FT Big Read

FT Big Read

An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world news, science and business. Produced by Anna Dedhar.

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Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Putin's pivot to Africa 00:12:32 2019-01-25 15:09
Wells Fargo: repairing a damaged brand 00:12:15 2019-01-16 19:54
Data brokers: regulators tackle the 'privacy deathstars' 00:13:38 2019-01-10 15:10
Person of the Year 2018: George Soros 00:21:45 2018-12-21 13:46
The university challenge 00:13:28 2018-12-14 11:31
The end of the games console? 00:12:25 2018-12-05 19:11
Who will replace Merkel as head of the CDU? 00:12:45 2018-11-29 15:48
The battle between Modi and India's central bank 00:14:52 2018-11-22 18:54
Why sanctions are failing to isolate Russia 00:13:42 2018-11-13 18:27
The threat of Chinese ‘military-civil fusion’ 00:15:53 2018-11-08 16:22
The Irish backstop: Brexit's biggest hurdle 00:17:55 2018-10-31 19:09
How Khashoggi's death threatens Saudi Arabia's economy 00:14:43 2018-10-25 13:24
Trump's divided America goes to the polls 00:12:32 2018-10-17 19:08
Artificial intelligence: can humans and robots work together? 00:16:11 2018-10-10 19:48
Unraveling Danske's €200bn 'dirty money' scandal 00:17:41 2018-10-03 19:19
The scramble for business in Africa 00:14:39 2018-09-27 17:50
Ronaldo: Juventus bets big on the Portuguese striker 00:13:52 2018-09-18 17:18
The opioid marketing machine 00:15:01 2018-09-12 17:33
Genoa bridge collapse: the battle over privatisation 00:13:54 2018-09-05 19:43
Auditing: how to restore faith in the ‘Big Four’ 00:17:48 2018-08-29 19:01
Cobalt: the crisis facing electric vehicles 00:12:00 2018-08-22 18:47
The price of being a star YouTuber 00:13:03 2018-08-14 16:32
Post-Dieselgate: The new car emissions lab test loopholes 00:12:30 2018-08-07 17:26
China's debt threat: How bad is the problem? 00:20:31 2018-08-02 18:26
Searching for a solution to digital addiction 00:11:44 2018-07-26 13:48
India could be Netflix's untapped market 00:12:52 2018-07-21 02:44
Figuring out America's policy on Russia 00:09:31 2018-07-13 18:36
America's anxiety over Chinese tech investment 00:12:20 2018-07-05 19:48
Figuring out Theresa May's Brexit plan 00:14:55 2018-06-28 12:35
Erdogan's precarious push for power 00:11:48 2018-06-22 22:05
López Obrador’s mission: to transform Mexico 00:12:14 2018-06-14 19:12
Corbyn’s challenge: to win back bedrock voters 00:14:36 2018-06-06 18:35
World Cup: Morocco's challenge to the US 00:12:37 2018-05-30 19:33
Who owns Antarctica? 00:11:05 2018-05-25 12:17
Qatar struggles on despite embargo 00:11:52 2018-05-18 18:14
Can Modicare cure India's healthcare woes? 00:13:57 2018-05-11 15:38
China and the US fight for AI supremacy 00:16:38 2018-05-04 11:36
What's next for South Africa? 00:11:50 2018-04-27 19:23
Venezuela's mounting refugee crisis 00:13:50 2018-04-20 17:20
Top lawyers reap rewards 00:13:22 2018-04-13 18:40
The other Facebook scandal 00:14:13 2018-04-06 15:31
Lagos: Nigeria's economic success story 00:14:29 2018-03-29 16:20
