The World Ahead from The Economist

This future-gazing series examines an assortment of speculative scenarios, what-if conjectures and provocative prophecies. Not all of them will come to pass, but thinking about possible futures can help us understand the present, and catch glimpses of the world ahead.

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moving on-missu

Tom and Warren, we’ll done

Charlotte Howard however, what does she add to the show? Who is behind Ms Howard’s career? Ms Howard missed the whole energy sector dominance of the past 3 years as energy corespondent she placed readers of The Economist in a lagging position. Shame on you for keeping her on and spreading her poor performance to other programs.
Orb7_rulez

Pyramids of ICE

Two Words Im Not Sorry for Breaking rules Penultimate in The slinger It is A cold Hard world Frozen solid Dry ice Wicked compression Horrendously absurd Silently, defiantly Onwards Toxicity Glittering Frosty Two Words Greenhouse Gas Global Warming Carbon Dioxide Wicked Compression Ice Cold Dry Ice Solidly Severed Ice Shelved Great Pyramids Of Freeza Square Cut Negative 108F Opps I Flunked Oppression And Yell Leroy Jenkins LoL WoW!
garrekds

Underrated

This is a seriously underrated podcast. Episodes are always fresh and interesting on important topics that are under the radar. There is also little overlap with other shows, making it a must-listen. This show should definitely be produced more frequently. Perhaps refreshed with the same conversational style as Checks and Balances.
C. Guerrero

Always a pleasure

More episodes should be made. The topics on this podcast are usually interesting.