<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. This week, are <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/05/are-free-markets-history?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">free markets</a> history? Also, why Africans are <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/05/why-africans-are-losing-faith-in-democracy?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">losing faith in democracy</a> (10:25) and we investigate whether <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/10/04/did-bitcoin-leak-from-an-american-spy-lab?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">bitcoin originally leaked from an American spy lab</a>. (17:25)&nbsp;</p><br><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>. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.</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.</p><br><p>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 9th 2023

OCT 9, 202321 MIN
Editor's Picks from The Economist

Editor’s Picks: October 9th 2023

OCT 9, 202321 MIN

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A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, are free markets history? Also, why Africans are losing faith in democracy (10:25) and we investigate whether bitcoin originally leaked from an American spy lab. (17:25) 


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