Cyber insurance: risks and rewards 00:12:15 2018-03-23 18:11
Daimler deal riles Germans over Chinese investment 00:12:24 2018-03-16 11:49
A second Arab Spring? 00:14:31 2018-03-09 15:41
Black power smashes the box office 00:12:41 2018-03-02 12:14
Battle of the billionaires 00:13:04 2018-02-23 19:10
Seoul's gamble on Olympic unity 00:09:25 2018-02-08 13:58
The resurrection of 'Saint' Silvio 00:13:04 2018-02-01 01:00
China bulls beat the short sellers — for now 00:11:39 2018-01-26 21:14
Brazil's complex relationship with illegal deforestation 00:15:03 2018-01-25 15:19
Why is the crisis in Yemen getting worse? 00:11:45 2018-01-11 12:59
Made in Japan: The Unfolding Crisis in Japanese Manufacturing 00:12:27 2018-01-03 19:06
The West takes a hard line on Chinese soft power 00:12:07 2017-12-20 19:12
Populists are losing elections but changing Europe 00:23:13 2017-12-14 19:43
The harsh history lessons of Brexit 00:14:18 2017-12-07 19:00
The difficult path to a cure for Alzheimer's 00:16:29 2017-11-29 19:21
Modi's holy cows disrupt Indian industry 00:12:15 2017-11-22 18:17
Italian far right gains momentum in local politics 00:15:54 2017-11-16 16:53
Is your petrol car greener than a Tesla? 00:11:42 2017-11-09 15:25
Are synthetic diamonds a girl's new best friend? 00:11:58 2017-11-01 17:52
How Beijing wields its soft power 00:22:27 2017-10-25 19:53
Argentina's Macri seeks mandate for reforms 00:12:14 2017-10-19 13:02
Facebook's struggles over Russian abuse 00:12:10 2017-10-10 19:46
Uber: The view from the driving seat 00:09:57 2017-10-09 17:07
Catalonian referendum: a test of Spanish unity 00:12:41 2017-09-29 20:21
German election: testing the welcome 00:12:17 2017-09-19 20:28
Digital coin mania 00:15:35 2017-09-15 16:11
Japan's stem-cell race 00:12:43 2017-09-05 19:29
Robots and morality 00:13:03 2017-08-31 18:23
Isis: Waging a campaign for cash 00:12:35 2017-08-24 19:05
Markets: Bubble territory 00:11:16 2017-08-17 19:44
Russia: Alexei Navalny, Putin's challenger 00:13:44 2017-08-08 13:58
Biotechnology: The US, China and gene data security 00:14:13 2017-08-02 14:02
Technology: Elon Musk's bet on Tesla's Model 3 00:13:10 2017-07-26 19:49
China: Brakes on railway diplomacy 00:15:24 2017-07-18 13:57
US healthcare: Crunch time for Republicans' Obamacare reform 00:13:13 2017-07-12 19:34
Brexit: Theresa May's struggle 00:12:25 2017-07-05 15:32
Hong Kong: Identity crisis 00:14:21 2017-06-30 12:01
Corporate leadership: The war for talent 00:11:40 2017-06-23 11:43
Medical science: Cancer challenge 00:13:31 2017-06-13 16:17
Real estate: The global luxury condo glut 00:13:10 2017-06-08 17:25
Is China heading for a Japanese-style bubble? 00:14:44 2017-05-31 18:44
Brazil: The poison of corruption 00:15:25 2017-05-26 15:39
Iranian presidential election: The blame game 00:14:49 2017-05-16 18:02
Europe: a welcome reprieve from populism 00:10:49 2017-05-12 19:55
China trade: Wielding the boycott weapon 00:10:32 2017-05-04 19:39
Sport: Cricket eyes Olympic wicket 00:11:58 2017-04-28 16:19
Market risk: Gambling on volatility 00:12:51 2017-04-19 19:33
