The Economist Asks

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The Economist Asks episodes

March 22, 2018 The Economist asks: Darren Aronofsky
The Oscar-nominated director and his producer Ari Handel tell our host Anne McElvoy about pushing the boundaries in film - and their new TV series “One Strange Rock”.
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26 min
March 15, 2018 The Economist asks: Is Russia waging war on the West?
Anne McElvoy, our Senior Editor, asks Sir Francis Richards, former head of GCHQ, and Arkady Ostrovsky, our Russia Editor, if the diplomatic clash sparked by the Skripal case will escalate — and what has changed since the Cold War.
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26 min
March 08, 2018 Economist asks: How can #Time’sUp bring down sexual harassment?
We ask Tina Tchen, one of the lead lawyers working on the biggest legal defence fund against sexual harassment, what #Time’sUp's priorities should be. Also, basic steps to make our workplaces safer. Anne McElvoy hosts.
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20 min
March 01, 2018 The Economist asks: Should leaders face the music?
What risk does Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, take when she talks to Nassim Nicholas Taleb? The author of Skin in the Game discusses whether having more at stake would make the powerful better leaders.
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21 min
February 22, 2018 The Economist asks: McMafia
Hossein Amini, co-creator of the hit tv drama McMafia, shares the secrets of writing 'Game of Thrones with mobs’. Also, what it's like to work with Harvey Weinstein. Anne McElvoy hosts
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25 min
February 15, 2018 The Economist asks: Another deadly school massacre. How should America's gun laws change?
Our foreign editor, Robert Guest who has reported on other mass shootings in the US, tells Anne McElvoy why Donald Trump should offer more than condolences.
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10 min
February 08, 2018 The Economist asks: Can the Olympics bring about a truce in Korea?
George Papandreou, the former Greek Prime Minister, talks to Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, about whether the spirit of the Olympics can thaw tensions in the Korean peninsula. Also why he implemented a tax on swimming pools and his personal assessment of Angela Merkel
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23 min
February 01, 2018 The Economist asks: What is the greatest threat to democracy?
Anne McElvoy, our senior editor, explores how democracies die with Professor Steven Levitsky, a political scientist. Also, is there a tension between diversity and democracy? And why Harvard University should invite Sarah Palin to speak
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24 min
January 25, 2018 The Economist asks: Will Trump trump Davos?
Anne McElvoy asks Zanny Minton-Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, and Patrick Foulis, US Business Editor, is President Trump in Davos to brag or show he's serious? Also, late night dancing and the 'global elite' slipping in snow.
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23 min
January 18, 2018 The Economist asks: Has liberalism failed?
We ask political scientist Patrick Deneen if the world’s most successful political theory is in retreat or just responding to the demands of the modern world. How have Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian challenged the liberal creed? Anne McElvoy presents.
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17 min

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One question posed to a high-profile newsmaker, followed up with lively debate. Anne McElvoy hosts The Economist's chat show. Recent guests include Henry Kissinger, Chris Patten and Maggie…