Off to the races: our American-midterms preview

Podcast: Economist Podcasts · The Economist

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

Ahead of tomorrow’s legislative elections we consider the chances of a “blue wave”, the most influential demographics this time around and whether to expect election-administration trouble. Young people are deciding that bricks-and-mortar investment is not as dependable as the stocks-and-shares kind. And 100 years on from his death Harry Houdini still has lessons to teach about getting and staying famous. Guests and host: Charlotte Howard, United States editorKennett Werner, Washington correspondentVinjeru Mkandawire, news editorCaitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondentRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: America’s midterm electionspropert...