Podcasts | Editor’s Picks: September 21st 2020

21st century power, the birth of the Frankenfirm and foreign name games

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

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A SELECTION of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: 21st century power, the birth of the Frankenfirm (09:40) and, why no one is called Linda in Saudi Arabia (15:00). Runtime: 18 min

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