The Economist in audio
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- Word-for-word recordings of all articles from each week's issue, read by professional broadcasters
- Listen to articles while travelling, exercising or just relaxing
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The Economist in audio is free for Economist subscribers.* To download this week's edition, you will need to log in to your account.
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Audio edition details
You can download the full edition (about 160 Mb) or individual sections (about 10 Mb each) in MP3 format.
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