Switzerland: A new mould for chocolate 00:13:04 2017-04-13 17:53
Agnelli dynasty: Grandson of Gianni bets on family fortune 00:13:11 2017-04-07 18:06
Squid catch: the search to replace vanishing fish 00:12:31 2017-03-29 19:06
Mexico: Optimism breaks through uncertainty 00:12:04 2017-03-23 15:42
European Union: The integration project 00:14:11 2017-03-16 13:06
Vatican: The Pope and the populists 00:12:29 2017-03-08 12:20
Turkey: Erdogan's second revolution 00:11:57 2017-03-03 16:52
Beating the billionaires: How Unilever fought off Warren Buffett, 3G and Kraft Heinz 00:12:39 2017-02-22 17:49
Executive pay: Outsize rewards 00:19:43 2017-02-16 14:34
Fighting cancer: Rocky path for immunotherapy 00:13:58 2017-02-10 13:56
Nafta: Trade deal in Trump's sights 00:11:20 2017-01-31 13:49
Indonesia: A trial of tolerance 00:13:25 2017-01-26 15:51
Toshiba: Falling star 00:13:17 2017-01-19 20:05
Wall Street: The path ahead under President Trump 00:14:52 2017-01-13 17:45
Martin Wolf: The west's global order unravels 00:15:44 2017-01-05 15:42
Egypt: Sisi's security state 00:15:48 2016-12-20 20:26
Japan and Russia braced for an island challenge 00:08:01 2016-12-15 16:05
Breitbart News: from populist fringe to the White House and beyond 00:08:36 2016-12-09 14:00
MSF and the FT’s 2016 Seasonal Appeal: ‘The hospital is sacred’ 00:11:33 2016-12-01 20:37
Thomas Mair: The making of a neo-Nazi killer 00:18:16 2016-11-25 21:26
Russia: Return of the nuclear threat 00:12:23 2016-11-16 18:18
Migration: Turning round Africa's exodus 00:12:36 2016-11-08 17:23
US election: What next for Brand Trump? 00:12:43 2016-11-04 12:32
Iran: Battle for succession 00:15:44 2016-10-24 20:12
Social media: Talking down the jihadis 00:12:16 2016-10-21 12:05
Germany: Berlin's battle with gentrification 00:11:54 2016-10-11 19:03
Gig economy: Corporate consultants break free 00:12:03 2016-10-07 17:05
UK politics: Can Theresa May pull it off? 00:12:07 2016-09-30 08:30
Trump vs Clinton: Fighting over Florida 00:11:27 2016-09-21 17:53
France: Islam vs secularism 00:14:04 2016-09-16 16:34
Banks: Too dull to fail? 00:10:21 2016-09-09 12:33
Motor industry: Auto charge 00:11:22 2016-08-31 18:07
Pensions: The dark future 00:13:31 2016-08-23 12:51
Goldman Sachs: Turning to Main Street 00:10:29 2016-08-18 20:37
Chinese M&A: Beijing's Berlin spree 00:12:10 2016-08-09 18:42
US economy: Where have all the entrepreneurs gone? 00:11:56 2016-08-05 17:34
Xi Jinping’s China: Power play 00:18:09 2016-07-25 12:12
Digital advertising: Battling the bots 00:11:29 2016-07-20 20:21
Italian banks: Rome and Brussels on collision course 00:16:58 2016-07-12 19:02
Corruption: Moving money out of purgatory 00:11:02 2016-07-08 20:41
Brexit and the City 00:11:30 2016-06-30 18:45
Volvo: Geely's gamble 00:13:42 2016-06-21 16:54
Beam Suntory: A volatile blend 00:11:49 2016-06-17 20:35
Finance: McKinsey's rich network 00:10:48 2016-06-09 18:05
Germany: Feeling the Draghi effect 00:11:11 2016-06-02 13:43
Universal basic income: Levelling the playing field 00:11:37 2016-05-27 13:39
US presidential bid: Trump's gamble 00:11:58 2016-05-20 20:39
