https://www.spreaker.com/show/mohamed-guhaads-podcastamNewsCopyright Mohamed Guhaadhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/green_square_mic.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/mohamed-guhaads-podcastWed, 02 Sep 2026 10:25:08 +0000Mohamed GuhaadMohamed Guhaadfeeds@spreaker.comtrueac1f213c-847e-5c28-89e3-5e71169345d8episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/right-in-front-afd-could-win-german-state--74808840Alternative for Germany could become the first far-right nationalist party to win a state election since the end of the second world war. Is Britain right to worry about Palantir handling government contracts? And could the Chinese learn to love chocolate? 
Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Germany, AfD, Alternative for Germany, Saxony-Anhalt
• Palantir, NHS
• China, chocolate 

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]]>6a97f0a5a4a22c581728b85fWed, 02 Sep 2026 10:06:20 +0000Mohamed GuhaadOn Sunday,...Alternative for Germany could become the first far-right nationalist party to win a state election since the end of the second world war. Is Britain right to worry about Palantir handling government contracts? And could the Chinese learn to love chocolate? 
Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Germany, AfD, Alternative for Germany, Saxony-Anhalt
• Palantir, NHS
• China, chocolate 

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]]>1493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-flood-nepal-s-ongoing-rescue--74780162flash flood last week, our correspondent explains why the country is so ill-equipped to deal with the crisis. Does AI stop children from learning? And why Japanese ongaku kissa, or listening bars, are so popular abroad.
Guests and host:

• Kira Hiju, Asia correspondent
• Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor
• Aaron Coultate, newsletter editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nepal, flood, climate change, glacier, hydropower
• AI, education, exams
• Japan, listening bars, ongaku kissa 

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Guests and host:

• Kira Hiju, Asia correspondent
• Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor
• Aaron Coultate, newsletter editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nepal, flood, climate change, glacier, hydropower
• AI, education, exams
• Japan, listening bars, ongaku kissa 

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Guests and host:

• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Stevie Hertz, US public policy correspondent
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Hollywood, filmmaking, AI
• Obamacare, healthcare, health insurance
• France, country music, line-dancing

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Guests and host:

• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Stevie Hertz, US public policy correspondent
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Hollywood, filmmaking, AI
• Obamacare, healthcare, health insurance
• France, country music, line-dancing

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Watch extended clips from Insider here, plus the full Elon Musk interview
Guests and host:

• Don Weinland, China business editor
• Alice Fulwood, “Money Talks” host and US business editor
• Alexandra Suich-Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Robots, humanoids, China, AI
• Meta, Instagram, Facebook, social media, addiction, 
• Shakespeare and Company, Paris, bookshops

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]]>6a91564cee851f3f31239bbfFri, 28 Aug 2026 09:35:07 +0000Mohamed GuhaadOur correspondent goes inside a...Chinese robot facility to see thousands of droids being taught to complete useful tasks. Is it worth the time and money? How Meta’s $17bn settlement at its blockbuster trial could change teen social-media use. And 75 years of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company.
Watch extended clips from Insider here, plus the full Elon Musk interview
Guests and host:

• Don Weinland, China business editor
• Alice Fulwood, “Money Talks” host and US business editor
• Alexandra Suich-Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Robots, humanoids, China, AI
• Meta, Instagram, Facebook, social media, addiction, 
• Shakespeare and Company, Paris, bookshops

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]]>1576falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-shot-does-a-cancer-vaccine-work--74714585Personalised vaccines could offer a breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Our correspondent analyses the latest trial. Canada’s oil market is flourishing, despite the trade war. And, why we will always love Dolly Parton.
Guests and host:

• Natasha Loder, health editor
• Sarah Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cancer, immunotherapy, vaccines, mRNA
• Oil, Canada, trade war, tariffs
• Dolly Parton, country music

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Guests and host:

• Natasha Loder, health editor
• Sarah Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cancer, immunotherapy, vaccines, mRNA
• Oil, Canada, trade war, tariffs
• Dolly Parton, country music

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Guests and host:

• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief
• Lane Greene, language correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• bond markets, Treasury, yields, Scott Bessent
• America, cyber-attacks, water, critical infrastructure
• British politics, Andy Burnham, accents, class angst

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]]>6a8eb9200c15e359f9599e1aWed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAmid...record-tickling yields, the bond markets are now trying to make sense of what Scott Bessent, America’s Treasury secretary, has announced—a move that might put him on a collision course with the Federal Reserve. We ask why it is so easy for hackers to infiltrate America’s water infrastructure. And understanding a political lineage through the new British prime minister’s accent.
Guests and host:

• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief
• Lane Greene, language correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• bond markets, Treasury, yields, Scott Bessent
• America, cyber-attacks, water, critical infrastructure
• British politics, Andy Burnham, accents, class angst

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]]>1489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/even-more-maximum-pressure-sanctions-on-iran--74679943thin gruel, and might in fact invite military reprisals from Iran. Call centres form a large part of the economy of the Philippines; surprisingly, AI is not stopping the industry’s rise. And a data-led look at which cities offer the best (relative) paycheques.  
Guests and host:

• Fraser McIlwraith, foreign correspondent
• Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, sanctions
• AI, offshoring, the Philippines
• world cities, pay, economic migration

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Guests and host:

• Fraser McIlwraith, foreign correspondent
• Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, sanctions
• AI, offshoring, the Philippines
• world cities, pay, economic migration

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Guests and host:

• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Richard Cockett, senior digital editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Canada, the United States, tariffs, Mark Carney, trade war
• Japan, Gen X, labour market
• sieges, world history

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]]>6a8c0fa3a89d26398ee7a5dbMon, 24 Aug 2026 09:32:19 +0000Mohamed GuhaadPromising trade talks imploded after a literal 11th-hour change from the American side. We examine the new trade barriers being erected, and...the complex calculation for Prime Minister Mark Carney. In Japan Gen X workers are even still bearing the costs of an economic bubble-burst from the 1990s. And how fates of civilisations have turned on sieges throughout history. 
Guests and host:

• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Richard Cockett, senior digital editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Canada, the United States, tariffs, Mark Carney, trade war
• Japan, Gen X, labour market
• sieges, world history

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]]>1360falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-robot-ai-and-consciousness--74447662ever have it? We dive into the data that reveal a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe. And our obituaries editor considers the life of Mary de Rachewiltz, translator and tireless defender of her father, Ezra Pound. 
Watch extended clips from Insider here.Guests and host:

• Alok Jha, science & technology editor
• Stephen Hurford, newsdesk writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, consciousness
• sexual health, STIs, STDs, Europe
• Mary de Rachewiltz, Ezra Pound

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]]>6a880840b0d5e24ea40c7015Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:48:39 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe rise of generative AI has put new urgency into ancient questions. What is consciousness, and can machines...ever have it? We dive into the data that reveal a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe. And our obituaries editor considers the life of Mary de Rachewiltz, translator and tireless defender of her father, Ezra Pound. 
Watch extended clips from Insider here.Guests and host:

• Alok Jha, science & technology editor
• Stephen Hurford, newsdesk writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, consciousness
• sexual health, STIs, STDs, Europe
• Mary de Rachewiltz, Ezra Pound

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]]>1678falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-interview-with-yuval-noah-harari--74695746The Insider, our video show for premium subscribers. They discuss why Mr Harari believes AIs will come to control civilisation—and what it might mean to be human in that world.
Watch the full show—and sign up to the Insider newsletter.
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Watch the full show—and sign up to the Insider newsletter.
Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.]]>4127falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bombs-and-bombshells-zelensky-under-pressure--74379584headaches are mounting for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. China has until now coped with a patchy, pricey system for mental-health treatment. The government is now getting serious about plugging the gaps. And why a debate over “Paw Patrol” is more than just culture-war madness. 
Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Sarah Wu, China correspondent
• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Fedorov
• China, CCP, mental health
• Paw Patrol, culture wars

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Sarah Wu, China correspondent
• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Fedorov
• China, CCP, mental health
• Paw Patrol, culture wars

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Guests and host:

• Shailesh Chitnis, global business correspondent
• Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
• Benjamin Sutherland, science writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• orexins, peptides, sleep disorders, pharmaceuticals
• Japan, innovation, startups
• procrastination

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]]>6a85798d1ad8716bb6078744Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:38:21 +0000Mohamed GuhaadOrexins are peptides involved in the body’s sleep-wake system—and are big pharma’s next big thing. Like multi-purpose GLPs, they may have...far more uses than just regulating shuteye. We ask why Japan’s post-war innovation boom petered out, and what must be done to breed more unicorns. And why procrastination seems to be on the rise, and how to beat it.
Guests and host:

• Shailesh Chitnis, global business correspondent
• Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
• Benjamin Sutherland, science writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• orexins, peptides, sleep disorders, pharmaceuticals
• Japan, innovation, startups
• procrastination

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]]>1438falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/settler-bet-a-west-bank-flashpoint--74248938more and more with Palestinians in the West Bank, often with government backing. We examine the forces at play in what could soon be yet another battlefront. India’s proliferating civil codes are creating insuperable legal contradictions for a multi-faith people. And answering some letters addressed to our “agony uncle” columnist. 
Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Andrew Palmer, executive editor
• Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• West Bank, Palestinians, Israeli settlers, Israel election
• India, civil codes, Hindu nationalism
• management, advice

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]]>6a842bb539e73ea8f3c13a2dTue, 18 Aug 2026 10:06:27 +0000Mohamed GuhaadIsraeli settlers have been clashing...more and more with Palestinians in the West Bank, often with government backing. We examine the forces at play in what could soon be yet another battlefront. India’s proliferating civil codes are creating insuperable legal contradictions for a multi-faith people. And answering some letters addressed to our “agony uncle” columnist. 
Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Andrew Palmer, executive editor
• Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• West Bank, Palestinians, Israeli settlers, Israel election
• India, civil codes, Hindu nationalism
• management, advice

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]]>1430falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-not-easy-being-green-zack-polanski--74195481meets him to see what is behind the hype. So-called SpudCells have just seven bespoke DNA loops, but represent a revolutionary step toward life made from scratch. And the many ways travel agents still beat the bots.
Guests and host:

• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
• Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Zack Polanski, Britain’s Green Party
• SpudCells, synthetic biology
• travel agents, luxury travel

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]]>6a82d1a0ff328abd84724cf0Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:17:20 +0000Mohamed GuhaadTo critics, Britain’s Green Party leader is dangerous, even a con man. To fans, he is a national saviour-in-waiting. Our correspondent...meets him to see what is behind the hype. So-called SpudCells have just seven bespoke DNA loops, but represent a revolutionary step toward life made from scratch. And the many ways travel agents still beat the bots.
Guests and host:

• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
• Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Zack Polanski, Britain’s Green Party
• SpudCells, synthetic biology
• travel agents, luxury travel

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]]>1432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits--73977342Afghanistan, the Taliban show little sign of moderation. Our correspondent reports from the country on what life is like for ordinary people. A giant earthquake reveals two very different Colombias. And celebrating the life of Gurkha climber, Nirmal Purja, who died in an avalanche.
Watch extended clips from Insider here, plus the full Elon Musk interview. 
Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Claire McQue, Latin America writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Afghanistan, Taliban, sanctions
• Colombia, earthquake, Espriella
• Nirmal Purja, mountaineer, Everest, avalanche

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]]>6a7ee547049c692a6b3ee0a9Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:52:07 +0000Mohamed GuhaadFive years after the American withdrawal from...Afghanistan, the Taliban show little sign of moderation. Our correspondent reports from the country on what life is like for ordinary people. A giant earthquake reveals two very different Colombias. And celebrating the life of Gurkha climber, Nirmal Purja, who died in an avalanche.
Watch extended clips from Insider here, plus the full Elon Musk interview. 
Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Claire McQue, Latin America writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Afghanistan, Taliban, sanctions
• Colombia, earthquake, Espriella
• Nirmal Purja, mountaineer, Everest, avalanche

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]]>1604falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caracas-under-pressure-democracy-in-venezuela--73903568talks between the regime and opposition ended with small, positive steps. Why US consumers’ love of fast food may be slowing. And how many hours of Wagner opera would you sit through?  
Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Brook Unger, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela, Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, Machado
• Fast food, McDonalds, burgers
• Wagner, “Ring” cycle, classical music

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]]>6a7d8bbe7d85cbdf96e00822Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:25:29 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAfter American troops snatched Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a dawn raid in January, democracy did not seem like a priority. Yet this week,...talks between the regime and opposition ended with small, positive steps. Why US consumers’ love of fast food may be slowing. And how many hours of Wagner opera would you sit through?  
Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Brook Unger, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela, Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, Machado
• Fast food, McDonalds, burgers
• Wagner, “Ring” cycle, classical music

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]]>1351falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pump-and-circumstance-is-china-the-new-opec--73840064taken by China steadied global oil flows. Why Brazil has such strict laws on racist language. And the legendary lager of Laos. 
Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent 
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• China, Iran, oil supplies, OPEC, crude
• Brazil, hate speech, racism
• Laos, Beerlao, beer, lager

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]]>6a7c37287cf3c58886773a66Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:04:40 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe Iran war triggered the largest supply shock in the history of petroleum, yet prices never rose as high as feared. Our correspondent explains how action...taken by China steadied global oil flows. Why Brazil has such strict laws on racist language. And the legendary lager of Laos. 
Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent 
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• China, Iran, oil supplies, OPEC, crude
• Brazil, hate speech, racism
• Laos, Beerlao, beer, lager

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]]>1372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spring-then-fall-a-weakened-muslim-brotherhood--73813913Elon Musk says Europe is more dangerous than America. Is he right? And the puzzling popularity of padel.
Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• James Fransham, data journalist
• Hamish Clayton, Britain writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Muslim Brotherhood, Islamism, Arab Spring
• Elon Musk,  Insider, Europe, crime, 
• Padel, tennis, racket sports

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]]>6a7aef1b616564bf00d9b354Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:48:49 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe Muslim Brotherhood won power and influence in the Arab Spring of 2011. Now autocrats are resurgent and its leaders are in jail or exile....Elon Musk says Europe is more dangerous than America. Is he right? And the puzzling popularity of padel.
Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• James Fransham, data journalist
• Hamish Clayton, Britain writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Muslim Brotherhood, Islamism, Arab Spring
• Elon Musk,  Insider, Europe, crime, 
• Padel, tennis, racket sports

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]]>1333falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/under-strain-breaking-the-british-state--73749848artificial intelligence to file objections to state institutions, and claim their dues. The resulting deluge of complaints and demands may overwhelm bureaucracies. Should Catholic priests have to report child abuse disclosed in confession? And the perfect height gap in a relationship. 
Guests and host:

• Matthew Holehouse, Britain public policy editor
• Rebecca Jackson, US Southern correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, agentic flooding, bureaucracy
• Catholic church, confessions, child abuse
• Short kings, short men, height differential

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]]>6a799563523b3dfcd83c7271Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:09:54 +0000Mohamed GuhaadBritons are turning to...artificial intelligence to file objections to state institutions, and claim their dues. The resulting deluge of complaints and demands may overwhelm bureaucracies. Should Catholic priests have to report child abuse disclosed in confession? And the perfect height gap in a relationship. 
Guests and host:

