John Shields
@johnshields.bsky.social
Director of Podcasts @economist.com
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A new series of Boss Class kicks off today with one of the biggest jobs in the world—the Google boss dealing with 2 billion users a day. And one of the best—a designer of space Lego. It's funny and useful. Have a listen econ.st/44Spfwv
Boss Class from The Economist: Innovation: Coming up with new ideas
Forget the hammocks and ping-pong tables. Creativity takes work. Managers at Google, Lego and a pair of AI startups share advice on breaking through.To listen to the full series, subscribe to Econo...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A new series of Boss Class kicks off today with one of the biggest jobs in the world—the Google boss dealing with 2 billion users a day. And one of the best—a designer of space Lego. It's funny and useful. Have a listen econ.st/44Spfwv
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A under-discussed backdrop to yesterday's election results—Britain today feels less pleasant, well-maintained and orderly than a decade ago: from potholes to phone-snatchers.
I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @economist.com.
A short 🧵 on what I've concluded.
I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @economist.com.
A short 🧵 on what I've concluded.
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A under-discussed backdrop to yesterday's election results—Britain today feels less pleasant, well-maintained and orderly than a decade ago: from potholes to phone-snatchers.
I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @economist.com.
A short 🧵 on what I've concluded.
I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @economist.com.
A short 🧵 on what I've concluded.
Super job on super team. Apply! www.economist.com/china/2025/0...
Wanted: a senior producer/editor for our Drum Tower podcast
An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist
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April 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Super job on super team. Apply! www.economist.com/china/2025/0...
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Our cover this week.
April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our cover this week.
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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Our cover leader begins:
f you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the President of the United States.
f you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the President of the United States.
President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc
But the rest of the world can limit the damage
www.economist.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Our cover leader begins:
f you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the President of the United States.
f you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the President of the United States.
Best part of this job is when a thing you produced gets props from another producer whose work you admire bsky.app/profile/truf...
This is the best podcast I have heard in a long long time.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
February 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Best part of this job is when a thing you produced gets props from another producer whose work you admire bsky.app/profile/truf...
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My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc econ.st/4gvEhdm
February 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
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This is the best podcast I have heard in a long long time.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
My year-long investigation into the multibillion dollar world of online scams is out today — on the cover of The Economist and in my new 8-part podcast series, Scam Inc
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Read the article: bit.ly/scam-inc
Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL
Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc econ.st/4gvEhdm
February 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is the best podcast I have heard in a long long time.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.