Editor’s Picks: February 20th 2023

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. This week, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/02/16/inflation-will-be-harder-to-bring-down-than-markets-think?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why inflation will be hard to bring down</a>, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/02/16/nigeria-desperately-needs-a-new-kind-of-leadership?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Obi’s plans to transform Nigeria</a> (9:55) and a promising step towards a <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/02/15/a-step-towards-a-contraceptive-pill-for-men?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">male contraceptive pill</a> (15:20).&nbsp;</p><br><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br /><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>