Count their losses: Russia casualties hit 1m

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As the number of Russian dead and injured in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone, what do these losses signify about Vladimir Putin’s strategy? Though misinformation is growing, the armies of fact-checkers are shrinking, forcing them to assess which lies may do the most harm (7:42). And why cheese rolling could become a protected item of British heritage (14:38).

Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+

For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, it's Adam Grant from Worklife, a podcast from TED.
0:05.3	This episode is brought to you by FreshWorks.
0:08.0	FreshWorks believes the complexity is the enemy of efficiency.
0:11.2	So stop wrestling with bloated expensive service software that takes forever to implement an update,
0:16.4	where ROI is someday, not today.
0:19.1	You've been overcharged and underserved for way too long.
0:22.7	Uncomplicate with fresh service for IT and fresh desk for customer support.
0:27.9	And with FreshWorks AI-assisted service software, you'll work smarter, not harder.
0:33.0	FreshWorks uncomplicates.
0:35.2	Learn more at freshworks.com.
0:38.1	I'm always up before the birds and the kids. Good to think Costa Express is always up too.
0:45.4	Early starts are easier with great coffee. And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent
0:50.5	company. Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.
0:55.6	Oh, you legend.
0:57.9	Now that's a proper coffee.
0:59.7	Should kick in Justin Sanfut to remember which end of the screwdriver to use.
1:03.5	Hmm.
1:04.8	Costa Express.
1:06.2	Quality coffee every time.
1:15.0	The Economist.
1:23.6	Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.
1:24.6	I'm Jason Palmer.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 13 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Economist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Economist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.