• Matthew Holehouse, Britain public policy editor
• Rebecca Jackson, US Southern correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, agentic flooding, bureaucracy
• Catholic church, confessions, child abuse
• Short kings, short men, height differential

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]]>1532falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outsider-chance-ending-sudan-s-proxy-war--73611673War rages on elsewhere, and a slim chance at a settlement rests largely with the belligerents’ foreign patrons. We ask why President Donald Trump has picked a fight over a new bridge between Canada and America. And remembering Betye Saar, who provided profound second lives for discarded objects. 
Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Sudan war, proxy war, geopolitics 
• Canada-America relations, Gordie Howe Bridge
• Betye Saar, art

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]]>6a75b3695d765781a2b1b132Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:28:57 +0000Mohamed GuhaadWe look at the peace that has settled over Khartoum, the ruined capital....War rages on elsewhere, and a slim chance at a settlement rests largely with the belligerents’ foreign patrons. We ask why President Donald Trump has picked a fight over a new bridge between Canada and America. And remembering Betye Saar, who provided profound second lives for discarded objects. 
Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Sudan war, proxy war, geopolitics 
• Canada-America relations, Gordie Howe Bridge
• Betye Saar, art

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]]>1819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/socialist-mobility-a-telling-michigan-vote--73553314sharply lefty candidate beat the establishment figure. What does that reveal about changes in the Democratic Party? For decades China’s Yangtze River was a polluted, overfished mess. We look at the wins from cleaning it up—and who loses. And a fond look back at postcards as they fade from use.
Guests and host:

• John Prideaux, executive editor and host, “Checks and Balance”
• Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
• Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America’s primary season, Democratic Socialists of America, Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed
• China, Yangtze River, remediation
• postcards, second world war, British history

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]]>6a74600ec3e1347e8b5bf216Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:45:14 +0000Mohamed GuhaadWe examine one of America’s primary races, in which a...sharply lefty candidate beat the establishment figure. What does that reveal about changes in the Democratic Party? For decades China’s Yangtze River was a polluted, overfished mess. We look at the wins from cleaning it up—and who loses. And a fond look back at postcards as they fade from use.
Guests and host:

• John Prideaux, executive editor and host, “Checks and Balance”
• Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
• Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America’s primary season, Democratic Socialists of America, Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed
• China, Yangtze River, remediation
• postcards, second world war, British history

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]]>1311falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taking-the-shine-off-albedo-and-global-temperatures--73489633more bad news for a changing climate. Our correspondent explains why so much more of the world’s cocaine is passing through west Africa. And the data that reveal Americans’ discomfort about wives earning more than their husbands.
Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, planetary-affairs editor
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• climate change, albedo, global temperatures
• Africa, cocaine, smuggling
• wage equality, gender pay gap

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]]>6a730fdaca067b295bab9760Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:26:34 +0000Mohamed GuhaadFewer clouds, shrinking ice caps, changing pollutants: all result in less of the sun’s energy being reflected back into space. Which is...more bad news for a changing climate. Our correspondent explains why so much more of the world’s cocaine is passing through west Africa. And the data that reveal Americans’ discomfort about wives earning more than their husbands.
Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, planetary-affairs editor
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• climate change, albedo, global temperatures
• Africa, cocaine, smuggling
• wage equality, gender pay gap

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]]>1438falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-arms-way-gaza-deal-sticking-points--73434787on a tear in America. We ask why so many people are working for themselves—but not doing much hiring. And the enduring popularity of radio in Africa, aided rather than degraded by social media. 
Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• William Finlator, contributor to The Economist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Board of Peace
• American business, entrepreneurship
• Africa, media, radio

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]]>6a71b49647235c354d3c9b74Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:30:29 +0000Mohamed GuhaadPresident Donald Trump’s claim that Hamas had agreed to disarm in Gaza was, at best, premature. We examine the sticking points of a lasting deal. New-business applications are...on a tear in America. We ask why so many people are working for themselves—but not doing much hiring. And the enduring popularity of radio in Africa, aided rather than degraded by social media. 
Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• William Finlator, contributor to The Economist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Board of Peace
• American business, entrepreneurship
• Africa, media, radio

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]]>1283falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/taken-littorally-spain-s-sudden-crisis-in-ceuta--73381849rush of migrants into the Spanish exclave has deep roots in a wider North African conflict—and implications for a far wider European fight about immigration. Our India columnist presents an incomplete list of falling objects as a way to examine public-safety failures. And a data dive that reveals how AI writing is forever shifting.
Guests and host:

• Michael Reid, Spain correspondent and writer at large
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ceuta, migration, Spain, EU, Schengen
• India, public safety
• AI writing, waning human primacy

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Guests and host:

• Michael Reid, Spain correspondent and writer at large
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ceuta, migration, Spain, EU, Schengen
• India, public safety
• AI writing, waning human primacy

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Watch extended clips from Insider, plus our full Elon Musk interview, here 
Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, diplomacy
• China, AI, driverless cars
• Wally Funk, astronauts

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]]>6a6c7475aa1642a30f17f1cbFri, 31 Jul 2026 10:37:11 +0000Mohamed GuhaadFrom...impasse in Iran to still-unresolved conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, a trend is clear: President Donald Trump’s scant, early plans for peace do not actually forge a path to it. Our correspondent says that in the driverless-car future, it will often be Chinese AI behind the wheel. And remembering Wally Funk, who never relinquished her ambition to become an astronaut. 
Watch extended clips from Insider, plus our full Elon Musk interview, here 
Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, diplomacy
• China, AI, driverless cars
• Wally Funk, astronauts

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]]>1595falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/working-memory-the-surprising-decline-of-dementia--73256073waning. We take a look at Pix, a beloved Brazilian digital-payments system, and why it so bothers President Donald Trump. And we attend one of the concerts that reveals how the appeal of emo music is holding strong across generations. 
Guests and host:

• Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Sarah Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• dementia, global health statistics, ageing
• Brazil, Pix, payment systems, Donald Trump
• emo music, My Chemical Romance

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]]>6a6b0eeca585d3be78cd9d1bThu, 30 Jul 2026 10:10:26 +0000Mohamed GuhaadA dive into the data reveals that, despite dire past predictions, the prevalence of dementia is actually...waning. We take a look at Pix, a beloved Brazilian digital-payments system, and why it so bothers President Donald Trump. And we attend one of the concerts that reveals how the appeal of emo music is holding strong across generations. 
Guests and host:

• Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Sarah Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• dementia, global health statistics, ageing
• Brazil, Pix, payment systems, Donald Trump
• emo music, My Chemical Romance

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]]>1667falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brave-new-whirl-turkey-s-opposition-overhaul--73231947surrogacy scandal in Germany has prompted a government reshuffle, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz left holding the proverbial baby. And how traditional career advice is falling short for Gen Z.  
Guests and host:

• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent
• Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Turkish politics, New Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• German politics, Jens Spahn, Friedrich Merz
• Gen Z, careers

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]]>6a69c7766043035f89eb097fWed, 29 Jul 2026 09:27:18 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAn ousted former opposition leader started a new party—called the New Party. We assess its chances at the ballot box, and under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s thumb. A...surrogacy scandal in Germany has prompted a government reshuffle, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz left holding the proverbial baby. And how traditional career advice is falling short for Gen Z.  
Guests and host:

• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent
• Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Turkish politics, New Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• German politics, Jens Spahn, Friedrich Merz
• Gen Z, careers

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]]>1228falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burning-questions-a-more-fire-prone-world--73211899wrong direction. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their after-dark economies.
Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
• Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent
• Daniella Raz, US corespondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• fires, France, Spain, fire ecology
• women in the workplace, equality
• America, night-time economy

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]]>6a687ea64207b2a60119df8bTue, 28 Jul 2026 10:04:18 +0000Mohamed GuhaadWildfires in France and Spain are only growing worse by the day. We examine what can be done as a future of more fires, and worse ones, becomes more assured. A dig into data on women at work shows several indicators starting to move in the...wrong direction. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their after-dark economies.
Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
• Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent
• Daniella Raz, US corespondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• fires, France, Spain, fire ecology
• women in the workplace, equality
• America, night-time economy

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]]>1530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cockroaches-1-modi-0-india-s-remarkable-protests--73190936stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a fast-growing youth movement, has the upper hand for now. So-called macro trading is hard: even with advance knowledge of events, neither man nor machine seems to make much money. And hunting the mosaics of Invader, an anonymous French street artist.
Guests and host:

• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• India, Cockroach Janta Party, protest, Narendra Modi
• macro trading, retail investing
• Invader, Flashinvader, street art

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]]>6a6729a33e2f0b6f92d26ab8Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:12:46 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe resignation of India’s education minister was a...stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a fast-growing youth movement, has the upper hand for now. So-called macro trading is hard: even with advance knowledge of events, neither man nor machine seems to make much money. And hunting the mosaics of Invader, an anonymous French street artist.
Guests and host:

• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• India, Cockroach Janta Party, protest, Narendra Modi
• macro trading, retail investing
• Invader, Flashinvader, street art

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]]>1530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-elon-game-musk-s-vision-of-the-future--73144076Elon Musk’s first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, The Economist editor-in-chief reflects on what he told her: that AIs will be in charge in ten years, his dark view of Europe and the inevitably of civil war in Britain. At what age is a child responsible for their crimes? And remembering Mona Khalil, Lebanese protector of turtles. Watch extended clips from Elon Musk on “Insider” here
Guests and host:

• Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist
• Maighna Nanu, editor of foreign newsletters 
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Elon Musk, AI, killer robots, far right, The Insider
• child criminals, criminal responsibility, gangs
• Mona Khalil, Lebanon, turtles, conservation

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]]>6a633594d19896314260e5c4Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:17:13 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAfter...Elon Musk’s first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, The Economist editor-in-chief reflects on what he told her: that AIs will be in charge in ten years, his dark view of Europe and the inevitably of civil war in Britain. At what age is a child responsible for their crimes? And remembering Mona Khalil, Lebanese protector of turtles. Watch extended clips from Elon Musk on “Insider” here
Guests and host:

• Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist
• Maighna Nanu, editor of foreign newsletters 
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Elon Musk, AI, killer robots, far right, The Insider
• child criminals, criminal responsibility, gangs
• Mona Khalil, Lebanon, turtles, conservation

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]]>1731falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-interview-with-elon-musk--73231948The Insider, our video show for premium subscribers. They discuss the timeline for AI overtaking human intelligence, the rapid progress of China, the reasons for his interest in Europe and why he thinks he “got a little too involved” in politics.
Watch the full show—and sign up to the Insider newsletter.
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Watch the full show—and sign up to the Insider newsletter.
Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.]]>4930falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-bucks-sake-the-rise-of-self-made-billionaires--73122775scam compounds in Cambodia. And lessons from the ultimate political animal, Downing Street’s Larry the Cat. Watch “The Insider” interview with Elon Musk from 6pm BST, 1pm EST. Listen to our podcast series “Scam Inc”. 
Guests and host:

• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent
• Chris Impey, co-editor of “The Intelligence”
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Billionaires, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Taylor Swift
• Scams, scam compounds, Cambodia
• Larry the Cat, Andy Burnham, Downing Street

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]]>6a61e076562e3ad886d54c95Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:46:37 +0000Mohamed GuhaadMany people, including politicians, love to hate the super-rich, and assume they have gamed the system. Yet our correspondent reports that a growing share of today’s wealthiest earned their money providing goods and services we all want. A new...scam compounds in Cambodia. And lessons from the ultimate political animal, Downing Street’s Larry the Cat. Watch “The Insider” interview with Elon Musk from 6pm BST, 1pm EST. Listen to our podcast series “Scam Inc”. 
Guests and host:

• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent
• Chris Impey, co-editor of “The Intelligence”
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Billionaires, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Taylor Swift
• Scams, scam compounds, Cambodia
• Larry the Cat, Andy Burnham, Downing Street

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]]>1579falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kyiv-brawl-ukraine-s-top-general-fired--73105730commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. That follows days of protests at his sacking of the defence minister. Our correspondent analyses the fallout. America’s murder rate is falling, so why are cops killing more people? And a shift in the Japanese taboo on living in homes where people have died.
Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Daniel Knowles, US Midwest correspondent
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Fedorov, Syrsky, Zelensky, Ukraine
• Police killings, gun crime, murder
• Japan, haunted houses, jiko bukken

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Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Daniel Knowles, US Midwest correspondent
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Fedorov, Syrsky, Zelensky, Ukraine
• Police killings, gun crime, murder
• Japan, haunted houses, jiko bukken

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Beirut, Joseph Aoun, Hizbullah
• Red Bull, energy drinks, extreme sports
• Trophy wives, age gap, misogyny

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]]>6a5f41e97bddc0bea5542de5Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:54:49 +0000Mohamed GuhaadToday, Lebanon’s president...Joseph Aoun visits the White House to ask for Donald Trump’s help rebuilding the country. Our correspondent reports from his recent trip to Lebanon on the challenges it faces. Threats to Red Bull’s magnificent marketing machine. And why the age gap between the wealthiest men and their wives is shrinking.
Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Beirut, Joseph Aoun, Hizbullah
• Red Bull, energy drinks, extreme sports
• Trophy wives, age gap, misogyny

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]]>1414falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-firm-andy-what-are-new-british-pm-s-plans--73066482Andy Burnham faces tough challenges as Britain’s new prime minister, both within his party and the country at large. Our correspondent analyses his prospects. After years of strife, how can Syria be rebuilt? And food markets have changed New York.
Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, Britain political correspondent
• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, prime minister
• Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, Assad
• New York, street markets, farmers’ markets

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.]]>6a5deeca76f8ee25bb4bbf9cMon, 20 Jul 2026 09:47:54 +0000Mohamed Guhaadhttps://www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/19/how-britains-new-prime-minister-can-revive-labour?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&u...Andy Burnham faces tough challenges as Britain’s new prime minister, both within his party and the country at large. Our correspondent analyses his prospects. After years of strife, how can Syria be rebuilt? And food markets have changed New York.
Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, Britain political correspondent
• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, prime minister
• Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, Assad
• New York, street markets, farmers’ markets

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Guests and host:

• Josie Delap, Middle East editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israeli election, Binyamin Netanyahu
• World Cup
• icebergs, climate

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Guests and host:

• Josie Delap, Middle East editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israeli election, Binyamin Netanyahu
• World Cup
• icebergs, climate

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nigel Farage, Count Binface, British politics, farce
• Africa’s internet infrastructure, Starlink
• “The Odyssey”, Christopher Nolan

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nigel Farage, Count Binface, British politics, farce
• Africa’s internet infrastructure, Starlink
• “The Odyssey”, Christopher Nolan

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Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on kidulting.
Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Rachel Mayman, senior audience editor 
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• India’s government, IT
• summer camps, kidulting

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Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on kidulting.
Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Rachel Mayman, senior audience editor 
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• India’s government, IT
• summer camps, kidulting

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Guests and host:

• Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor
• Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent
• Sam Wikeley, science correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar
• Turkey, economics, Iran war
• sleep, science

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Guests and host:

• Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor
• Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent
• Sam Wikeley, science correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar
• Turkey, economics, Iran war
• sleep, science

