Editor’s Picks: January 2nd 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, don’t be fooled by the phase one <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/01/02/dont-be-fooled-by-the-trade-deal-between-america-and-china" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trade deal</a> between China and America. (10:20) Finding new physics requires a new <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/01/04/finding-new-physics-will-require-a-new-particle-collider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">particle collider</a>. (30:52) And, a dispute over racism roils the world of <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/01/04/a-dispute-over-racism-roils-the-world-of-romance-novelists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">romance novelists</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: <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>