Editor’s Picks: December 28th 2020

Published: Dec. 28, 2020, midnight

A selection of three articles read aloud from the holiday issue of The Economist. This week: a history of Christmas newsletters, the life of Desiderius Erasmus (18:20) and the lure of pebbles (37:45).   Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: www.economist.com/podcastoffer  


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