Audit industry: Sharpening up the rivalry 00:11:28 2016-05-12 12:42
Japan: Saga of the salaryman 00:11:35 2016-05-05 13:59
Media: Dark days for The Guardian 00:14:43 2016-04-29 15:58
VW: The dirt under the bonnet 00:11:02 2016-04-22 13:26
China e-commerce: Renminbi to burn 00:09:45 2016-04-15 13:59
The Russian economy: Feeling the pinch 00:13:44 2016-04-08 16:11
China: Global ambitions for football 00:11:39 2016-03-30 20:10
Energy: From borrowing binge to debt fears 00:11:54 2016-03-22 19:07
Japan Inc: Back in action 00:11:38 2016-03-16 14:29
Executive perks: The corporate jet files 00:11:38 2016-03-09 17:21
China: The zombie economy 00:13:16 2016-03-02 17:26
Brexit: Europe's fears 00:11:51 2016-02-25 19:07
Angela Merkel: A leader in need of allies 00:15:43 2016-02-18 14:25
Fleet Street: The next chapter 00:11:59 2016-02-10 19:58
US politics and media: Trump and the race for ratings 00:11:08 2016-02-03 18:17
Feud on Wall Street 00:10:39 2016-01-27 18:03
Fintech: The search for a super-algo 00:11:35 2016-01-21 16:52
Markets: Clues to China's turmoil 00:10:41 2016-01-14 11:31
Artificial intelligence: Can Watson save IBM? 00:14:18 2016-01-05 21:37
China migration: Children of the revolution 00:11:03 2015-12-30 12:55
How to give away $1bn 00:14:00 2015-12-23 13:30
Person of the Year: Angela Merkel 00:13:34 2015-12-14 18:54
Russia: Fighting extremism 00:13:09 2015-12-11 19:07
Venezuela: Descent into hoodlum state 00:12:53 2015-12-01 19:06
Fifa: The fall of the house of Blatter 00:12:40 2015-11-25 16:31
Paris attacks: Belgium's arms bazaar 00:10:00 2015-11-20 20:00
Technology: Silicon Valley 'unicorns' face hard reality 00:11:08 2015-11-12 19:58
Myanmar: Eyes on election prize 00:13:02 2015-11-06 14:49
UK prisons Q&A: The dilemmas presented by a greying jail population 00:08:13 2015-10-26 19:42
UK prisons: Old crimes, older criminals 00:13:30 2015-10-26 19:17
Commodities: Gina Rinehart, queen of Australia’s desert 00:13:03 2015-10-22 17:10
China's Silk Road: New frontier, old foes 00:14:14 2015-10-14 01:00
The human cloud: a new world of work 00:12:40 2015-10-09 01:00
Brazil: Dilma Rousseff in the line of fire 00:12:30 2015-10-02 01:00
Standard Chartered: The Iranian connection 00:15:19 2015-09-25 01:00
Uber: Backseat driver 00:10:22 2015-09-16 01:00
Climate change: Carbon capture - miracle or white elephant? 00:12:43 2015-09-10 01:00
Ukraine: The costs of conflict 00:10:54 2015-09-04 01:00
Demographics: Germany is going grey 00:10:52 2015-08-25 01:00
China economy: Weakened foundations 00:11:00 2015-08-20 01:00
Asia: History lessons feed competing nationalisms 00:13:16 2015-08-12 01:00
Debt markets: End of the bond bull run 00:00:43 2015-08-06 14:00
Pharmaceuticals: Prescribing pain 00:12:23 2015-07-30 01:00
Pharmaceuticals: Brain power 00:00:43 2015-07-24 01:00
US government: Cyber insecurity 00:11:43 2015-07-16 01:00
Japan: Mind the gap 00:10:46 2015-07-09 01:00
Deutsche Bank: Cryan's clean-up job 00:10:24 2015-07-03 01:00
North Korea: The secrets of Office 39 00:00:43 2015-06-26 01:00
