Tasting menu from Economist Radio

By The Economist

A selection of the tastiest morsels from The Economist's print edition, offering a pithy selection of our articles, audio and readers' feedback. Published every Monday on Economist Radio.

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November 05, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the November 3rd 2018 edition
In this week’s issue, could America’s mid-term elections stop the toxic polarisation of federal politics? Plus, how artificial intelligence could transform life for urban commuters. And a glimpse of the treasures to be found in translation. Anne McElvoy hosts
Music: “Sad Marimba Planet” by Lee Rosevere (CCx4.0)

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October 29, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the October 27th 2018 edition
Australia’s economy has been growing for a record 27 years without a recession—could the rest of the world benefit from playing by Aussie rules? Also, how China’s tech giants are revolutionising pig farming. And the ethical dilemmas of programming autonomous cars. Christopher Lockwood hosts.
Music: "Super Hero" by TeknoAXE, "Candlepower" by Chris Zabriskie (CCx4.0)

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October 22, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the October 20th 2018 edition
The era of engagement is over. America now sees China as an increasingly dangerous rival. Plus, how Bollywood is boosting domestic tourism in India. And a portrait created by AI goes under the hammer, but is it art or artifice? Anne McElvoy hosts
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October 15, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the October 13th 2018 edition
Many economies are not ready to deal with even a mild recession—they need to start preparing now. Also, winemakers square up to the weed entrepreneurs of California. And why London is the money-laundering capital of the world. Josie Delap hosts
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October 08, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the October 6th 2018 edition
Chinese investment in Europe is soaring, with benefits for both parties, but Europeans are beginning to worry. The design decisions in our favourite technologies that bring out the worst versions of ourselves. And why potatoes are no longer cheap as chips. Anne McElvoy hosts

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October 01, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the September 29th 2018 edition
As America fights over the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, does the #MeToo movement risk becoming just another battlefield in the culture wars? Why aping the lives of top executives is not the secret to professional success. And the final chapter for China’s most beloved storyteller. Anne McElvoy hosts
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September 24, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the September 22nd 2018 edition
Why Europe should embrace ties with Africa, the wildlife photographer who built an assault course for badgers, and an impressive display of bonhomie on the Korean peninsula. Lane Greene hosts.
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September 17, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from The Economist's Open Future season
A special episode marking the culmination of the Open Future initiative, launched this year to celebrate 175 years since The Economist's founding to remake the case for liberal ideals. Featuring contributions from James Comey, Angelina Jolie and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA. Anne McElvoy hosts.
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September 10, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the September 8th 2018 edition
Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, has finance been fixed? Plus, the benefits of 3D-printing human organs in space, where not to build your capital city, and a taste of our new series in collaboration with Slate, “The Secret History of the Future”
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September 03, 2018 Tasting menu: Audio highlights from the September 1st 2018 edition
The global influence of Silicon Valley may have reached its peak – does this mean a new age of opportunity for the rest of the world? Also, Republicans and Democrats remember Senator John McCain. And what to do about the scourge of honey fraud. Anne McElvoy hosts
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