Checks and Balance from The Economist

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  • Checks and Balance unlocks American politics by taking a big theme each week and digging into the data, the ideas, and the history shaping the country.


    Join John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon and Jon Fasman as they talk to politicians, pollsters, academics and people across the country about the great experiment of American democracy. Published every Friday.


    If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.


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Episodes
  • Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux

    Election results: a brief message from John Prideaux
    Nov 6 2024
    John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon are on today's edition of The Intelligence with their take on the election results so far. To listen, head to the Economist Podcasts feed. Checks and Balance will be back on Friday with a full episode.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania

    A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania
    Oct 4 2024

    Whoever wins Pennsylvania will probably win the presidency: according to The Economist’s forecast model it’s the most likely tipping point state. We’ve travelled to three different areas to assess how the campaign is going, and try to read the electoral tea leaves. Who’s winning in Pennsylvania?


    John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.


    Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts

    Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.


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    52 mins
  • Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed

    Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed
    Sep 27 2024

    Over the past decade a form of wokeness arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to make progress. Analysis by The Economist of how influential these ideas are today finds that wokeness peaked in 2021-22 and has since receded. Why is America becoming less “woke”?


    John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Ainslie Johnstone and Sacha Nauta, and Professor Musa al-Gharbi of Stony Brook University.



    Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts


    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.
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    51 mins

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Phenomenal Coverage

This is one of the best, most balanced, nuanced views of contemporary American politics and social change out there. Bite sized, well interviewed and researched, not doom and gloom, pretty clear biases. I wish Charlotte, Idris, and the Johns could simply enact a coup on CNN or one of the large networks in the US. It would do wonders to heal our democracy.

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