Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence

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<p>Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender. It is a <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2026/02/12/inside-epsteins-network?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revealing look</a> at how and with whom he communicated. As interest grows in banning young people’s use of social media, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/12/dont-ban-teenagers-from-social-media?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">we argue</a> there are better ways to mitigate harms. And a blindfolded introduction to “<a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/02/02/why-a-new-playful-style-of-wine-is-delighting-drinkers?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blouge</a>”, a new, more climate-resilient wine variety.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Dan Rosenheck, data editor</li><li>Tom Wainwright, media editor</li><li>Tom Standage, deputy editor of <em>The Economist</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>The Epstein files</li><li>Social-media bans</li><li>“Blouge” wine</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>