Episode
Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreak
- Podcast
- Economist Podcasts
- Published
- May 19, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1306
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/spread-too-thin-west-africas-next-ebola-outbreak
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/spread-too-thin-africa-s-next-ebola-outbreak/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/spread-too-thin-africa-s-next-ebola-outbreak.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
The latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread has been thinned by aid cuts. Britain is likely to get a new prime minister soon; we profile Andy Burnham , the Labour party’s polling favourite. And celebrity book clubs abound—but useful criticism in them does not . Guests and host: John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent Joel Budd, social affairs editor Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: Ebola outbreak, West Africa Andy Burnham, British politics celebrities, book clubs, book industry Get a world of insights by subscribing 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.