The World Ahead from The Economist

by The Economist
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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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  • The World Ahead 2023: The art of forecasting
    Jan 23, 2023 – 23:33
  • The World Ahead 2023: Watch the mega-states
    Jan 16, 2023 – 25:12
  • The World Ahead 2023: Bigger elephant, leaner dragon
    Jan 9, 2023 – 19:26
  • The World Ahead 2023: China's challenges
    Jan 2, 2023 – 26:31
  • The World Ahead 2023: Understand this
    Dec 19, 2022 – 23:25
  • The World Ahead 2023: Fuelling the future
    Dec 12, 2022 – 24:18
  • The World Ahead 2023: The coming recession
    Dec 5, 2022 – 19:29
  • The World Ahead 2023: Conflicting possibilities
    Nov 28, 2022 – 21:57
  • The World Ahead: The future of green travel
    Jun 27, 2022 – 29:26
  • The World Ahead: The future of education
    Jun 20, 2022 – 22:56
  • The World Ahead: The future of health care
    Jun 13, 2022 – 25:07
  • The World Ahead: The future of food
    Jun 6, 2022 – 27:04
  • The World Ahead: Technologies to watch
    Jan 24, 2022 – 19:57
  • The World Ahead: Following the money
    Jan 17, 2022 – 28:09
  • The World Ahead: On the borderline
    Jan 10, 2022 – 17:44
  • The World Ahead: COP-out?
    Jan 3, 2022 – 32:13
  • The World Ahead: The new space race
    Dec 20, 2021 – 23:40
  • The World Ahead: Working it out
    Dec 13, 2021 – 24:35
  • The World Ahead: Year three
    Dec 6, 2021 – 26:54
  • The World Ahead: The eagle and the dragon
    Nov 29, 2021 – 22:53
  • The World Ahead: Let food be your medicine
    Jul 26, 2021 – 26:59
  • The World Ahead: The heat is on
    Jun 28, 2021 – 26:27
  • The World Ahead: Preparing for the next catastrophe
    May 31, 2021 – 25:58
  • The World Ahead: Government via Siri
    Apr 26, 2021 – 22:32
  • The World Ahead: Live and direct
    Mar 29, 2021 – 23:11
  • The World Ahead: When cities breathe out
    Feb 22, 2021 – 20:13
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    Jan 25, 2021 – 25:20
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    Dec 28, 2020 – 23:42
  • The World Ahead: Post-coronanomics
    Nov 30, 2020 – 22:52
  • The World Ahead: A shot in the arm
    Oct 26, 2020 – 22:52
  • The World Ahead: The future of work
    Sep 28, 2020 – 21:15
  • The World Ahead: Peak plane?
    Aug 31, 2020 – 22:24
  • The World Ahead: Red, white and green
    Jul 27, 2020 – 24:23
  • The World Ahead: Bus to the future
    Jun 29, 2020 – 28:25
  • The World Ahead: After Kim Jong-un
    May 25, 2020 – 25:01
  • The World Ahead: Viral acceleration
    Apr 27, 2020 – 24:54
  • The World Ahead: Pandemic predictions
    Mar 30, 2020 – 25:20
  • The World Ahead: NPT threats
    Feb 24, 2020 – 21:05
  • The World Ahead: Deep green sea
    Jan 27, 2020 – 21:36
  • The World Ahead: Tax me if you can
    Dec 30, 2019 – 24:05
  • The world ahead: Small COP, big COP
    Nov 25, 2019 – 24:09
  • The world ahead: Libra in the balance
    Oct 28, 2019 – 21:09
  • The world ahead: A different dystopia
    Sep 30, 2019 – 24:49
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    Aug 26, 2019 – 22:48
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    Jul 29, 2019 – 18:46
  • The World ahead: In the Sharenthood
    Jun 24, 2019 – 29:11
  • The world ahead: Food for thought
    May 27, 2019 – 22:07
  • The world ahead: When the drugs don't work
    Apr 29, 2019 – 21:39
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    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.
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    Always a pleasure
    More episodes should be made. The topics on this podcast are usually interesting.
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