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Guests and host:

• Adam Roberts, foreign editor
• Sondre Solstad, senior data journalist
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lindsey Graham, Republican party, American foreign policy
• AI frontier models, values
• art market, Old Masters

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Guests and host:

• Adam Roberts, foreign editor
• Sondre Solstad, senior data journalist
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lindsey Graham, Republican party, American foreign policy
• AI frontier models, values
• art market, Old Masters

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, Economist deputy editor
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Russia, Putin, Andrey Melnichenko
• Ukraine, Kyiv, drone, interceptor
• Route 66, car culture

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, Economist deputy editor
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Russia, Putin, Andrey Melnichenko
• Ukraine, Kyiv, drone, interceptor
• Route 66, car culture

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent
• Farah Cheah, Asia reporter
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz, Ayatollah
• Filial piety, ageing, elderly care
• Route 66, Oklahoma, race relations

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent
• Farah Cheah, Asia reporter
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz, Ayatollah
• Filial piety, ageing, elderly care
• Route 66, Oklahoma, race relations

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Guests and host:

• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Sam Colbert, senior podcast producer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Marine Le Pen, National Rally
• Whales, beluga, animal rights
• Route 66, America

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Guests and host:

• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Sam Colbert, senior podcast producer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Marine Le Pen, National Rally
• Whales, beluga, animal rights
• Route 66, America

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Guests and host:

• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Anna Kerr, senior audience editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• NATO, Ukraine, Ankara
• Vibe lawyering, vibe coding, courtroom
• Route 66, California

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Guests and host:

• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Anna Kerr, senior audience editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• NATO, Ukraine, Ankara
• Vibe lawyering, vibe coding, courtroom
• Route 66, California

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent
• Moeka Iida, East Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ayatollah, Khamenei, Iran, Supreme Leader
• Japan, divorce, custody
• Route 66, Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath 

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent
• Moeka Iida, East Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ayatollah, Khamenei, Iran, Supreme Leader
• Japan, divorce, custody
• Route 66, Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath 

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, deputy editor
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent
• Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• American history, American democracy
• immigration policy
• American cultural exports

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, deputy editor
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent
• Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• American history, American democracy
• immigration policy
• American cultural exports

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Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Shashank Joshi, incoming Washington bureau chief
• Vicky Jessop, culture writer
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• oil majors, oil trading
• AI,  frontier models, American regulation
• music business, concert tours

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Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Shashank Joshi, incoming Washington bureau chief
• Vicky Jessop, culture writer
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• oil majors, oil trading
• AI,  frontier models, American regulation
• music business, concert tours

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Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela earthquakes, disaster response
• delivery robots
• Harlan Coben

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Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela earthquakes, disaster response
• delivery robots
• Harlan Coben

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Middle East geopolitics
• American history, semiquincentennials
• plants, biology, science

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Middle East geopolitics
• American history, semiquincentennials
• plants, biology, science

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Guests and host:

• Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Bo Franklin, senior editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Latin America, Donroe doctrine, mining
• Nigeria, Ghana, cost of living, jollof rice
• BBC, long-wave radio

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Guests and host:

• Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Bo Franklin, senior editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Latin America, Donroe doctrine, mining
• Nigeria, Ghana, cost of living, jollof rice
• BBC, long-wave radio

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Guests and host:

• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine, Crimea, Zelensky, Putin
• SpaceX, Elon Musk, trillionaire, valuation
• Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve, monetary policy

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Guests and host:

• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine, Crimea, Zelensky, Putin
• SpaceX, Elon Musk, trillionaire, valuation
• Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve, monetary policy

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
• Sarah Wu, China correspondent
• Lane Greene, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

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• Artificial intelligence, midterms, Alex Bores
• Divorce, China, fertility
• Heatwaves, Europe, air-conditioning 

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
• Sarah Wu, China correspondent
• Lane Greene, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Artificial intelligence, midterms, Alex Bores
• Divorce, China, fertility
• Heatwaves, Europe, air-conditioning 

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Moeka Iida, East Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, IDF, Majdal Zoun
• El Niño, climate change, famine
• Japan, Naruhito, Aiko, Princess Toshi

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Moeka Iida, East Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, IDF, Majdal Zoun
• El Niño, climate change, famine
• Japan, Naruhito, Aiko, Princess Toshi

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Guests and host:

• Daniel Franklin, senior editor
• John Peet, associate editor
• Tom Carter, Britain economics correspondent
• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Brexit, European Union, EU
• David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Andy Burnham
• AI, defence

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Guests and host:

• Daniel Franklin, senior editor
• John Peet, associate editor
• Tom Carter, Britain economics correspondent
• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Brexit, European Union, EU
• David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Andy Burnham
• AI, defence

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, Britain political editor
• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Britain, Labour
• Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, cocaine
• Toy Story 5, tech, screen time

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, Britain political editor
• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Britain, Labour
• Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, cocaine
• Toy Story 5, tech, screen time

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Fraser McIlwraith, foreign correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• British politics, Andy Burnham, Labour party 
• Iran war, Iran deal, Iran’s economy
• Barack Obama, presidential libraries

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Fraser McIlwraith, foreign correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• British politics, Andy Burnham, Labour party 
• Iran war, Iran deal, Iran’s economy
• Barack Obama, presidential libraries

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Guests and host:

• Archie Hall, US economics editor
• Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
• Andrew Palmer, Bartleby columnist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Federal Reserve, interest rates, monetary policy, Iran war
• Germany, Die Linke, left-wing politics
• management, managing management

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Guests and host:

• Archie Hall, US economics editor
• Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
• Andrew Palmer, Bartleby columnist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Federal Reserve, interest rates, monetary policy, Iran war
• Germany, Die Linke, left-wing politics
• management, managing management

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Guests and host:

• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• G7, Donald Trump, Iran, Ukraine
• Prostitution, Japan, sex work
• Country Life, publishing, Britain

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Guests and host:

• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• G7, Donald Trump, Iran, Ukraine
• Prostitution, Japan, sex work
• Country Life, publishing, Britain

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Guests and host:

• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• global media, World Cup, culture
• American history
• mosquitoes, science

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Guests and host:

• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• global media, World Cup, culture
• American history
• mosquitoes, science

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• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Middle East, America
• AI, wealth redistribution
• World Cup, England

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• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Middle East, America
• AI, wealth redistribution
• World Cup, England

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• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison 
• Jean Frantz, prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility 

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s views on voluntary associations
• Sing Sing prison education programme
• Prisoners’ views on the American dream 

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• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison 
• Jean Frantz, prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility 

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s views on voluntary associations
• Sing Sing prison education programme
• Prisoners’ views on the American dream 

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When Tocqueville arrived in New York in 1831, it was a small, low-slung city where pigs roamed the streets. But he was able to see past that—to a vision of the future.
Arriving in Manhattan today, John finds cause for concern, even among the island’s wealthiest residents. 
Guests and Hosts

• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Babara Tober, Philanthropist and former Editor of Brides magazine
• John Catsimatidis, CEO of Red Apple Group

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
• ‘Equality of conditions’ at 250
• The election of Zohran Mamdani
• Declining faith in American democracy

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When Tocqueville arrived in New York in 1831, it was a small, low-slung city where pigs roamed the streets. But he was able to see past that—to a vision of the future.
Arriving in Manhattan today, John finds cause for concern, even among the island’s wealthiest residents. 
Guests and Hosts

• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Babara Tober, Philanthropist and former Editor of Brides magazine
• John Catsimatidis, CEO of Red Apple Group

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
• ‘Equality of conditions’ at 250
• The election of Zohran Mamdani
• Declining faith in American democracy

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Guests and host:

• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, North Korea
• Cockroach party, Narendra Modi, Gen-Z protests
• Marjane Satrapi, Iran, Persepolis

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Guests and host:

• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, North Korea
• Cockroach party, Narendra Modi, Gen-Z protests
• Marjane Satrapi, Iran, Persepolis

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• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison 
• Jean Frantz, prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility 

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s views on voluntary associations
• Sing Sing prison education programme
• Prisoners’ views on the American dream

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• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison 
• Jean Frantz, prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility 

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s views on voluntary associations
• Sing Sing prison education programme
• Prisoners’ views on the American dream

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When Tocqueville arrived in New York in 1831, it was a small, low-slung city where pigs roamed the streets. But he was able to see past that—to a vision of the future.
Arriving in Manhattan today, John finds cause for concern, even among the island’s wealthiest residents. 
Guests and Hosts

• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Babara Tober, Philanthropist and former Editor of Brides magazine
• John Catsimatidis, CEO of Red Apple Group

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
• ‘Equality of conditions’ at 250
• The election of Zohran Mamdami
• Declining faith in American democracy

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When Tocqueville arrived in New York in 1831, it was a small, low-slung city where pigs roamed the streets. But he was able to see past that—to a vision of the future.
Arriving in Manhattan today, John finds cause for concern, even among the island’s wealthiest residents. 
Guests and Hosts

• John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor
• Babara Tober, Philanthropist and former Editor of Brides magazine
• John Catsimatidis, CEO of Red Apple Group

Topics 

• Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
• ‘Equality of conditions’ at 250
• The election of Zohran Mamdami
• Declining faith in American democracy

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Guests and host:

• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• World Cup, Mexico, protests
• Space, taxation, global commons
• India, Modi 

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Guests and host:

• Hal Hodson, Americas editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• World Cup, Mexico, protests
• Space, taxation, global commons
• India, Modi 

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Guests and host:

• Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Ainslie Johnstone, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Immigration, Britain, asylum
• Submarines, Pacific, geopolitics
• Ageing, wrinkles, retinoids, peptides

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Guests and host:

• Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Ainslie Johnstone, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Immigration, Britain, asylum
• Submarines, Pacific, geopolitics
• Ageing, wrinkles, retinoids, peptides

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Guests and host:

• Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferation
• Congo, Goma, M23, Rwanda
• Japan, India, immigration, curry  

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Guests and host:

• Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferation
• Congo, Goma, M23, Rwanda
• Japan, India, immigration, curry  

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business editor
• Elizabeth Peet, researcher
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Israel, Lebanon, ceasefire, Trump
• BYD, EVs, Tesla, Xpeng, Li Auto
• Podcasts, Beef, The Pitt, HBO

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business editor
• Elizabeth Peet, researcher
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Israel, Lebanon, ceasefire, Trump
• BYD, EVs, Tesla, Xpeng, Li Auto
• Podcasts, Beef, The Pitt, HBO

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Sam Colbert, senior series producer, Economist Podcasts
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• India, fertility rates, global population
• vegan cheese
• Sonny Rollins, jazz

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
• Sam Colbert, senior series producer, Economist Podcasts
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• India, fertility rates, global population
• vegan cheese
• Sonny Rollins, jazz

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
• Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• British politics, race relations
• NATO, American foreign policy
• television, media

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Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
• Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• British politics, race relations
• NATO, American foreign policy
• television, media

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Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Europe, security, Ukraine war
• IPOs, investment, stockmarkets, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI
• World Cup, Iran

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Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Europe, security, Ukraine war
• IPOs, investment, stockmarkets, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI
• World Cup, Iran

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• Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
• Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
• Andrew Palmer, executive editor and “Bartleby” columnist
• Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nvidia, AI, technology
• Los Angeles, American politics
• corporate jargon

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• Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
• Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
• Andrew Palmer, executive editor and “Bartleby” columnist
• Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Nvidia, AI, technology
• Los Angeles, American politics
• corporate jargon

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Guests and host:

• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Christian Odendahl, European economics editor
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent and sticky toffee pudding enthusiast
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of Congo, epidemiology, vaccines
• European technology, American tech giants, technological sovereignty 
• sticky toffee pudding

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Guests and host:

• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Christian Odendahl, European economics editor
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent and sticky toffee pudding enthusiast
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of Congo, epidemiology, vaccines
• European technology, American tech giants, technological sovereignty 
• sticky toffee pudding

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Watch extended clips from Insider here
Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• war, technology, Ukraine, Iran
• Barney Frank

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Watch extended clips from Insider here
Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• war, technology, Ukraine, Iran
• Barney Frank

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cuba, American foreign policy
• Colombia’s elections
• World Cup, Mexico

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cuba, American foreign policy
• Colombia’s elections
• World Cup, Mexico

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Vinjeru Mkandawire, news editor
• Andrew Rummer, Britain contributor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine war
• America’s housing market, Home Depot
• cricket bats, supply chains

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Vinjeru Mkandawire, news editor
• Andrew Rummer, Britain contributor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine war
• America’s housing market, Home Depot
• cricket bats, supply chains

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, diplomacy
• China, business, agentic AI
• birds, science

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, diplomacy
• China, business, agentic AI
• birds, science

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Guests and host:

• Catherine Nixey, culture and Britain correspondent
• Tom Standage, Economist deputy editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Fiction, romance, sci-fi, crime, thrillers, fantasy, romantasy
• Jane Austen, Jilly Cooper, Curtis Sittenfeld, Lee Child
• Matt Dinniman, Pierce Brown, Neal Stephenson

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Guests and host:

• Catherine Nixey, culture and Britain correspondent
• Tom Standage, Economist deputy editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Fiction, romance, sci-fi, crime, thrillers, fantasy, romantasy
• Jane Austen, Jilly Cooper, Curtis Sittenfeld, Lee Child
• Matt Dinniman, Pierce Brown, Neal Stephenson

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Guests and host:

• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• SpaceX, Starlink, XAI, Elon Musk
• Donald Trump, Republicans, masculinity
• Wine, Judgement of Paris

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Guests and host:

• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• SpaceX, Starlink, XAI, Elon Musk
• Donald Trump, Republicans, masculinity
• Wine, Judgement of Paris

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Guests and host:

• Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer
• Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
• Premier League, football, soccer
• Adrenaline holidays, darecations

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Guests and host:

• Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer
• Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
• Premier League, football, soccer
• Adrenaline holidays, darecations

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Knesset, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran
• Ivory Coast, jihadism, anti-terrorism, overseas aid
• World Cup, FIFA, Cape Verde

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Knesset, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran
• Ivory Coast, jihadism, anti-terrorism, overseas aid
• World Cup, FIFA, Cape Verde

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Guests and host:

• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Joel Budd, social affairs editor
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ebola outbreak, West Africa
• Andy Burnham, British politics
• celebrities, book clubs, book industry

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Guests and host:

• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Joel Budd, social affairs editor
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ebola outbreak, West Africa
• Andy Burnham, British politics
• celebrities, book clubs, book industry

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Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Syria, judicial system, transitional justice
• America, 250th anniversary, history
• China, business, whisky

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Runtime: 24 min
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Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Syria, judicial system, transitional justice
• America, 250th anniversary, history
• China, business, whisky

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Runtime: 24 min
TWITTER HANDLES OF CONTRIBS @BrowneGareth – Syria@annie_crabill – US250@donweinland – whisky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.]]>1590falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/top-dog-whistler-tommy-robinson-and-britain-s-far-right--72018408shaped views on Britain, particularly among his American supporters and funders. A rally this weekend will show how his worldview is reaching the mainstream. A merger in the oligopoly of liftmakers will reshape an industry known for its ups and downs. And remembering Raghu Rai, whose photographs captured the intensity of India’s people.
Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Simon Wright, industry editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Tommy Robinson, Britain’s far right, America’s far right
• Lifts, mergers, business
• Raghui Rai, India, photojournalism

