Yesterday

Forever young: the business of longevity drugs

The success of GLP-1s has prompted biotechs to approach the challenge differently. After years of false starts and disappointing results, longevity drugs could be on the horizon. Do immigrants from some countries commit more sex crimes? And the big business of miniatures. Guests ... Show More

23m 23s

Nov 4

Not in Kansas any more: Republicans get a thrashing

In the end, the result was clear and uncontested: Democrats had an astonishingly good night. Our editors and correspondents across America report on the proceedings, and we ask what comes next—for Democrats, for Republicans and for Trumpism more widely.Guests and host:Edward Carr ... Show More

21m 54s

Nov 3

Fertile ambitions: scientists’ plans to slow the biological clock

Two European startups are tackling the chromosomal abnormalities that make it difficult for older women to get pregnant. Their innovations might also prevent younger women from miscarrying. Belarusian culture looks increasingly Russian. And the world is taking a liking to biltong ... Show More

21m 37s

Oct 2025

Chainsaw out of gas? Milei’s experiment wobbles

A telling local-election loss, persistent allegations of scandal and an American pledge to prop up the peso: much is chipping away at the experiment of Argentina’s President Javier Milei. Long after the twin troubles of a pandemic and interest-rate rises, America’s commercial-pro ... Show More

25m 43s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Argentina turner?

After more than 100 days in office, President Javier Milei has managed some much-needed <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/03/19/after-100-brutal-days-javier-milei-has-markets-believing?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence& ... Show More

25m 6s

Jun 2024

Argentina turning? Milei’s surprising political success

Since his election last year, President Javier Milei has enjoyed some economic and political wins in Argentina. But <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/06/19/javier-mileis-next-move-could-make-his-presidency-or-break-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hi ... Show More

25m 48s

Oct 2025

Let Milei this out: Argentina’s midterms surprise

Voters overwhelmingly backed the party of President Javier Milei, handing him a lifeline he was not expected to get. We ask how he can finish his vast project of economic change. Meanwhile Germany’s promised package of sweeping reforms is turning out to be lacklustre. And why man ... Show More

25m 14s

Oct 2025

Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?

Argentinians go to the polls this Sunday in the first major test of their leader, Javier Milei. Voters appear to be losing faith in his bold economic vision to resuscitate the country’s ailing economy. But Milei has a secret weapon: a close relationship with President Trump. WSJ’ ... Show More

19m 32s

Jun 2024

How is Argentina faring under Javier Milei?

Argentina’s lower legislative house is set to approve President Javier Milei’s package of economic reforms. Despite signs of economic improvement on the macro level, the consequences of Milei’s spending cuts for the average person have been profound. How have everyday Argentinian ... Show More

16m 48s

Sep 2025

How a livestreamed femicide rocked Argentina

Femicides, corruption scandals, and economic pain are all shaking Argentina. President Javier Milei, facing protests and poor provincial election results, is hoping a Trump-backed bailout will also bail him out. With legislative elections coming up, how will Milei survive this co ... Show More

21m 56s

Nov 2023

Argentina is in its Milei era

A majority of OpenAI employees sent a letter demanding that the board reinstate former CEO Sam Altman, Argentina is entering a new era after electing radical libertarian outsider Javier Milei as president, and the US Department of Justice is seeking more than $4bn from Binance ... Show More

11m 19s

Nov 2023

Milei elected president of Argentina

Radical libertarian economist, Javier Milei, has won Argentina’s presidential elections, investors are shaking up the venture capital market by raising money to buy out start-ups, and Bangladesh is struggling to keep the lights on after going all-in on liquefied natural gas.&n ... Show More

9m 53s

Nov 2024

Milei’s way: Argentina’s president, a year on

In an interview with <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/11/28/javier-milei-my-contempt-for-the-state-is-infinite?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa ... Show More

25m 56s

Chainsaw out of gas? Milei’s experiment ...