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- 🇬🇧GB · Politics#1365K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Politics#1475K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Politics#1525K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Politics#1595K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · Politics#1605K to 30K
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64K to 269K🎙 Weekly cadence·18 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
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128K to 538K🇮🇳19%🇬🇧6%🇦🇺6%+37 more - Active Followers
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38K to 161K
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Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
Trailer: Checks and Balance
May 6, 2026
1m 23s
Trailer: Boss Class Season 3
Jan 28, 2026
2m 18s
Trailer: Scam Inc
Jan 24, 2025
3m 47s
Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux
Nov 6, 2024
0m 29s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/17/26 | ![]() Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip | When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including The Economist’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed.Out nowFind the show here: https://econ.st/4esGGXw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Trailer: Checks and Balance✨ | American politicsdemocracy+5 | — | The Economist | — | American politicsdemocracy+5 | — | 1m 23s | |
| 1/28/26 | ![]() Trailer: Boss Class Season 3✨ | AImanagement+4 | — | The Economist | — | AImanagement+5 | — | 2m 18s | |
| 1/24/25 | ![]() Trailer: Scam Inc✨ | scamshuman trafficking+4 | — | The Economist | Kansas | scamhuman trafficking+4 | — | 3m 47s | |
| 11/6/24 | ![]() Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux✨ | election resultspolitics+3 | Charlotte HowardIdrees Kahloon | The IntelligenceChecks and Balance+1 | — | electionresults+3 | — | 0m 29s | |
| 10/4/24 | ![]() A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania✨ | electionPennsylvania+3 | Charlotte HowardIdrees Kahloon | The Economist | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvaniapresidential election+3 | — | 51m 50s | |
| 9/27/24 | ![]() Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed✨ | wokenesspolitics+3 | Charlotte HowardIdrees Kahloon+1 | Stony Brook UniversityThe Economist | — | wokepeak woke+5 | — | 50m 31s | |
| 9/20/24 | ![]() Election rejection: fears of a contested result✨ | electionspolitics+4 | Charlotte HowardIdrees Kahloon+2 | The Laska ArchiveThe Economist+1 | — | electioncontested result+5 | — | 48m 46s | |
| 9/13/24 | ![]() Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash✨ | debatepolitics+4 | Donald TrumpKamala Harris | The EconomistCBS+1 | — | debateTrump+5 | — | 52m 32s | |
| 7/2/24 | ![]() Trailer: Boom!✨ | politicsbaby boomers+3 | — | The EconomistChecks and Balance | America | baby boomersAmerican presidency+3 | — | 3m 32s | |
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| 6/1/24 | ![]() Trailer: The Modi Raj✨ | Narendra ModiIndian politics+3 | — | The EconomistEconomist Podcasts+ | Indiaworld’s biggest democracy | Narendra ModiIndia+5 | — | 4m 58s | |
| 5/31/24 | ![]() Choose this podcast: abortion and the election✨ | abortionelection+4 | Sacha NautaIdrees Kahloon | University of California, DavisThe Economist | — | abortionelection+5 | — | 53m 15s | |
| 4/26/24 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Aid, and a bet | For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now $95bn of support is heading out the door. How did the bill get through? What does it mean for Ukraine and for American leadership in the world?Charlotte Howard hosts with James Bennet and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Adam O’Neal and Anton La Guardia. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/5/24 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Capitol gains | While America’s focus has been on the presidential election, the race for Congress is even more volatile. With razor-thin majorities in the House and the Senate, both chambers might flip in November. What does that mean for governing? And how will the outcomes of these elections shape the next presidency?John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Aryn Braun and Jessica Taylor from The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/15/24 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Growth states | It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to defy expectations. But why aren’t voters happier with Joe Biden’s economy? John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. Thank you to the William J. Clinton Library and the UVA Miller Center for some of the audio used in this episode. Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/10/24 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Strike accord | America has launched strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East, in response to an attack on a base in Jordan where three US troops died. How close are America and Iran to war?John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by General Frank McKenzie, former commander of US Central Command, and The Economist’s Anton La Guardia. Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/5/24 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Biden or bust | Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump in November do not look good. He is unpopular and his age puts many Americans off. How did it come to this? And what can the Democrats do about it?John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Congressman Dean Phillips, who is primarying Mr Biden, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/17/23 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Year all about it | If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be the favourite to win. How should we be thinking about the race with a year to go? And how can the world outside of America prepare itself for the possibility of a second Trump term?John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Vanderbilt University’s John Sides and The Economist’s Ed Carr. Checks and Balance will be recording a live show in Philadelphia later this month. Find out more and get your ticket here.Sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/27/23 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Well enough alone? | On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return to what the party used to believe. How did the Republican Party go from isolationism to internationalism and then back again? And what does that mean for America’s foreign policy?John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at economist.com/uspod. Podcast transcripts are available upon request at podcasts@economist.com. We are committed to improving accessibility even further and are exploring new ways to expand our podcast transcript offering. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/17/20 | ![]() Checks and Balance: Trailer | US editor John Prideaux and his colleagues from across the US and around the world go beyond the headlines and the horserace to delve deeper into the race for the White House—and why it matters so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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