Editor's Picks: April 27th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how will <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/23/after-the-disease-the-debt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">governments</a> cope with the expensive legacy of covid-19? (11:05), unscrupulous <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/23/autocrats-see-opportunity-in-disaster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">autocrats</a> in the pandemic of power grabs (17:52), and, why <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2020/04/23/netflix-will-remain-a-blockbuster-hit-beyond-the-covid-19-era" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix’s</a> success will continue. Zanny Minton Beddoes hosts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>