Director of Podcasts @TheEconomist 'Scam Inc' out now 'Next Year in Moscow', 'The Prince' - New Yorker, Vulture, Audible podcasts of the year
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Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc econ.st/4hD0CHi
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My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc econ.st/4hD0CHi
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“Scam Inc”, our new podcast, explores a dystopian, criminal underworld of forced labour, corruption and intrigue.
Listen along as @suelinwong investigates econ.st/42Htaeb 👇
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This year I spent months in Colombia, Mexico, and California, following Chinese migrants hoping to seek asylum in the US. It's a route that's become known as 走线. We made a 4-part podcast series about their journey. The first episode is free this week: open.spotify.com/episode/0vT…
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The presidential debate was awful for Joe Biden, but the cover-up has been worse. The dishonesty of his campaign provokes contempt. He must withdraw econ.st/3VSrJEF
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What is intelligence?
In a special four-part series our “Babbage” podcast examines the science that built the AI revolution. Host @alokjha discovers how human intelligence relates to the artificial kind. Join us: econ.st/4c2O7Tg 👇🧵
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The only non-Scandinavian country that makes it into the top 5 places in the world to be a working woman is…🇫🇷
The latest glass-ceiling ranking from @TheEconomist ⬇️
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New episode. A tribute to Alexei Navalny and to some very special people in Russia. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Want to work at @TheEconomist? Our award-winning social-media team is recruiting an editor and a fellow (intern), both based in our London newsroom. The closing date is February 16th. Full details here 👇economist.com/news/2024/01/3…
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Talk to people who have made the leap into CEO roles and they will frequently comment on how intense the job is, how tough it is to switch off.
The sheer physical demands of big jobs mean that certain types of people have an advantage over others econ.st/48Q1tjO 👇
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On this week’s “Drum Tower” @DSORennie and @aliceysu discuss Taiwan’s upcoming elections. The stakes are higher than ever before—not just for Taiwan but for the future of democracy. Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3RQUEal 👇
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Rishi Sunak is not very good at politics. His Rwanda policy is bad—but his party is the real problem. The Conservatives are incapable of offering Britain either stability or normality econ.st/48bRAwB
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We’re thrilled that “Next Year in Moscow”, our podcast with @ArkadyOstrovsky, has been featured by @ApplePodcasts as one of the shows they loved this year econ.st/47REqUI
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Life is changing at mind-boggling speed. We’re here to help. Welcome to The World Ahead 2024 econ.st/3MIzTM2
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When the real world feels like a charnel house, why spend an evening and a chunk of cash watching bodies pile up on stage? Sir Kenneth Branagh’s bold new production of “King Lear” makes a powerful case for subjecting yourself to tragic art: econ.st/3FK26hH
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What does AI mean for your data? Kenneth Cukier, our deputy executive editor, explains.
We’re launching a new subscription for podcasts. To hear more from “Money Talks” and access the whole range of our podcasts, sign up here: econ.st/3PKQ4e3
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🏆 The Award for Excellence in Global Audio Reporting has been awarded to @TheEconomist for "The Prince" — a well-researched and well-balanced presentation of a potentially sensationalist story. Congratulations! #SOPAwards2023
🎙️ economist.com/podcasts/2022/…
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We’re thrilled to share that we’ve won two @sopasia’s awards for our journalism on Xi Jinping’s China. The Prince podcast won Excellence in Audio Reporting, and @1843mag won Excellence in Explanatory Reporting for “Xi Jinping: the making of a dictator” bit.ly/445ARZ0
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Any depiction of Winnie-the-Pooh is guaranteed to attract the attention of the Chinese authorities econ.st/3ozcPpV
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Next Year in Moscow … A truly extraordinary and moving podcast series from @TheEconomist. Worth every minute of your time. Via @ArkadyOstrovsky @johneshields econ.st/3oCVRqK