Babbage from The Economist

by The Economist

Category

Science

Frequency

Updated Weekly

Language

English

Babbage is The Economist’s weekly podcast on science and technology—named after Charles Babbage, the grandfather of computing. Explore the science changing the way we live from AI to genetics, particle physics and space travel with Alok Jha. This award-winning podcast features in-depth interviews with top scientists and special episodes investigating wellness trends. Published every Wednesday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of yo...

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Recent Reviews

Excellent!

Cpatel05•3/18/2026

Very well-researched and presented. I always come out with a better understanding of topics after listening to it.

Perfect Science Journslism~~~~

PatNLeyla•8/4/2025

Allow more archives.

Paywall

Gilbert Coyle•12/4/2023

I loved this podcast with its intelligent interviews and fascinating subjects but it all changed. They have now locked all future episodes behind their Economist Podcast+ service. They have lost a listener.

Intelligent Content

Ray Bod•4/5/2023

Babbage from Economist is great intelligent podcast for geeks to listen to.

Amazing content. TOO MANY ADS AND PADDING

-Real-Reviews•6/23/2022

Please remove some or all of the ads and the padding at the beginning and end of each episode. It’s so excessive for regular listeners!