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Watch extended clips from Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent
• Simon Wright, industry editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Tommy Robinson, Britain’s far right, America’s far right
• Lifts, mergers, business
• Raghui Rai, India, photojournalism

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• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, labour market, economics, history 
• Africa, critical minerals, investment, development
• World Cup, Japan

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• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, labour market, economics, history 
• Africa, critical minerals, investment, development
• World Cup, Japan

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Guests and host:

• Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Trump/Xi summit, geopolitics
• Coca Cola, Pepsi, business
• Venice Biennale, culture

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Guests and host:

• Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Trump/Xi summit, geopolitics
• Coca Cola, Pepsi, business
• Venice Biennale, culture

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Guests and host:

• Arthur Holland Michel, emerging tech writer
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Lily Meckel, audience fellow
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Bioweapons, AI, virus
• Stockmarkets, oil shock, dollar, government bonds
• German bread, Bernd das Brot

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Guests and host:

• Arthur Holland Michel, emerging tech writer
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Lily Meckel, audience fellow
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Bioweapons, AI, virus
• Stockmarkets, oil shock, dollar, government bonds
• German bread, Bernd das Brot

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Guests and host:

• Owen Winter, Britain political correspondent
• Simon Wright, industries editor
• Claire McQue, Americas writer
• Rosie Blau co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Britain elections, Keir Starmer, Reform UK, Labour 
• Airlines, jet fuel, oil price, Strait of Hormuz
• San Andrés, Colombia, Caribbean

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Guests and host:

• Owen Winter, Britain political correspondent
• Simon Wright, industries editor
• Claire McQue, Americas writer
• Rosie Blau co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Britain elections, Keir Starmer, Reform UK, Labour 
• Airlines, jet fuel, oil price, Strait of Hormuz
• San Andrés, Colombia, Caribbean

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Watch extended clips from Economist Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
• Geoffrey Carr, senior editor, science and technology
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Russia, drones
• Commercial shipping
• Craig Venter

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Watch extended clips from Economist Insider here.
Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
• Geoffrey Carr, senior editor, science and technology
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Russia, drones
• Commercial shipping
• Craig Venter

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Guests and host:

• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• antisemitism, Britain
• American brands, luxury goods
• World Cup, Argentina

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Guests and host:

• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• antisemitism, Britain
• American brands, luxury goods
• World Cup, Argentina

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Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Germany, Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump
• AI, chatbots, advertising
• rhetoric of war 

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Guests and host:

• Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Germany, Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump
• AI, chatbots, advertising
• rhetoric of war 

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• Russia, Vladimir Putin, influencers
• India, noise pollution, health

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• Russia, Vladimir Putin, influencers
• India, noise pollution, health

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Guests and host:

• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Annie Crabill, a senior digital editor
• Andrew Palmer, host of “Boss Class” podcast
• Rosie Blau, host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Pentagon, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril
• America 250, Woodrow Wilson, FDR
• Emojis, aubergines

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Guests and host:

• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Annie Crabill, a senior digital editor
• Andrew Palmer, host of “Boss Class” podcast
• Rosie Blau, host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Pentagon, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril
• America 250, Woodrow Wilson, FDR
• Emojis, aubergines

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Watch extended clips from “The Insider” on rising oil prices. And listen to our “Weekend Intelligence” episode on “Kidulting: why adults are turning to toys”.
Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, ceasefire
• Labubus, PopMart, Funko, financial bubbles
• Margareta Magnusson, death-clearing, decluttering 

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Watch extended clips from “The Insider” on rising oil prices. And listen to our “Weekend Intelligence” episode on “Kidulting: why adults are turning to toys”.
Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, ceasefire
• Labubus, PopMart, Funko, financial bubbles
• Margareta Magnusson, death-clearing, decluttering 

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Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Oil, Brent crude, OPEC, Iran, UAE
• France, Macron, Marine Le Pen, National Rally
• World Cup, Brazil, Pele 

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Guests and host:

• Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Oil, Brent crude, OPEC, Iran, UAE
• France, Macron, Marine Le Pen, National Rally
• World Cup, Brazil, Pele 

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Guests and host:

• Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
• Sue-Lin Wong, host of Scam Inc 
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, Anthropic, GPUs, Nvidia, TSMC
• Scam Inc, malware, cybercrime, fraud
• Allbirds, Casper, Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club

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Guests and host:

• Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
• Sue-Lin Wong, host of Scam Inc 
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, Anthropic, GPUs, Nvidia, TSMC
• Scam Inc, malware, cybercrime, fraud
• Allbirds, Casper, Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Daniel Franklin, senior editor, Britain
• Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
• Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent

Topics covered: 

• King Charles III, state visit, special relationship
• Japanese carmakers, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, EVs
• Hudson river, fishing

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Daniel Franklin, senior editor, Britain
• Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
• Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent

Topics covered: 

• King Charles III, state visit, special relationship
• Japanese carmakers, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, EVs
• Hudson river, fishing

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Guests and host:

• John Prideaux, host of “Checks and Balance” and US editor
• Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
• Carla Subirana, reporter
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Donald Trump, assassination attempt, White House dinner, Cole Tomas Allen
• Carsten Breuer, Bundeswehr, NATO, Ukraine
• Passport bros, tradwife, misogyny 

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Guests and host:

• John Prideaux, host of “Checks and Balance” and US editor
• Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
• Carla Subirana, reporter
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Donald Trump, assassination attempt, White House dinner, Cole Tomas Allen
• Carsten Breuer, Bundeswehr, NATO, Ukraine
• Passport bros, tradwife, misogyny 

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In 2024 “The Weekend Intelligence” went to Ukraine to consider the aftermath of the Russian invasion and occupation of Chernobyl, and then of the Zaporizhia nuclear-power plant. What we found was an industry that had no expectation that could even happen, and nothing of a plan when it did. Listen here.
Guests and host:

• Serhii Plokhy, historian, Harvard University
• Olena Pareniuk, radiobiologist, Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants
• Jim Smith, environmental scientist, University of Portsmouth
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Chernobyl nuclear-power plant, history
• nuclear safety, nuclear-energy policy
• radiation exposure, radiobiology, radioecology 

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In 2024 “The Weekend Intelligence” went to Ukraine to consider the aftermath of the Russian invasion and occupation of Chernobyl, and then of the Zaporizhia nuclear-power plant. What we found was an industry that had no expectation that could even happen, and nothing of a plan when it did. Listen here.
Guests and host:

• Serhii Plokhy, historian, Harvard University
• Olena Pareniuk, radiobiologist, Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants
• Jim Smith, environmental scientist, University of Portsmouth
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Chernobyl nuclear-power plant, history
• nuclear safety, nuclear-energy policy
• radiation exposure, radiobiology, radioecology 

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Additional music courtesy of Steve Reich (Nonesuch Records), Erik Hall (Western Vinyl)
Guests and host:

• Dan Rosenheck, data editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Ainslie Johnstone, data journalist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• American elections, Congress, polling, gerrymandering
• Steve Reich, contemporary classical music
• birth order, statistics

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Additional music courtesy of Steve Reich (Nonesuch Records), Erik Hall (Western Vinyl)
Guests and host:

• Dan Rosenheck, data editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Ainslie Johnstone, data journalist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• American elections, Congress, polling, gerrymandering
• Steve Reich, contemporary classical music
• birth order, statistics

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Guests and host:

• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, Anthropic, Mythos
• India, women, politics
• World Cup, Senegal

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Guests and host:

• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• AI, Anthropic, Mythos
• India, women, politics
• World Cup, Senegal

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Guests and host:

• Tom Lee-Devlin, business editor
• Moeka Iida, Japan reporter
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Apple, technology, CEO, John Ternus
• Japan, demographics
• Britain, boredom

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Guests and host:

• Tom Lee-Devlin, business editor
• Moeka Iida, Japan reporter
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Apple, technology, CEO, John Ternus
• Japan, demographics
• Britain, boredom

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Sarah  Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• Chernobyl, Ukraine war
• China, fast food

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Sarah  Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
• Chernobyl, Ukraine war
• China, fast food

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Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela, oil, Maduro, Trump
• María Corina Machado, elections
• Nick Pope, UFOs, aliens, NASA

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Guests and host:

• Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Venezuela, oil, Maduro, Trump
• María Corina Machado, elections
• Nick Pope, UFOs, aliens, NASA

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Netanyahu
• State pension, Britain, triple lock, inflation
• World Cup, Uzbekistan

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Netanyahu
• State pension, Britain, triple lock, inflation
• World Cup, Uzbekistan

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Guests and host:

• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news desk editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

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• Iran conflict, oil, food crisis, fertilisers, El Niño
• India, Hindu nationalism, Christian conversions, Modi
• Britain, pets, vets

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Guests and host:

• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news desk editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran conflict, oil, food crisis, fertilisers, El Niño
• India, Hindu nationalism, Christian conversions, Modi
• Britain, pets, vets

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Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America, Iran, blockade, Strait of Hormuz, oil
• Burkina Faso, Sahel, jihad, Ibrahim Traoré
• Sparkling water, fizzy drinks, alcohol

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Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America, Iran, blockade, Strait of Hormuz, oil
• Burkina Faso, Sahel, jihad, Ibrahim Traoré
• Sparkling water, fizzy drinks, alcohol

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Guests and host:

• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Harry Taunton, Britain writer
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism
• Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness
• Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats

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Guests and host:

• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Harry Taunton, Britain writer
• Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, populism
• Dairy farming, cows, milk, wellness
• Cambodia, landmines, Magawa, heroRats

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Iran war, Lebanon, America
• Artemis mission, NASA, Moon
• Semyon Gluzman, Soviet Union, psychiatry

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Iran war, Lebanon, America
• Artemis mission, NASA, Moon
• Semyon Gluzman, Soviet Union, psychiatry

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Guests and host:

• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• NATO, war in Iran, Donald Trump, Mark Rutte
• expats, emigration, economics
• World Cup, Spain

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Guests and host:

• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• NATO, war in Iran, Donald Trump, Mark Rutte
• expats, emigration, economics
• World Cup, Spain

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Donald Trump, ceasefire
• China, demographics, IVF
• AI, literature

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Donald Trump, ceasefire
• China, demographics, IVF
• AI, literature

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• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Gavin Jackson, South Asia business and economics correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, America
• India, IT work, AI
• Gen Z, hobbies

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• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Gavin Jackson, South Asia business and economics correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, America
• India, IT work, AI
• Gen Z, hobbies

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Ana Lankes, Brazil correspondent
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent

Topics covered: 

• Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, Fidesz
• Jaguars, climate change
• Saints, Catholic 

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
• Ana Lankes, Brazil correspondent
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent

Topics covered: 

• Hungary, Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, Fidesz
• Jaguars, climate change
• Saints, Catholic 

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Guests and host:

• James Miles, global China writer
• Guy Scriven, global business writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, China, Party Congress
• Tech, quantum computing
• Michel Rolland, wine, obituary

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Guests and host:

• James Miles, global China writer
• Guy Scriven, global business writer
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Xi Jinping, China, Party Congress
• Tech, quantum computing
• Michel Rolland, wine, obituary

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Deena Mousa, science writer
• Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Artemis II, moon, NASA
• AI, LLMs, language
• China, Chinese Communist Party, influencers, social media 

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Deena Mousa, science writer
• Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Artemis II, moon, NASA
• AI, LLMs, language
• China, Chinese Communist Party, influencers, social media 

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Matthew Holehouse, Britain public policy editor
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine, drones, Russia, Putin
• Britain, Europe, European Union, single market
• American universities, race, discrimination, swimming

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Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Matthew Holehouse, Britain public policy editor
• Doug Dowson, data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine, drones, Russia, Putin
• Britain, Europe, European Union, single market
• American universities, race, discrimination, swimming

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business affairs editor
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Hamish Clayton, culture writer
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Oil, Iran, Kharg Island, sanctions
• India, Modi, Maoists
• Culture, theatre, understudies

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business affairs editor
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Hamish Clayton, culture writer
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Oil, Iran, Kharg Island, sanctions
• India, Modi, Maoists
• Culture, theatre, understudies

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, a news editor in New York
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Houthis, geopolitics, oil
• America, migration, colonialism
• “Project Hail Mary”, sci-fi

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, a news editor in New York
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Houthis, geopolitics, oil
• America, migration, colonialism
• “Project Hail Mary”, sci-fi

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, Central America and Caribbean bureau chief
• Natasha Loder, health editor
• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cuba, Trump administration
• peptides, wellness, pseudoscience
• Chuck Norris

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, Central America and Caribbean bureau chief
• Natasha Loder, health editor
• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Cuba, Trump administration
• peptides, wellness, pseudoscience
• Chuck Norris

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• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Alex Selby-Boothroyd, head of data journalism
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• social-media sites, internet use, online addiction
• geopolitics, chokepoints, Strait of Hormuz
• animated films

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• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
• Alex Selby-Boothroyd, head of data journalism
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• social-media sites, internet use, online addiction
• geopolitics, chokepoints, Strait of Hormuz
• animated films

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Israel, America
• cryptocurrency, Asia
• mafias, crime families, history

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Israel, America
• cryptocurrency, Asia
• mafias, crime families, history

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Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, south Asia bureau chief
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Afghanistan, Taliban, Pakistan, TTP
• Iran war, oil shock, inflation
• music, albums, listening parties

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Guests and host:

• Tom Sasse, south Asia bureau chief
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Afghanistan, Taliban, Pakistan, TTP
• Iran war, oil shock, inflation
• music, albums, listening parties

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent 
• Alizée Jean-Baptiste, Asia senior podcasts producer
• Maria Lisik, news editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Donald Trump
• Thailand, Buddhist monks
• gene-editing, fruit

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent 
• Alizée Jean-Baptiste, Asia senior podcasts producer
• Maria Lisik, news editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Donald Trump
• Thailand, Buddhist monks
• gene-editing, fruit

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Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent 
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, Iran war
• Islam, south-east Asia
• Jürgen Habermas, obituaries

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Guests and host:

• Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia correspondent 
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, Iran war
• Islam, south-east Asia
• Jürgen Habermas, obituaries

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, deputy editor
• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Donald Trump, war in Iran
• Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ekrem Imamoglu
• America, delivery robots

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Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, deputy editor
• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Donald Trump, war in Iran
• Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ekrem Imamoglu
• America, delivery robots

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Guests and hosts:

• Simon Wright, industry editor
• Hollie Berman, news editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• airline industry, Iran war
• meat substitutes, plant-based meats
• PDFs, AI

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Guests and hosts:

• Simon Wright, industry editor
• Hollie Berman, news editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• airline industry, Iran war
• meat substitutes, plant-based meats
• PDFs, AI

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Guests and host:

• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi – Africa correspondent
• Aryn Braun – West Coast correspondent
• Ainslie Johnstone – data journalist 
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Aliko Dangote, Nigeria, oil, energy security
• Iran’s diaspora, California
• cancer, crime, data 

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Guests and host:

• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi – Africa correspondent
• Aryn Braun – West Coast correspondent
• Ainslie Johnstone – data journalist 
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Aliko Dangote, Nigeria, oil, energy security
• Iran’s diaspora, California
• cancer, crime, data 

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Guests and hosts:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Harry Taunton, audience editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, Middle East 
• China, humanoid robots
• power naps, wellness

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Guests and hosts:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
• Harry Taunton, audience editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, Middle East 
• China, humanoid robots
• power naps, wellness

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Netanyahu, Trump, Hizbullah, refuelling plane
• Markets, oil prices, quality stocks, junk stocks, investment
• Philippe Gaulier, clowns, obituary

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Netanyahu, Trump, Hizbullah, refuelling plane
• Markets, oil prices, quality stocks, junk stocks, investment
• Philippe Gaulier, clowns, obituary

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Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Gavin Jackson, South Asia business and finance correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, America, Shahed drones, Geran, Ukraine, Zelenksy
• India, data centres, Amazon, Meta, Google, Nvidia
• Monopoly, board games, toys, kidults

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Guests and host:

• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Gavin Jackson, South Asia business and finance correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, America, Shahed drones, Geran, Ukraine, Zelenksy
• India, data centres, Amazon, Meta, Google, Nvidia
• Monopoly, board games, toys, kidults

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business and finance editor
• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, oil prices, Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude, International Energy Agency, Russia
• Japan, nuclear, Fukushima, tepco
• Oscars, “It Was Just An Accident”, Jafar Panahi

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business and finance editor
• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, oil prices, Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude, International Energy Agency, Russia
• Japan, nuclear, Fukushima, tepco
• Oscars, “It Was Just An Accident”, Jafar Panahi

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”
• Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent 
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock
• Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi
• Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”
• Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief
• Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent 
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock
• Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi
• Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Daniella Raz, US correspondent
• Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil prices
• Scientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energy
• Tenors, choirs, Oxford University

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Daniella Raz, US correspondent
• Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil prices
• Scientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energy
• Tenors, choirs, Oxford University

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, Economist deputy editor 
• Josie Delap, Middle East editor
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Donald Trump, third Gulf war, war goals
• Interceptor missiles, military strategy
• Ali Khamenei 

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, Economist deputy editor 
• Josie Delap, Middle East editor
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Donald Trump, third Gulf war, war goals
• Interceptor missiles, military strategy
• Ali Khamenei 

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Guests and host:

• Adam Roberts, foreign editor
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, Donald Trump, senate, Turkey
• France, Macron, nuclear warheads, NATO
• MAGA, marketing 

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Guests and host:

• Adam Roberts, foreign editor
• Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

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• Iran, Donald Trump, senate, Turkey
• France, Macron, nuclear warheads, NATO
• MAGA, marketing 

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business affairs editor
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Hollie Berman, news editor, US bureau  
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” 
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

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• Iran, oil, gas, global economy, Dubai, Gulf, stockmarkets
• Britain, universities, student loans, tax
• Line dancing, New York, bar culture

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business affairs editor
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Hollie Berman, news editor, US bureau  
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” 
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, oil, gas, global economy, Dubai, Gulf, stockmarkets
• Britain, universities, student loans, tax
• Line dancing, New York, bar culture

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• War in Iran, America, Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Middle East
• Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Artificial Intelligence 
• Pokemon, media

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Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• War in Iran, America, Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Middle East
• Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Artificial Intelligence 
• Pokemon, media

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent 
• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent 
• Gareth Browne, Middle East reporter
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran attacks, military capability
• Ali Khamanei, succession 
• Donald Trump, foreign policy
• Gulf States, Dubai 

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Guests and host:

• Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent 
• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent 
• Gareth Browne, Middle East reporter
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran attacks, military capability
• Ali Khamanei, succession 
• Donald Trump, foreign policy
• Gulf States, Dubai 

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Topics covered:
LithuaniaCivil defenceDisinformation
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Topics covered:
LithuaniaCivil defenceDisinformation
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Guests and host:

• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Artificial intelligence, macroeconomics
• Nigeria, security, jihadism
• Virginia Oliver, Maine, lobsters

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Guests and host:

• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Artificial intelligence, macroeconomics
• Nigeria, security, jihadism
• Virginia Oliver, Maine, lobsters

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, nuclear deal, military build-up
• American history
• entertainment, “Dreams”, “Bridgerton”

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Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Iran, nuclear deal, military build-up
• American history
• entertainment, “Dreams”, “Bridgerton”

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, Mexico City bureau chief
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Ainslie Johnstone, data journalist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Mexico, cartels, gang violence
• Russia, economy, Ukraine war
• Running, training, marathons

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Guests and host:

• Sarah Birke, Mexico City bureau chief
• Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Ainslie Johnstone, data journalist
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Mexico, cartels, gang violence
• Russia, economy, Ukraine war
• Running, training, marathons

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, deputy editor
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• war in Ukraine, Russia, defence, diplomacy

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Guests and host:

• Edward Carr, deputy editor
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Shashank Joshi, defence editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• war in Ukraine, Russia, defence, diplomacy

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business-affairs editor
• Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America’s Supreme Court, Donald Trump, tariffs
• Australian politics, Pauline Hanson
• Agatha Christie

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Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business-affairs editor
• Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America’s Supreme Court, Donald Trump, tariffs
• Australian politics, Pauline Hanson
• Agatha Christie

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Guests and host:

• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer
• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Ann Wroe, Obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s royal family, Jeffrey Epstein
• Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, diplomacy
• Jesse Jackson

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Guests and host:

• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer
• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
• Ann Wroe, Obituaries editor
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s royal family, Jeffrey Epstein
• Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, diplomacy
• Jesse Jackson

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Guests and hosts:

• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol
• AI, white-collar jobs
• Gisèle Pelicot, memoir

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Guests and hosts:

• Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Alexandra Suich Bass, Culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol
• AI, white-collar jobs
• Gisèle Pelicot, memoir

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Guests and hosts:

• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Lane Greene, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Taxation, welfare state, inequality
• Colombia, international mercenaries
• Spanish

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Guests and hosts:

• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Lane Greene, senior digital editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Taxation, welfare state, inequality
• Colombia, international mercenaries
• Spanish

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Guests and hosts:

• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• The Arctic, climate change, geoengineering
• India, gig economy
• Agentic AI, social networking, Moltbook

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Guests and hosts:

• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Catherine Brahic, environment editor
• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Alex Hern, AI writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• The Arctic, climate change, geoengineering
• India, gig economy
• Agentic AI, social networking, Moltbook

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Dan Rosenheck, data editor
• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist

Topics covered: 

• The Epstein files
• Social-media bans
• “Blouge” wine

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Dan Rosenheck, data editor
• Tom Wainwright, media editor
• Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist

Topics covered: 

• The Epstein files
• Social-media bans
• “Blouge” wine

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent

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• Hedging against an AI bubble
• Turkey after Erdogan
• Obituary of literary agent Georges Borchardt

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent

Topics covered: 

• Hedging against an AI bubble
• Turkey after Erdogan
• Obituary of literary agent Georges Borchardt

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Claire McQue, Latin America writer
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine peace prospects
• Colombia’s war on drugs
• Crime in London

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Claire McQue, Latin America writer
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine peace prospects
• Colombia’s war on drugs
• Crime in London

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To find out how to have sex in space, listen to this episode of “The Weekend Intelligence”. 
Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau and Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The Intelligence”
• Mark Johnson, senior writer
• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer

Topics covered: 

• Bangladesh’s election
• Astrobiology
• How AI changes job recruitment

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To find out how to have sex in space, listen to this episode of “The Weekend Intelligence”. 
Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau and Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The Intelligence”
• Mark Johnson, senior writer
• Oliver Morton, senior editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer

Topics covered: 

• Bangladesh’s election
• Astrobiology
• How AI changes job recruitment

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Sacha Nauta, Britain Editor
• Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent
• Aryn Braun, West Coast corrrespondent

Topics covered: 

• Keir Starmer’s political future
• Assisted dying in America
• The sport of skijoring  

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Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Sacha Nauta, Britain Editor
• Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent
• Aryn Braun, West Coast corrrespondent

Topics covered: 

• Keir Starmer’s political future
• Assisted dying in America
• The sport of skijoring  

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For more on Japan’s economy, listen to last week’s episode of Money Talks
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For more on Japan’s economy, listen to last week’s episode of Money Talks
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Listen back to "The Bomb", our Babbage series on America's quest to modernise its nuclear arsenal.  
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Listen back to "The Bomb", our Babbage series on America's quest to modernise its nuclear arsenal.  
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In this episode, Andrew asks Claude, a generative AI programme, to write his management column for him. You can find Andrew’s column here and Claude’s version here.
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Full Season 3 out 29th January 2026.
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Full Season 3 out 29th January 2026.
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Nuclear weapons have been central to geopolitical power ever since. Now America is seeking to modernise its stockpile and, in doing so, its scientists are pushing the frontiers of extreme physics, materials science and computing.
In episode one, we look at the birth of nuclear physics—the science that emerged early in the 20th century to answer a mystery: what is an atom actually made of?
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Frank Close, a physicist and author of “Destroyer of Worlds”, a history of the birth of nuclear physics; Cheryl Rofer, a chemist who used to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); and Nicholas Lewis, a historian at LANL.
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Nuclear weapons have been central to geopolitical power ever since. Now America is seeking to modernise its stockpile and, in doing so, its scientists are pushing the frontiers of extreme physics, materials science and computing.
In episode one, we look at the birth of nuclear physics—the science that emerged early in the 20th century to answer a mystery: what is an atom actually made of?
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Frank Close, a physicist and author of “Destroyer of Worlds”, a history of the birth of nuclear physics; Cheryl Rofer, a chemist who used to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); and Nicholas Lewis, a historian at LANL.
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In episode one, Gareth tells the story of Austin’s time in Syria leading up to his capture.
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Jason Palmer v AI Magnus Carlsen: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Qe7 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Qxe4+ 7. Ne2 Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qe4 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. b3 Nf6 11. Ba3 Qxa3 12. Nb1 Qe7 13. Qd4 Bf5 14. Rg5 g6 15. Rg3 Bh6 16. Re3 Bxe3 17. Fxe3 18. Qf4 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe3 20. a4 Ng2+ 21. Kf2. Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Qh4+ 23. Kg2 Qxf4 24. Na3 Be4+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Qxa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxa3 30. Ke3 Qxb3+ 31. Kf4 Qf3+ 32.Kg5 f6+ 33. Kh6 Qxh3#

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Jason Palmer v AI Magnus Carlsen: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Qe7 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Qxe4+ 7. Ne2 Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qe4 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. b3 Nf6 11. Ba3 Qxa3 12. Nb1 Qe7 13. Qd4 Bf5 14. Rg5 g6 15. Rg3 Bh6 16. Re3 Bxe3 17. Fxe3 18. Qf4 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe3 20. a4 Ng2+ 21. Kf2. Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Qh4+ 23. Kg2 Qxf4 24. Na3 Be4+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Qxa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxa3 30. Ke3 Qxb3+ 31. Kf4 Qf3+ 32.Kg5 f6+ 33. Kh6 Qxh3#

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“Rainbow’s End, A Deepness in the Sky and A Fire upon the Deep” by Vernor Vinge“Ageless” by Andrew Steele“War” by Bob Woodward“Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jackobson“1984” by George Orwell“On Freedom and On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder“A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers“Qualityland” from Marc-Uwe Kling“Ministry of the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson“Severance” by Ling Ma“Land of Milk and Money” by C Pam Zhang“The Broken Earth Trilogy” by NK Jemisin“Not the End of the World" by Hannah Ritchie“Orbital” by Samantha Harvey“The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers“Ancillary Justice” (The Imperial Rasch Series) by Ann Leckie“The Battle of Dorking” by Sir George Chesney“War of the Worlds" by HG Wells
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“Rainbow’s End, A Deepness in the Sky and A Fire upon the Deep” by Vernor Vinge“Ageless” by Andrew Steele“War” by Bob Woodward“Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jackobson“1984” by George Orwell“On Freedom and On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder“A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers“Qualityland” from Marc-Uwe Kling“Ministry of the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson“Severance” by Ling Ma“Land of Milk and Money” by C Pam Zhang“The Broken Earth Trilogy” by NK Jemisin“Not the End of the World" by Hannah Ritchie“Orbital” by Samantha Harvey“The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers“Ancillary Justice” (The Imperial Rasch Series) by Ann Leckie“The Battle of Dorking” by Sir George Chesney“War of the Worlds" by HG Wells
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Necoclí is the place migrants stock up on supplies and cash, before putting their trust in smugglers who will guide them across the Darién Gap, a treacherous stretch of jungle separating Colombia and Panama.
In the first episode of this four-part series, Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, travels to Necoclí to meet Chinese migrants on their zouxian journey, and asks what drove them to leave China and take such risks.
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Necoclí is the place migrants stock up on supplies and cash, before putting their trust in smugglers who will guide them across the Darién Gap, a treacherous stretch of jungle separating Colombia and Panama.
In the first episode of this four-part series, Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, travels to Necoclí to meet Chinese migrants on their zouxian journey, and asks what drove them to leave China and take such risks.
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Focusing on the long term, many neglect what needs to happen on day one. Gazans say the territory is becoming lawless. Who will control security, and with what legitimacy? Does anyone have a coherent plan?
In this special episode of The Weekend Intelligence The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes considers the dangerously rosy thinking about Gaza’s future and asks what happens when the dust settles.
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Focusing on the long term, many neglect what needs to happen on day one. Gazans say the territory is becoming lawless. Who will control security, and with what legitimacy? Does anyone have a coherent plan?
In this special episode of The Weekend Intelligence The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes considers the dangerously rosy thinking about Gaza’s future and asks what happens when the dust settles.
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. 
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by The Economist’s James Bennet, Lane Greene and Owen Winter. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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And yet, their last act in politics sees the two main parties accusing each other of wrecking American democracy. As the boomers near the end of their political journey, John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, sets out to make sense of their inheritance and their legacy. 
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Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. 
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Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. 
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Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. 
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Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. 
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Can Mr Modi continue to balance both parts of his agenda and finish the job of turning India into a superpower? The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti finds out what makes him tick. 
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Natasha Loder, The Economist's health editor; Gerald Lip of NHS Grampian; Peter Kecskemethy of Kheiron Medical; Pranav Rajpurkar of Harvard Medical School; Hugh Harvey of Hardian Health.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Natasha Loder, The Economist's health editor; Gerald Lip of NHS Grampian; Peter Kecskemethy of Kheiron Medical; Pranav Rajpurkar of Harvard Medical School; Hugh Harvey of Hardian Health.
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In this episode of the Weekend Intelligence Leo contemplates how all this construction will change his beloved Bombay, and who the Mumbai of the future is really designed for.
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In this episode of the Weekend Intelligence Leo contemplates how all this construction will change his beloved Bombay, and who the Mumbai of the future is really designed for.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Tom Wainwright, The Economist's technology and media editor; Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood; Carol Vidal of Johns Hopkins University; Pete Etchells, a psychologist at Bath Spa University and the author of “Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time”.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Tom Wainwright, The Economist's technology and media editor; Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood; Carol Vidal of Johns Hopkins University; Pete Etchells, a psychologist at Bath Spa University and the author of “Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time”.
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Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, look at China’s side of the story. Joined by Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, they ask: does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America?
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Alice Su, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, and David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, look at China’s side of the story. Joined by Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, they ask: does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America?
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. 
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. 
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Ainslie Johnstone, The Economist’s data journalist and science correspondent; Dawood Dassu and Steve Garratt of UK Biobank; Daniel Glaser, a neuroscientist at London’s Institute of Philosophy; Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montréal, who is known as one of the “godfathers” of modern AI.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Ainslie Johnstone, The Economist’s data journalist and science correspondent; Dawood Dassu and Steve Garratt of UK Biobank; Daniel Glaser, a neuroscientist at London’s Institute of Philosophy; Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montréal, who is known as one of the “godfathers” of modern AI.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Don Lincoln, senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Christopher Karwin, a fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; Josef Aschbacher, boss of the European Space Agency; Michael Murra of Columbia University; Jodie Cooley, executive director of SNOLAB; Deborah Pinna of University of Wisconsin and CERN.
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Don Lincoln, senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Christopher Karwin, a fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; Josef Aschbacher, boss of the European Space Agency; Michael Murra of Columbia University; Jodie Cooley, executive director of SNOLAB; Deborah Pinna of University of Wisconsin and CERN.
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Zhejiang province is piloting an experimental policy which should make it easier for migrants to bring their children with them to cities and send them to school. David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, and Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, examine Yiwu, a city in Zhejiang that has enacted this policy.