Russian economy: An asset to the state 00:00:43 2015-06-17 01:00
Russia: Border tensions 00:00:43 2015-06-10 01:00
Rebirth of a brand 00:00:43 2015-06-04 01:00
Italy: Back on its feet 00:00:43 2015-05-29 01:00
Battle under the sea 00:00:43 2015-05-19 01:00
After the strongmen 00:00:43 2015-05-14 01:00
Taking liberties 00:10:46 2015-05-06 01:00
Embracing change 00:11:01 2015-05-01 12:45
Shrink and simplify 00:00:43 2015-04-23 01:00
Premier Li on China’s challenges 00:16:20 2015-04-17 01:00
Art market laid bare 00:00:43 2015-04-09 01:00
At the coal face 00:11:56 2015-04-02 20:15
A merger of egos 00:01:05 2015-03-26 19:15
Craft versus Kraft 00:01:05 2015-03-20 14:20
A job half-done 00:01:05 2015-03-13 01:00
Syria's rebels with a lost cause 00:13:13 2015-03-06 13:00
Spanish politics: Mass appeal of Podemos 00:01:05 2015-02-19 19:15
Nigeria's election power struggle 00:09:29 2015-02-13 01:00
Battle for Ukraine: How the west lost Putin 00:24:33 2015-02-06 16:30
The making of a French jihadi 00:00:43 2015-01-28 14:00
Amazon goes to Hollywood 00:08:36 2015-01-21 19:50
French politics in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks 00:11:05 2015-01-16 19:30
Aceh ten years after the Indian Ocean tsunami 00:01:05 2014-12-18 17:45
Person of the Year 2014: Tim Cook 00:01:05 2014-12-11 19:15
From Tahrir Square to Isis: the story of Ahmed al-Darawy 00:01:05 2014-12-02 20:00
Uncharted waters: why we're eating more farmed fish 00:01:05 2014-11-20 18:45
Battle for Iraq: the Iranian connection 00:14:41 2014-11-11 17:10
Virgin Galactic and the Richard Branson brand 00:10:41 2014-11-05 19:50
Israel's expanding settlements 00:01:05 2014-10-30 11:30
Silk Road Redux - a conversation with Tobias Buck 00:11:01 2014-10-17 11:00
Why Chinese migrants are doing so well in Spain 00:13:15 2014-10-10 15:15
Under fire: the Iraqi army vs Isis 00:12:18 2014-10-02 19:00
Russia: the arrest of Vladimir Yevtushenkov 00:10:41 2014-09-25 19:45
Internet on a leash? 00:13:08 2014-09-17 14:30
Catalonia: another country? 00:11:47 2014-09-10 19:45
China: saving the Yellow River 00:11:51 2014-09-01 15:15
Sweden's for-profit schools: lessons in store? 00:13:05 2014-08-27 19:10
A river runs through it: Iran's water shortage 00:12:56 2014-08-21 17:30
US immigration: life on the line 00:13:51 2014-07-18 16:15
Iraq divided: Borzou Daragahi on the chances of partition 00:14:28 2014-07-08 13:15
Bullets and business in Africa's frontier markets 00:13:26 2014-07-03 18:30
Jokowi: from furniture maker to Indonesian president? 00:13:04 2014-06-26 14:30
World Cup Brazil 2014: pitch battle 00:09:44 2014-06-10 20:30
Corruption and reform in Iran 00:11:29 2014-06-05 20:00
Hillary Clinton and the permanent campaign 00:01:05 2014-05-29 21:15
Egypt: revolution to disillusion 00:13:30 2014-05-22 19:00
How the euro was saved - a conversation with Peter Spiegel 00:18:04 2014-05-16 18:30
Beyond the fringe: the story of Ukip 00:01:05 2014-05-06 19:30
US unemployment: a long term trap? 00:01:05 2014-04-30 20:00
Battle for the boardroom 00:14:30 2014-04-23 21:00
The legacy of Rwanda's genocide 00:01:05 2014-04-07 15:28