The Economist in audio
The Economist in audio contains word-for-word recordings of all articles published in The Economist, read by professional broadcasters and actors. It is ideal for anyone who wants to listen to articles while travelling, exercising or just relaxing.
Get The Economist in audio
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Premium podcast details
The Economist in audio is also available as a premium podcast. This automated service will deliver the latest edition directly into your iTunes library, just as soon as it's available. The premium podcast is only available to subscribers. To set up, follow the prompts on the download page.
This process only needs to be completed once, after which time your personal channel will be authorised, and your iTunes music library will automatically update each time you launch the application.
For your convenience, we have made each separate section of The Economist in audio available as a premium podcast, along with the entire edition.
Your audio will be delivered in the latest m4a format, which is compatible with iTunes and most modern MP3 players.
Download details
You can download the full edition or individual sections. Alternatively, you can listen to selected articles directly from your computer.
Each full edition of The Economist in audio is about 130 megabytes. Individual sections are about 10 megabytes each. Subscribers with a broadband connection can expect to download a section in three minutes, and to download a full edition in 15 minutes. Downloaded files are in MP3 format.