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Zhejiang province is piloting an experimental policy which should make it easier for migrants to bring their children with them to cities and send them to school. David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, and Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, examine Yiwu, a city in Zhejiang that has enacted this policy.

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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist's science and technology editor. Contributors: Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist; Ludwig Siegele, The Economist’s senior editor, AI initiatives; Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI; Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft. 
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Essential listening, from our archive:
“Daniel Dennett on intelligence, both human and artificial”, December 27th 2023
“Fei-Fei Li on how to really think about the future of AI”, November 22nd 2023
“Mustafa Suleyman on how to prepare for the age of AI”, September 13th 2023
“Vint Cerf on how to wisely regulate AI”, July 5th 2023
“Is GPT-4 the dawn of true artificial intelligence?”, with Gary Marcus, March 22nd 2023
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist's science and technology editor. Contributors: Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist; Ludwig Siegele, The Economist’s senior editor, AI initiatives; Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI; Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft. 
If you subscribe to The Economist, you can watch the full interview on our website or app. 
Essential listening, from our archive:
“Daniel Dennett on intelligence, both human and artificial”, December 27th 2023
“Fei-Fei Li on how to really think about the future of AI”, November 22nd 2023
“Mustafa Suleyman on how to prepare for the age of AI”, September 13th 2023
“Vint Cerf on how to wisely regulate AI”, July 5th 2023
“Is GPT-4 the dawn of true artificial intelligence?”, with Gary Marcus, March 22nd 2023
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Ahead of the vote on January 13th, Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, goes to campaign rallies of the 3 parties in the race. We meet voters, young and old, who each have a different idea of who should win and why. Together with David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, they ask: is the election of Taiwan’s next President really a choice between war or peace, as some candidates are saying?
If you’re interested in Taiwan, listen to our four-part series on the future of the island. 
1. What does Taiwan want?2. How strong is Taiwan’s silicon shield?3. Is Taiwan ready for war?4. Could China take over Taiwan without force?
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Ahead of the vote on January 13th, Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, goes to campaign rallies of the 3 parties in the race. We meet voters, young and old, who each have a different idea of who should win and why. Together with David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, they ask: is the election of Taiwan’s next President really a choice between war or peace, as some candidates are saying?
If you’re interested in Taiwan, listen to our four-part series on the future of the island. 
1. What does Taiwan want?2. How strong is Taiwan’s silicon shield?3. Is Taiwan ready for war?4. Could China take over Taiwan without force?
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Congressman Dean Phillips, who is primarying Mr Biden, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Congressman Dean Phillips, who is primarying Mr Biden, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.
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• Why are so many U.S. pedestrians dying at night?
• The exceptionally American problem of rising roadway deaths.
• More theories on the rising pedestrian deaths at night.

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• Why are so many U.S. pedestrians dying at night?
• The exceptionally American problem of rising roadway deaths.
• More theories on the rising pedestrian deaths at night.

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• In South Carolina, Democrats see a test of Biden’s appeal to Black voters.
• Political Memo: Should Biden really run again? He prolongs an awkward conversation.

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• In South Carolina, Democrats see a test of Biden’s appeal to Black voters.
• Political Memo: Should Biden really run again? He prolongs an awkward conversation.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1629falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-the-killing-of-a-hamas-leader--58204349South Africa heads to the polls, the lack of alternatives to the ruling party are jeopardising the health of its democracy (09:32). And why French women are walking away from the high heel (17:16).
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• Inside Trump’s Backroom Effort to Lock Up the Nomination
• Trump’s Team Prepares to File Challenges on Ballot Decisions Soon
• Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support

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• Inside Trump’s Backroom Effort to Lock Up the Nomination
• Trump’s Team Prepares to File Challenges on Ballot Decisions Soon
• Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support

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• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.
• Here’s a look at the new rules.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>b5741f2b-ddc0-4d36-8808-1c59d68a9744Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThis week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Major League Baseball is putting in effect some of the biggest changes in the sport’s history in an...This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Major League Baseball is putting in effect some of the biggest changes in the sport’s history in an effort to speed up the game and inject more activity.As the 2023 season opens, Michael Schmidt, a Times reporter, explains the extraordinary plan to save baseball from the tyranny of the home run.Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.
• Here’s a look at the new rules.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1355falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-the-notable-deaths-of-2023--58204359Harry Belafonte to Henry Kissinger, from Silvio Berlusconi to the Sycamore Gap tree, we review the lives and legacies laid bare in our obituaries. 
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• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• The pandemic, climate change and growing conflict are forcing a seismic shift in global migration.
• Two crises are converging at the Darién Gap: an economic and humanitarian disaster underway in South America and the bitter fight over immigration policy in Washington.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>274605b8-cd89-4daf-8b9d-d6be98db8cd8Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThis week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of...This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the most dangerous places on the planet.Over the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in the number of migrants passing through the perilous zone in the hopes of getting to the United States.Today, we hear the story of one family that’s risking everything to make it across.Guest: Julie Turkewitz, the Andes bureau chief for The New York TimesBackground reading: 

• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• The pandemic, climate change and growing conflict are forcing a seismic shift in global migration.
• Two crises are converging at the Darién Gap: an economic and humanitarian disaster underway in South America and the bitter fight over immigration policy in Washington.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-the-economist-reads--58204353recommend books that might help us better understand our times.
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• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• Oleysa’s story has underlined the perils of using social media to criticize the war in Ukraine.
• The authorities are determining who will take custody of a 13-year-old girl whose single father has been sentenced for “discrediting” the Russian Army.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>7920d04f-7ad0-467f-bdf1-cfdbcc414c1dWed, 27 Dec 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThis week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a crime to oppose the war in public. Since then,...This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a crime to oppose the war in public. Since then, it has waged a relentless campaign of repression, putting Russian citizens in jail for offenses as small as holding a poster or sharing a news article on social media.Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The Times, tells the story of Olesya Krivtsova, a 19-year-old student who faces up to 10 years in prison after posting on social media, and explains why the Russian government is so determined to silence those like her.Guest: Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The New York Times, covering Russia and the war in Ukraine.Background reading: 

• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• Oleysa’s story has underlined the perils of using social media to criticize the war in Ukraine.
• The authorities are determining who will take custody of a 13-year-old girl whose single father has been sentenced for “discrediting” the Russian Army.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1258falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-the-economist-explains--58204342tranq dope? Why did France get so het up about bedbugs (06:48)? Can superstars’ stadium shows actually affect inflation (11:50)? And, having at last seen Donald Trump’s, what is the back story of the mugshot (17:39)?
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• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• Nearly a week after the fires started, relatives received little information as search and identification efforts moved slowly.
• How the fires turned Lahaina into a death trap.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>19efccef-547c-4c61-a08f-ba2ef24fc2d2Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThis week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.When fires swept West Maui, Hawaii, many residents fled for their...This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.When fires swept West Maui, Hawaii, many residents fled for their lives — but soon discovered they had nowhere to go. Thousands of structures, mostly homes, had been reduced to rubble. Husks of incinerated cars lined the historic Front Street in Lahaina, while search crews nearby made their way painstakingly from house to house, looking for human remains.Ydriss Nouara, a resident of Lahaina, recounts his experience fleeing the inferno, and Mike Baker, the Seattle bureau chief for The Times, explains how an extraordinary set of circumstances turned the city into a death trap.Guest: Mike Baker, the Seattle bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Listen to the original version of the episode here.
• Nearly a week after the fires started, relatives received little information as search and identification efforts moved slowly.
• How the fires turned Lahaina into a death trap.

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• Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears
• How Much Is Biden’s Support of Israel Hurting Him With Young Voters?
• Amid Dismal Polling and Some Voter Anger, Don’t Expect Biden to Shift His Strategy

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• Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears
• How Much Is Biden’s Support of Israel Hurting Him With Young Voters?
• Amid Dismal Polling and Some Voter Anger, Don’t Expect Biden to Shift His Strategy

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Israel Says 3 Hostages Bore White Flag Before Being Killed by Troops

Israel’s Allies Urge Restraint as Netanyahu Vows ‘Fight to the End’

U.S. Urges Israel to Do More to Spare Civilians in Gaza and Pushes Hostage Talks

What to Know About the Remaining Hostages Taken From Israel

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Israel Says 3 Hostages Bore White Flag Before Being Killed by Troops

Israel’s Allies Urge Restraint as Netanyahu Vows ‘Fight to the End’

U.S. Urges Israel to Do More to Spare Civilians in Gaza and Pushes Hostage Talks

What to Know About the Remaining Hostages Taken From Israel

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Reading list: “The Periodic Table” by Primo Levi; “When We Cease to Understand the World” by Benjamín Labatut; “A Theory of Everyone” by Michael Muthukrishna; “Madame Curie” by Ève Curie; “Sociobiology” by E. O. Wilson; “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins; “Why Fish Don't Exist” by Lulu Miller; and “How Far the Light Reaches” by Sabrina Imbler.
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Reading list: “The Periodic Table” by Primo Levi; “When We Cease to Understand the World” by Benjamín Labatut; “A Theory of Everyone” by Michael Muthukrishna; “Madame Curie” by Ève Curie; “Sociobiology” by E. O. Wilson; “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins; “Why Fish Don't Exist” by Lulu Miller; and “How Far the Light Reaches” by Sabrina Imbler.
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Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Office, Colorado Supreme Court Rules

Colorado Ruling Knocks Trump Off Ballot: What It Means, What Happens Next

Read the Colorado Supreme Court’s Decision Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot

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Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Office, Colorado Supreme Court Rules

Colorado Ruling Knocks Trump Off Ballot: What It Means, What Happens Next

Read the Colorado Supreme Court’s Decision Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot

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• C.T.E. Study Finds That Young Football Players Are Getting the Disease
• After the Loss of a Son, a Football Coach Confronts a Terrible Truth

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• C.T.E. Study Finds That Young Football Players Are Getting the Disease
• After the Loss of a Son, a Football Coach Confronts a Terrible Truth

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• Mr. Bryant’s website, the Gun Violence Archive.
• Here is how The New York Times tallies mass shootings.
• From July, a partial list of U.S. mass shootings in 2023.

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• Mr. Bryant’s website, the Gun Violence Archive.
• Here is how The New York Times tallies mass shootings.
• From July, a partial list of U.S. mass shootings in 2023.

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• Ms. Swift’s greatest gift is for telling her own story — better than any journalist could. But Ms. Brodesser-Akner gave it a shot anyway.
• Fan demand for Ms. Swift broke Ticketmaster, and that was just the prologue. These are the moments that turned her Eras Tour into a phenomenon.

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• Ms. Swift’s greatest gift is for telling her own story — better than any journalist could. But Ms. Brodesser-Akner gave it a shot anyway.
• Fan demand for Ms. Swift broke Ticketmaster, and that was just the prologue. These are the moments that turned her Eras Tour into a phenomenon.

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• The Texas Supreme Court is weighing several cases seeking to clarify the limits of medical exceptions to the state’s abortion bans.
• But the court’s ruling in Ms. Cox’s case has left doctors still unsure about which cases might pass legal muster.

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• The Texas Supreme Court is weighing several cases seeking to clarify the limits of medical exceptions to the state’s abortion bans.
• But the court’s ruling in Ms. Cox’s case has left doctors still unsure about which cases might pass legal muster.

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• Harvard’s governing body said it stood firmly behind Claudine Gay as the university’s president, a stance both praised and condemned by students, faculty and alumni.
• As fury erupts over campus antisemitism, conservatives have seized the moment.

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• Harvard’s governing body said it stood firmly behind Claudine Gay as the university’s president, a stance both praised and condemned by students, faculty and alumni.
• As fury erupts over campus antisemitism, conservatives have seized the moment.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1849falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-antisemitism-and-freedom-of-speech--58204364freedom of speech on campuses. Today Britain’s parliament will vote on whether to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – they aren’t the only ones thinking about outsourcing responsibility (07:54). And books about the twilight of the automobile age (17:32)
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• The U.S. and Ukraine are searching for a new strategy after a failed counteroffensive.
• The Ukrainian leader will be appealing for more military support from the United States as an emboldened Russia steps up its attacks on his country.

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• The U.S. and Ukraine are searching for a new strategy after a failed counteroffensive.
• The Ukrainian leader will be appealing for more military support from the United States as an emboldened Russia steps up its attacks on his country.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1513falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-french-fly-catch-up--58204368increasing support for NATO just as the country draws down in Africa. Drones have by now become a standard feature of warfare, but in Gaza the demands are different—and Israel has much expertise to draw upon (09:36). And artificial intelligence predicts the structures of 2m brand-new materials (16:38).
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• Argentina’s incoming president is a libertarian economist whose brash style and embrace of conspiracy theories has parallels with those of Donald J. Trump.
• Argentina braces itself for an “anarcho-capitalist” in charge.

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• Argentina’s incoming president is a libertarian economist whose brash style and embrace of conspiracy theories has parallels with those of Donald J. Trump.
• Argentina braces itself for an “anarcho-capitalist” in charge.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1303truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-the-bodily-indignities-of-the-space-life--58203975are being made: This summer, four NASA crew members began a 378-day stay in simulated Martian housing at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Here’s some of what we know about how Earthlings fare beyond the safety of our home world.This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>c012f1b5-1d7c-4e25-a3b1-76200fb34e6cSun, 10 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAs an incubator of life, Earth has a lot going for it, something we often fail to appreciate fully from within its nurturing bounds. Merely sending probes and rovers to the moon and Mars won’t do. For various reasons — adventure! apocalypse! commerce!...are being made: This summer, four NASA crew members began a 378-day stay in simulated Martian housing at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Here’s some of what we know about how Earthlings fare beyond the safety of our home world.This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>2353falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-america-s-culture-wars-brought-to-bears--58204354fights over protecting them under the Endangered Species Act test the frontiers between science and politics. Vaping is tremendous business in Britain, but the largely unregulated industry is now, curiously, asking for more oversight (10:57). And our language columnist explains our word of the year for 2023 (17:47).
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• Analysis: Biden’s strategy faces a test as Israeli forces push into southern Gaza.
• The U.S. is pressing Israel and Hamas to resume talks, a White House official said.

