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Economist Podcasts

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Net Soapbox Score across all issues (last 30 days)
L+1.5
80 mentions across 20 episodes
How this channel has trended
Range L+2.9 to R+0.7 · rolling 7-day index

Issues this channel has covered

last 30 days, sorted by volume
Iran conflictL+0.8
20 mentions · weight 236
AI & tech regulationL+2.0
9 mentions · weight 126
Ukraine–RussiaL+5.0
10 mentions · weight 115
China policyR+2.8
9 mentions · weight 104
Trump / GOP leadershipL+6.2
6 mentions · weight 77
Israel–GazaL+4.9
5 mentions · weight 60
Inflation & affordabilityL+2.8
5 mentions · weight 60
Immigration & borderR+1.3
3 mentions · weight 44
Free speech & moderationL+4.1
3 mentions · weight 44
Drug policyR+5.9
2 mentions · weight 33
Crime & public safetyR+3.4
2 mentions · weight 27
Democratic Party leadershipR+7.0
1 mentions · weight 16
Health care & coverageL+5.0
1 mentions · weight 16
Social Security & MedicareR+4.6
1 mentions · weight 11
Government corruption & institutionsL+5.0
1 mentions · weight 11
Education & DEIL+7.0
1 mentions · weight 11
Justice system & rule of law0.0
1 mentions · weight 5

Recent episodes

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06/03/2026Focused group: Ukraine is now Europe’s warPodcast21m
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06/01/2026Mistrusting the process: containing Congo’s Ebola outbreakPodcast21m
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05/28/2026Deal or ordeal: Trump’s bad options in CubaPodcast22m
05/27/2026What price victory? Ukraine on the front footPodcast18m
05/26/2026No big deal: murky Iran-war negotiationsPodcast20m
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05/22/2026Big boosts to fill: SpaceX’s giant IPOPodcast24m
05/21/2026The Peking order: Xi meets Putin after TrumpPodcast20m
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05/19/2026Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreakPodcast21m
05/18/2026Equal before the law? Transitional justice in SyriaPodcast24m
05/15/2026Top dog-whistler: Tommy Robinson and Britain’s far rightPodcast24m
05/14/2026Fired alarm: AI hype versus labour-market historyPodcast21m
05/13/2026Duo’s lingo: what to watch for in Trump-Xi summitPodcast21m
05/12/2026Apocalypse soon? AI could hasten bioweaponsPodcast20m
05/11/2026Keir hunters: will Britain’s PM go?Podcast20m
05/08/2026Drone team: Russia’s plan to arm IranPodcast27m
05/07/2026A hatred normalised: antisemitism in BritainPodcast19m
05/06/2026On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year inPodcast21m
05/05/2026Naval piercing: strait shooting in Iran warPodcast21m
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