Episodes

  • The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017

    The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017
    Dec 29 2016
    A look back at the highlights of 2016: including gender-bending Shakespeare and “In Praise of Weiner” - a political disaster documentary 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and we discuss the "confluence": Venice Biennale, Documenta in Kassel and the Munster sculpture showAnne McElvoy is joined by The Economist’s Fiammetta Rocco and Jonathan Beckman

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    19 mins
  • The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business

    The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business
    Mar 10 2016
    Our Johnson columnist, Lane Greene, explores why issues of punctuation make us jump at each other's throats

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    7 mins
  • 1843: Our new magazine

    1843: Our new magazine
    Mar 3 2016
    From Antarctica to the equally chilly arena of French far-right politics, we take a peek into some of the stories featured in 1843’s first issue, published March 9th

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    15 mins
  • The euro experiment: Trial and error

    The euro experiment: Trial and error
    Jan 7 2016
    Paul Wallace, The Economist’s European economics editor, explores the sources of the euro crisis and assesses the risks that the single currency still faces in his new book

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    9 mins