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• Analysis: Biden’s strategy faces a test as Israeli forces push into southern Gaza.
• The U.S. is pressing Israel and Hamas to resume talks, a White House official said.

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• Nikki Haley’s path from Trump critic to defender and back.
• Why is Ms. Haley’s star rising among the rivals to Mr. Trump?
• Here are five takeaways from the Republican debate last night.

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• Nikki Haley’s path from Trump critic to defender and back.
• Why is Ms. Haley’s star rising among the rivals to Mr. Trump?
• Here are five takeaways from the Republican debate last night.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1782falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-no-more-mr-nice-to-guyana--58204392mere electioneering by President Nicolás Maduro, with unimpressive results. Our obituaries editor remembers Saleemul Huq, who campaigned relentlessly on behalf of the most vulnerable countries (9:52). And just how much lighter the paycheques are for heavier workers (17:03).
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• What to know about the Purdue Pharma case before the Supreme Court.
• At the core of the matter: Who can get immunity in settlements?

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• What to know about the Purdue Pharma case before the Supreme Court.
• At the core of the matter: Who can get immunity in settlements?

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This week, Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, reports from the dark basement of a comedy club. Together with David Rennie, The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, they ask: Why are some of China’s exiled feminists doing stand-up comedy abroad? And can their performances have any impact back home?
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This week, Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, reports from the dark basement of a comedy club. Together with David Rennie, The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, they ask: Why are some of China’s exiled feminists doing stand-up comedy abroad? And can their performances have any impact back home?
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• A judge ruled in November that at least 17 specific sets of lines from the Atlanta artist and his collaborators could be used by prosecutors in the racketeering trial of YSL, a chart-topping hip-hop label and collective.
• Here’s what to know about the trial.

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• A judge ruled in November that at least 17 specific sets of lines from the Atlanta artist and his collaborators could be used by prosecutors in the racketeering trial of YSL, a chart-topping hip-hop label and collective.
• Here’s what to know about the trial.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1638falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-israel-pushes-south-in-gaza--58204362impossible set of aims to achieve before then. Europe has not yet faced the kind of fentanyl crisis that has plagued America—but there are risks that it may soon (10:53). And the power-napping prowess of penguins (18:26).
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• A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the Oct. 7 attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational.
• Here’s the latest on the war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>de643ae9-4802-4722-84dd-f82173f7b952Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:45:34 +0000Mohamed Guhaad In the weeks since Hamas carried out its devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel, Times journalists have been trying to work out why the Israeli security services failed to prevent such a huge and deadly assault.Ronen Bergman, a correspondent...Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.Background reading: 

• A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the Oct. 7 attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational.
• Here’s the latest on the war.

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• Are you ready to buy a home? Should you rent? Take our quiz.
• From Opinion: Millennials are hitting middle age — and it doesn’t look like what we were promised.
• The New York Times’ review of David Leonhardt’s book “Ours Was the Shining Future.”

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• Are you ready to buy a home? Should you rent? Take our quiz.
• From Opinion: Millennials are hitting middle age — and it doesn’t look like what we were promised.
• The New York Times’ review of David Leonhardt’s book “Ours Was the Shining Future.”

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• Video: What’s causing the “bad vibes” in the economy?
• Consumer spending has been strong in 2023 despite higher prices and waning savings. But some retailers have jitters heading into Black Friday.

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• Video: What’s causing the “bad vibes” in the economy?
• Consumer spending has been strong in 2023 despite higher prices and waning savings. But some retailers have jitters heading into Black Friday.

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• The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions in states that banned it carried their pregnancies to term.
• The first full-year census of U.S. abortion providers showed significant increases in abortion in states where it’s legal.

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• The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions in states that banned it carried their pregnancies to term.
• The first full-year census of U.S. abortion providers showed significant increases in abortion in states where it’s legal.

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• The extension of the cease-fire, and another exchange of hostages and prisoners, raised hopes that more people would be set free and more humanitarian aid would reach people in the Gaza Strip.
• Here are the latest updates from Israel and Gaza.

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• The extension of the cease-fire, and another exchange of hostages and prisoners, raised hopes that more people would be set free and more humanitarian aid would reach people in the Gaza Strip.
• Here are the latest updates from Israel and Gaza.

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• Representative George Santos faces a new expulsion push led by his own party after a damning report.
• House ethics investigators found that Mr. Santos used campaign money on personal spending splurges in the Hamptons and Atlantic City.

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• Representative George Santos faces a new expulsion push led by his own party after a damning report.
• House ethics investigators found that Mr. Santos used campaign money on personal spending splurges in the Hamptons and Atlantic City.

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Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Out at Open AI

Yet Another Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Back

]]>6e90bad7-480f-4974-92f8-d4e76520b43cFri, 24 Nov 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadIt was a head-spinning week in the tech world with the abrupt firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman. The hosts of “Hard Fork,” Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, interviewed Altman only two days before he was fired. Over the course of...

Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Out at Open AI

Yet Another Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Back

]]>3565falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-talks-play-it-again-sam-altman--58204381free trial of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.


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An Interview With Kamala Harris

The Pillow Guy and The RNC Chair

The New Terms of Abortion Politics

]]>ce561245-fed3-46e3-bf94-1ef88577c977Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadPolls suggest that they are – and that Black voters’ support for former President Donald J. Trump, especially among men, is rising. Astead W. Herndon, host of "The Run-Up," convened a special Thanksgiving focus group to explore what might be behind...

An Interview With Kamala Harris

The Pillow Guy and The RNC Chair

The New Terms of Abortion Politics

]]>3284falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/babbage-fei-fei-li-on-how-to-really-think-about-the-future-of-ai--58204388Fei-Fei Li, a pioneer that helped lay the groundwork that underpins modern generative AI models, takes a more nuanced approach. She’s pushing for a human-centred way of dealing with AI—treating it as a tool to help enhance—and not replace—humanity, while focussing on the pressing challenges of disinformation, bias and job disruption.
Fei-Fei Li is the founding co-director of Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence. Fei-Fei and her research group created ImageNet, a huge database of images that enabled computers scientists to build algorithms that were able to see and recognise objects in the real world. That endeavour also introduced the world to deep learning, a type of machine learning that is fundamental part of how large-language and image-creation models work.
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. 
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Fei-Fei Li is the founding co-director of Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence. Fei-Fei and her research group created ImageNet, a huge database of images that enabled computers scientists to build algorithms that were able to see and recognise objects in the real world. That endeavour also introduced the world to deep learning, a type of machine learning that is fundamental part of how large-language and image-creation models work.
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. 
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• With Mr. Altman’s return, OpenAI’s board of directors will be overhauled, jettisoning several members who had opposed him.
• Before the ouster, OpenAI’s board was already divided and feuding.

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• With Mr. Altman’s return, OpenAI’s board of directors will be overhauled, jettisoning several members who had opposed him.
• Before the ouster, OpenAI’s board was already divided and feuding.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1708falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-sam-altman-and-the-divide-in-the-ai-world--58204358sizeable rift between the tech companies at the forefront of AI development. Canadians typically consider themselves pro-immigration. Is the tide changing (10:45)? And the books you didn’t know were propaganda (18:49).
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• Traveling into Gaza with an Israeli military convoy, Times journalists saw houses flattened like playing cards and a city utterly disfigured.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>b8122c19-d9c7-4823-9726-edfec93bee0dTue, 21 Nov 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAs the war against Hamas enters a seventh week, Israel finds itself under intense pressure to justify its actions in Gaza, including the raid of Al-Shifa Hospital, which it says is a center of Hamas activity. Hamas and hospital officials deny the...Patrick Kingsley, Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Traveling into Gaza with an Israeli military convoy, Times journalists saw houses flattened like playing cards and a city utterly disfigured.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-can-milei-cure-malaise-in-argentina--58204405Will he deliver? Hamas has an intricate network of tunnels under Gaza, but new tech could help Israel fight them (10:48). And what AI can glean from listening to the forests (19:03). Additional audio courtesy of Jörg Müller
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• Congress prevented a shutdown, but the spending fight is far from over.
• Almost all Democrats and a majority of Republicans overcame the opposition of G.O.P. conservatives to approve the bill under special expedited procedures. But that approach, hatched by Mr. Johnson in his first weeks as speaker, is a gamble.

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• Congress prevented a shutdown, but the spending fight is far from over.
• Almost all Democrats and a majority of Republicans overcame the opposition of G.O.P. conservatives to approve the bill under special expedited procedures. But that approach, hatched by Mr. Johnson in his first weeks as speaker, is a gamble.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1653falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-what-does-the-u-s-space-force-actually-do--58203984This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>2811ac4d-c19c-4b52-8a1d-eaf5d0a58262Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2019. The initiative had been shaped within the armed forces and Congress over the previous 25...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>2089falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/checks-and-balance-year-all-about-it--58204380the favourite to win.  How should we be thinking about the race with a year to go? And how can the world outside of America prepare itself for the possibility of a second Trump term?
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Vanderbilt University’s John Sides and The Economist’s Ed Carr. 
Checks and Balance will be recording a live show in Philadelphia later this month.  Find out more and get your ticket here.
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Vanderbilt University’s John Sides and The Economist’s Ed Carr. 
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• Both American and Chinese accounts of the meeting indicated scant progress on the issues that have pushed the two nations to the edge of conflict.
• China’s depiction of Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit reflected his sometimes-contradictory priorities: to project both strength and a willingness to engage with Washington.

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• Both American and Chinese accounts of the meeting indicated scant progress on the issues that have pushed the two nations to the edge of conflict.
• China’s depiction of Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit reflected his sometimes-contradictory priorities: to project both strength and a willingness to engage with Washington.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1549falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-yes-trump-could-win-again--58204371probably win. We examine the winds shifting in his favour, and how the Biden campaign might tack against them. The town of Basildon best matches Britain’s national-average statistics—a mean reason to pay a visit (13:13). And remembering Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who died at the hands of Hamas (20:51).
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• President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>57a7bd7f-e4b5-46b5-ac8d-8c7b54e6e0cdThu, 16 Nov 2023 10:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadA little over a year ago, at President Biden’s urging, congressional democrats passed a sweeping plan to supercharge the production and sale of electric vehicles.Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy for The Times, explains whether the law is...Jim Tankersley, an economic policy correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1507falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-antisemitism-in-france--58204382rise in antisemitic acts brings particular perils; we examine them. Winemaking was always going to be hit hard by climate change. Our oenophile correspondent looks at how things are already changing—and it is not all bad news (08:52). And why India’s explosives industry is blowing up (16:04). 
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• Meta was sued by more than three dozen states that accuse it of knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children.
• Industry lawsuits are stymying new laws on children and social media.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>6855ddcb-9c37-4b07-b06f-a68dafa7f4b3Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:52:56 +0000Mohamed GuhaadA historic set of new lawsuits, filed by more than three dozen states, accuses Meta, the country’s largest social media company, of illegally luring children onto its platforms and hooking them on its products.Natasha Singer, who covers technology,...Natasha Singer, a reporter covering technology, business and society for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Meta was sued by more than three dozen states that accuse it of knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children.
• Industry lawsuits are stymying new laws on children and social media.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>2017falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-putting-a-dave-face-on-it--58204389appointment as foreign secretary reveals much about the state of the ruling Conservative party. We ask how Israel has kept its airspace open during the conflict in Gaza, even as the threat of missiles has grown (10:11). And China’s long-suffering delivery drivers fight more quietly to improve their lot (17:04).
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• Behind Hamas’s bloody gambit to create a “permanent” state of war.
• It took American and Qatari diplomacy, and self-interested decisions by Hamas, to bring two hostages safely back to Israel.
• Here’s the latest on the war.

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• Behind Hamas’s bloody gambit to create a “permanent” state of war.
• It took American and Qatari diplomacy, and self-interested decisions by Hamas, to bring two hostages safely back to Israel.
• Here’s the latest on the war.

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• Gazans under bombardment have described a surge of severely injured children entering hospitals, doctors operating without anesthesia and morgues overflowing with bodies.
• Israeli officials say that Hamas has built a complex under Al Shifa, a major Gaza hospital. Hamas denies that it is operating from beneath the hospital, whose patients face dire conditions amid power cuts.

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• Gazans under bombardment have described a surge of severely injured children entering hospitals, doctors operating without anesthesia and morgues overflowing with bodies.
• Israeli officials say that Hamas has built a complex under Al Shifa, a major Gaza hospital. Hamas denies that it is operating from beneath the hospital, whose patients face dire conditions amid power cuts.

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• The investigation into Kanye and Adidas: a story of money, misconduct and the price of appeasement.
• Inside the uneasy relationship: Here are seven takeaways.

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• The investigation into Kanye and Adidas: a story of money, misconduct and the price of appeasement.
• Inside the uneasy relationship: Here are seven takeaways.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2680truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/money-talks-touring-america-s-industrial-revival--58204406Runtime: 44 min
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• The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law disarming domestic abusers.
• But a decision on the case is not expected until June.
• What has the Supreme Court said on guns?

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• The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law disarming domestic abusers.
• But a decision on the case is not expected until June.
• What has the Supreme Court said on guns?

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• This is what it was like inside the courtroom as Mr. Trump testified.
• And here are five things we learned during his testimony.
• The former president’s daughter Ivanka Trump was scheduled to take the stand on Wednesday.

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• This is what it was like inside the courtroom as Mr. Trump testified.
• And here are five things we learned during his testimony.
• The former president’s daughter Ivanka Trump was scheduled to take the stand on Wednesday.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1506falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-asia-s-transnational-crime-gangs--58204383organised crime across the region. As governments wake up to the problem, what are the odds of them getting it under control? Muhammad Dahlan, often tipped to be next leader of the Palestinians, sets out his post-war vision (09:32). And how to stop turmeric from killing people (18:00).
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• The Republican-led House approved $14.3 billion for Israel’s war with Hamas, but no further funding for Ukraine.
• Speaker Johnson’s bill put the House on a collision course with the Senate.

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• The Republican-led House approved $14.3 billion for Israel’s war with Hamas, but no further funding for Ukraine.
• Speaker Johnson’s bill put the House on a collision course with the Senate.

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• In the Times/Siena poll, voters in battleground states said they trusted Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration.
• Here are detailed tables from the poll.
• Less engaged voters are Biden’s biggest problem.

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• In the Times/Siena poll, voters in battleground states said they trusted Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration.
• Here are detailed tables from the poll.
• Less engaged voters are Biden’s biggest problem.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1777falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-the-botched-hunt-for-the-gilgo-beach-killer--58204019This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>d6c09a86-52f2-4913-821b-0f72ba2b3a04Sun, 05 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe beginning of the story was strangely familiar, like the opening scene in a shopworn police procedural: A woman runs screaming down a street in Oak Beach, a secluded gated community on Long Island’s South Shore, only to vanish, it seems, into thin...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>3276falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weekend-intelligence-the-hope-and-the-heartbreak-of-ivf--58204413fertility treatment. A story about the pain, the hope and the despair that is paid for a life to be created. And a personal story about two women, over five years, whose lives followed parallel tracks in their quest for a baby.

