UK airstrikes in Yemen? How has the Post Office scandal moved from activism to politics, and could there be another Conservative leader before the election? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more on today's episode ... Show More

54m 21s