Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM
December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025
Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM
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<p>The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes met Sir Keir Starmer for “<a href="https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/zanny-minton-beddoes-interviews-sir-keir-starmer?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Insider</a>”, our new video offering. We bring you the analysis. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/11/24/more-americans-are-being-put-to-death?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">executions in America</a> are surging, despite declining support for the death penalty. And <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/12/03/tom-stoppard-was-an-inexhaustible-fountain-of-ideas?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Stoppard</a>, one of Britain’s most challenging playwrights, is remembered by his Russian translator.</p><br /><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br /><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account. </em></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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