Editor's Picks February 13th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/02/13/irish-unification-is-becoming-likelier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish unification</a> is becoming more likely, (09:40) <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/02/15/angela-merkels-presumed-successor-quits-as-party-boss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angela Merkel’</a>s presumed successor quits as party boss (16:30) and, looking at the world through the eyes of <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/02/15/looking-at-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-options-traders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">options traders</a></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>