<p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our <a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-editorpicks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">limited time offer</a>*</p><br><p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. This week, the search for the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/living-to-120-is-becoming-an-imaginable-prospect?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">antidote to ageing</a>, why a bigger EU is a <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/09/28/the-war-in-ukraine-is-a-powerful-reason-to-enlarge-and-improve-the-eu?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">better EU</a> (11:30), and <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/09/28/the-worlds-greatest-toilet-culture?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japan’s world-leading toilet culture</a> (25:30).&nbsp;</p><br><p>*If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a>.</p><br /><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>

Editor's Picks from The Economist

The Economist

Editor’s Picks: October 2nd 2023

OCT 1, 202328 MIN
Editor's Picks from The Economist

Editor’s Picks: October 2nd 2023

OCT 1, 202328 MIN

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the search for the antidote to ageing, why a bigger EU is a better EU (11:30), and Japan’s world-leading toilet culture (25:30). 


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