The World in Brief from The Economist
Understand what’s on the global agenda with this daily news briefing.
The Economist
Show overview
The World in Brief from The Economist has published 96 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 4 min and 4 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 96 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Economist.
From the publisher
<p><em>The World in Brief</em> tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.</p><p>Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to <em>The Economist</em> should log in at <a href="https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief</a> for access to the full<em> World in Brief</em>.</p><br><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: <a href="https://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief</a>. </p><br><p>For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>