Thank you. Okay, folks, you are once again listening to Life on Planet Porky.

It's Planet Porky, the podcast, and I am delighted to say that once again I'm joined by the delectable Leslie Ann Jones.

Leslie Ann, welcome again.

Here I am.

Great to see you. Thank you.

Thank you for having me. Touching my hand there because it makes me feel better on this particularly hot day.

Okay, folks, I want to tell you about the economist, okay? The economist, the internationally famous magazine,

is about far more than just economics and finance. Of course, it's there at the heart of business,

and it covers a range of subjects from world politics and business to than just economics and finance. Of course, it's there at the heart of business,

and it covers a range of subjects from world politics and business to science, technology, art and the environment.

But in every copy The Economist are those individual features

which light it up and which make it sing.

The words leap off the page when you're looking at the theatre reviews, at the book reviews,

and what those brainy people that the economists think about television, okay?

It helps readers prepare for what's going on in the world around them.

The economist sifts through the noise, focusing on the essential information that tells the real story.

Let's face it, in these

troubled times, we need to know what is going on. It has been a trusted source of intelligence

for over 170 years, and the kind of person who reads the economist is that person who never

stops asking the questions, probing, and wants to know why the world is the way it is,

okay? In fact, in this week's edition, the election speculation is mounting, and the

politicos who write for the economist are interpreting the very latest development. Now,

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