The Economist Radio (All audio)

We talk to Jim O’Neill about how the overconsumption of antibiotics has eroded their effectiveness and discuss whether Facebook is turning into a news publisher

Finance editor Edward McBride presents a US special, taking on conflicts of interest at the heart of American finance and examining the grim reality behind optimistic stock forecasts.

This week: the business of breeding crocodiles looks as snappy as ever, the importance of growing wine in the desert and how to make something useful out of broken egg shells

Anton La Guardia, our deputy foreign editor, discusses why the misery of the Arab world is caused mainly by its own failures, David Cameron revives 'One Nation Conservatism' and stars come out in force at the Cannes Film Festival

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber joins Anne McElvoy as she asks: what makes a musical a hit or a flop - and how have the economics changed?

In our second episode, we examine the complexities of why American voters may select or reject their first female leader. Celeste and John talk about how Clinton's second attempt to win the Oval Office may be helped — or hurt — by her gender. Guest Joanne Bamberger, author of "Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox," speaks about the complexities of how female voters view Clinton and the personal and political choices she's made. And later, Economist Senior Editor Anne McElvoy contrasts Clinton's quest with how women such as Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel rose to power in Europe.

Kenneth Cukier investigates the burgeoning yellow fever outbreak in Angola. Also, astrobiologist Sanjoy Som fills us in on his research into the Earth's early atmosphere, and there's some eggstatic news for the egg industry

The Greek government's massive debts are troubling Europe again; and does the quest for affordable housing trump the right to a holiday home?

This week: Venezuela scrambles to keep its lights on, China tries to exterminate foreign names and media companies bet big on theme parks

We follow the electoral circus as it traverses the globe: Bernie still challenges Hillary in America, braggadocio dominates the Philippine elections and politicians in India stoke a fear of migrants to win votes

The pace of scientific advancement can seem relentless, and the ingenuity of scientists inexhaustible. But is there a finite amount of knowledge we can acquire about the universe around us? Mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy joins The Economist to discuss what we can never really know.

Surgical operations become more akin to driverless cars. And users try out IBM's quantum computer

Craig Wright claims to have founded the cryptocurrency. Our technology and business affairs editors debate whether his 'proofs' add up. Plus China's looming debt crisis - and the economics of Game of Thrones

This week: how sharing power could free phone users from dead-battery tyranny, why the blue-sky thinking of billionaires should be welcomed and ready-made city centres pop up all over Florida

This week our correspondents discuss Uber's ongoing battle over the rights of its drivers and the curious case of declining birth rates in rich countries