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Recent violence in an Israeli town carries bitter echoes of the past for Palestinians.

From the archive: Israel declares independence on May 14, 1948.

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Recent violence in an Israeli town carries bitter echoes of the past for Palestinians.

From the archive: Israel declares independence on May 14, 1948.

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• The Army Reserve and a Maine sheriff’s department knew of a reservist’s deteriorating mental health five months before America’s deadliest mass shooting this year.
• Here’s what we know about the shootings in Maine.

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• The Army Reserve and a Maine sheriff’s department knew of a reservist’s deteriorating mental health five months before America’s deadliest mass shooting this year.
• Here’s what we know about the shootings in Maine.

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• After decades of wars and tense stalemates, almost no one saw it coming: Azerbaijan seized Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian control seemingly overnight.
• The military offensive prompted an exodus to Armenia.

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• After decades of wars and tense stalemates, almost no one saw it coming: Azerbaijan seized Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian control seemingly overnight.
• The military offensive prompted an exodus to Armenia.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2060falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-meeting-senegal-s-president--58204429less than sanguine about democracy in the region. We sift through what little is known about “the Phantom”, the Hamas fighter behind the attacks in Israel (11:57). And eating steak frites gets political in France (19:47).
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• Autoworkers scored big wins in new contracts with carmakers, the most generous in decades.
• The U.A.W. said it aims to organize nonunion plants.

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• Autoworkers scored big wins in new contracts with carmakers, the most generous in decades.
• The U.A.W. said it aims to organize nonunion plants.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-israel-s-gaza-offensive--58204385invasion is not the expected blitzkrieg; we ask how a longer, more cautious war will be fought. Kemal Ataturk is still wildly popular a century after he founded modern Turkey—so instead of undoing his legacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is simply claiming it (10:57). And an ode to Canada’s “long dash”, a time-marking tradition that has now gone silent (21:15).
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• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel-Hamas war had entered its “second stage.”
• As Israeli troops began pressing into Gaza, officials avoided calling the operation an invasion.
• Here is the latest on the war.

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• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel-Hamas war had entered its “second stage.”
• As Israeli troops began pressing into Gaza, officials avoided calling the operation an invasion.
• Here is the latest on the war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-who-hired-the-hitmen-to-silence-zitacuaro--58204026This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>f0bc7cb4-e24d-4849-b431-8469c9ea1586Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadOn Oct. 19, 2021, Armando Linares López was writing up notes from an interview when his cellphone buzzed with an unknown number. Linares, 49 and stocky with black hair that was just starting to show gray streaks, ran an online news site in a small...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>3300falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/checks-and-balance-well-enough-alone--58204396used to believe. How did the Republican Party go from isolationism to internationalism and then back again? And what does that mean for America’s foreign policy?
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.
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John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, and The Economist’s Edward Carr.
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• On Tuesday morning, few meteorologists were talking about Otis. By Wednesday morning, the “catastrophic storm” had left a trail of destruction in Mexico and drawn attention from around the globe. What happened?
• The hurricane, one of the more powerful Category 5 storms to batter the region, created what one expert called a “nightmare scenario” for a popular tourist coastline.

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• On Tuesday morning, few meteorologists were talking about Otis. By Wednesday morning, the “catastrophic storm” had left a trail of destruction in Mexico and drawn attention from around the globe. What happened?
• The hurricane, one of the more powerful Category 5 storms to batter the region, created what one expert called a “nightmare scenario” for a popular tourist coastline.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-intelligence-iran-s-dangerous-game-in-gaza--58204430deeply dangerous game. We introduce you to our latest subscriber-only show, “The Weekend Intelligence”—our new home for storytelling (10:35). And why Britain is outlawing laughing gas (16:07).  
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• The House elected Mike Johnson as speaker, embracing a hard-right conservative.
• Speaker Johnson previously played a leading role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

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• The House elected Mike Johnson as speaker, embracing a hard-right conservative.
• Speaker Johnson previously played a leading role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1683truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-the-weekend-intelligence--58204427 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.]]>65392367fc473400126dcf26Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:01:48 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe Weekend Intelligence is a new podcast from the award-winning team at The Economist that will transport you away from the hectic week towards broader horizons. Silence the alerts and notifications and journey into a wilderness of stories.Narrated... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.]]>84falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/babbage-how-to-avoid-a-battery-shortage--58204439capacity and are too reliant on rare metals, though. Many analysts worry about material shortages. How can technology help? 
Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Paul Markillie, our innovation editor; Matthieu Favas, our finance correspondent; Anjani Trivedi, our global business correspondent. 
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Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Paul Markillie, our innovation editor; Matthieu Favas, our finance correspondent; Anjani Trivedi, our global business correspondent. 
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• U.S. advised Israel to delay a Gaza invasion, officials said.
• Here’s the latest on the fighting. 

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• U.S. advised Israel to delay a Gaza invasion, officials said.
• Here’s the latest on the fighting. 

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• Sidney Powell, a member of the Trump legal team in 2020, pleaded guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors seeking to convict the former president in an election interference case in Georgia.
• Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump-aligned lawyer, also pleaded guilty in Georgia.

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• Sidney Powell, a member of the Trump legal team in 2020, pleaded guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors seeking to convict the former president in an election interference case in Georgia.
• Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump-aligned lawyer, also pleaded guilty in Georgia.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1516falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boss-class-2-out-of-office--58204420Episodes are out on Mondays. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Economist, sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+ or if you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.
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• The U.S. deficit effectively doubled in 2023.
• This is why the federal deficit is growing.

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• The U.S. deficit effectively doubled in 2023.
• This is why the federal deficit is growing.

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• Hamas is believed to hold at least 199 people in Gaza, a dense territory descending into a chaotic crisis, where many officials believe a military rescue would be dangerous for soldiers and hostages alike.
• Relatives of those captured or missing express despair at the lack of information, and they are terrified of what an expected Israeli invasion of Gaza may mean for their loved ones.

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• Hamas is believed to hold at least 199 people in Gaza, a dense territory descending into a chaotic crisis, where many officials believe a military rescue would be dangerous for soldiers and hostages alike.
• Relatives of those captured or missing express despair at the lack of information, and they are terrified of what an expected Israeli invasion of Gaza may mean for their loved ones.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2129truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-texas-town-wanted-tougher-border-security-now-it-s-having-regrets--58204023Edgar Sandoval, a reporter covering South Texas for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• A campaign by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, some of that support appears to be waning.
• The city’s mayor declared a state of emergency last month as the level of crossings strained resources.

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• A campaign by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, some of that support appears to be waning.
• The city’s mayor declared a state of emergency last month as the level of crossings strained resources.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1714falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/genocide-returns-slaughter-in-sudan--58204444murder in Darfur. Reporting on the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and a powerful paramilitary group may have slowed, but the suffering has not. Bowel cancer is becoming more common in young people. How can screening be improved (14:23)? And, New York City rediscovers the dustbin (20:21).
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• Palestinians and Israelis blamed each other for the explosion at the hospital, where people had sought shelter from Israeli bombing.
• The U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war has drawn fury in the Middle East.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>f6ce89a9-47ae-4fbb-a812-2e330d4d92b8Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:50:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadA devastating blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday killed hundreds and ignited protests across the broader Middle East, deepening the crisis in the region.As President Biden visits Israel looking to ease tensions and avoid a broader conflict, Edward...Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Palestinians and Israelis blamed each other for the explosion at the hospital, where people had sought shelter from Israeli bombing.
• The U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war has drawn fury in the Middle East.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1830falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/invaluable-bonds-rising-borrowing-costs--58204422bond markets will spill over into the rest of the world. What can governments do to stave off the financial blow? The Chinese Communist Party’s youth wing is using rap to lure new members, and it’s working (10:10). And, how has “Bluey” become such a hit (19:16)?  
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• Allies of Jim Jordan are threatening right-wing retribution to any Republican lawmakers who oppose him.
• Analysis: With the world in crisis, House Republicans bicker among themselves, Carl Hulse writes.

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• Allies of Jim Jordan are threatening right-wing retribution to any Republican lawmakers who oppose him.
• Analysis: With the world in crisis, House Republicans bicker among themselves, Carl Hulse writes.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1579falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pole-position-elections-in-poland--58204416lost its majority. For Donald Tusk’s pro-Europe centrists, it’s bargaining time. Thousands of Americans are waiting for transplants, so why are so many organs going to waste instead (12:01)? And why writing might be better for your memory than typing (18:52).
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• “Civilians of Gaza City, evacuate south for your own safety and the safety of your families,” the Israeli military told the people in northern Gaza.
• As a widely anticipated ground invasion loomed, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>dff87138-610e-4b5b-82fb-c9bbfd4a7c02Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadWarning: This episode contains descriptions of death.As the conflict continues, Israel has blocked food, water and electricity from entering Gaza and has bombarded the area with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,600 Palestinians.Late last week,...Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.As the conflict continues, Israel has blocked food, water and electricity from entering Gaza and has bombarded the area with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,600 Palestinians.Late last week, Israel ordered people in the north of Gaza, nearly half the enclave’s population, to evacuate to the south ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion. Many in Gaza now fear that this mass expulsion will become permanent.Last week we told the story of a father of four whose kibbutz was attacked by Hamas. Today, we hear from the Gaza residents Abdallah Hasaneen and Wafa Elsaka about what they’ve experienced so far and what they expect will come next.Guest: Abdallah Hasaneen, from the town Rafah in southern Gaza. Wafa Elsaka, a Palestinian-American and one of those who have fled from the north of Gaza over the past few days.Background reading: 

• “Civilians of Gaza City, evacuate south for your own safety and the safety of your families,” the Israeli military told the people in northern Gaza.
• As a widely anticipated ground invasion loomed, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2100truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-is-maneskin-the-last-rock-band--58204051This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>31fb3c14-c3c5-4b01-a5a3-bad6acdd326cSun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe triumphant return to Rome of Måneskin — arguably the only rock stars of their generation, and almost certainly the biggest Italian rock band of all time — coincided with a heat wave across Southern Europe. On a Thursday morning in July, the band’s...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>1732falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6000-bombs-in-six-days-life-in-gaza--58204404rained on the strip since Hamas’s attack on Israel last Saturday. With food, water and electricity running out ahead of a ground invasion, one woman tells us the worst is yet to come. The Ukrainian war has reached Crimea. Kyiv is subverting Russian dominance in the Black Sea, could that prove pivotal (11:26)? And, how the death of Indian vultures has affected public health (20:12).
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• Video: a son’s conversation with his mother as gunmen attacked her kibbutz.
• The long wait for help as massacres unfolded in Israel.
• Follow the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1143317e-17fd-4c22-88d2-993fb57d3affFri, 13 Oct 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadWarning: this episode contains descriptions of death.In the week since Israel suffered the deadliest day in its modern history, fresh accounts have emerged in village after village of just how extreme and widespread the violence was.Today we hear the...Warning: this episode contains descriptions of death.In the week since Israel suffered the deadliest day in its modern history, fresh accounts have emerged in village after village of just how extreme and widespread the violence was.Today we hear the story of one man at the epicenter of that violence: Golan Abitbul, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, where more than 100 civilians were killed.Guest: Golan Abitbul, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, in southern Israel.Background reading: 

• Video: a son’s conversation with his mother as gunmen attacked her kibbutz.
• The long wait for help as massacres unfolded in Israel.
• Follow the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1938truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mass-destruction-israel-prepares-for-a-ground-invasion--58204434troops. An incursion will be bloody, and perhaps even more so if Hezbollah becomes embroiled in the conflict. Australians will vote this weekend on whether to enshrine an indigenous Voice to Parliament into its constitution (11:36).And, why Birkenstock’s 249-year-old shoes are still trendy (19:27).
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• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters he would end his campaign as a Democratic candidate and run as an independent, potentially upsetting the dynamics of the 2024 election.
• From July, five noteworthy falsehoods Mr. Kennedy has promoted.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>2fbc6437-c554-4656-90d4-6c3f331ae517Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadRobert F. Kennedy Jr. was once dismissed as a fringe figure in the 2024 presidential race. But this week, as he announces an independent run for the White House, he’s striking fear within both the Democratic and Republican parties.Rebecca Davis...Rebecca Davis O’Brien, a reporter covering campaign finance and money in U.S. elections for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters he would end his campaign as a Democratic candidate and run as an independent, potentially upsetting the dynamics of the 2024 election.
• From July, five noteworthy falsehoods Mr. Kennedy has promoted.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1777falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-interview-with-a-hamas-leader--58204402Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.
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• The attack ended Israel’s hope that Hamas might come to embrace stability. Now senior Israeli officials say that Hamas must be crushed.
• Follow The Times’s latest updates on the Israel-Gaza war.

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• The attack ended Israel’s hope that Hamas might come to embrace stability. Now senior Israeli officials say that Hamas must be crushed.
• Follow The Times’s latest updates on the Israel-Gaza war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shell-shocked-israel-fights-back--58204467Hamas respond? From cowboys to country music, Brazil’s hinterland is taking on a sepia-tinged Americanness (10:46). And which languages might take you the longest to learn (18:00)?
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• In cases this term, the justices will explore the scope of the Second Amendment, the fate of the administrative state and limits on free speech on the internet.
• From Adam Liptak’s Sidebar column: Does the Supreme Court’s cherry-picking of which questions to answer inject politics into judging?

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>043f0e56-549a-46f3-8b42-4f39d1f79df6Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:50:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadLast week, the Supreme Court began its new term, picking up where it left off on the most contentious issues of the day, with cases connected to government power, gun rights and abortion.Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times,...Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• In cases this term, the justices will explore the scope of the Second Amendment, the fate of the administrative state and limits on free speech on the internet.
• From Adam Liptak’s Sidebar column: Does the Supreme Court’s cherry-picking of which questions to answer inject politics into judging?

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1510falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-reels-a-bloody-assault--58204461attacks. Hundreds have been killed, Israeli intelligence services were surprised and the retribution is bound to be severe. What does this mean for Palestinian civilians, and regional politics more broadly?
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• Israel and Hamas battled around Gaza on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult war.”
• Here is what to know about the surprise attack on Israel.
• Follow live updates on the war.

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• Israel and Hamas battled around Gaza on Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult war.”
• Here is what to know about the surprise attack on Israel.
• Follow live updates on the war.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1701truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-the-dungeons-dragons-players-of-death-row--58204009This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>dce9192c-cb38-42f0-a9a6-07faab4333deSun, 08 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadThe first time Tony Ford played Dungeons & Dragons, he was a wiry Black kid who had never seen the inside of a prison. His mother, a police officer in Detroit, had quit the force and moved the family to West Texas. To Ford, it seemed like a...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>2070falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chaos-or-conscience-a-republican-explains-his-vote-to-oust-mccarthy--58204021

How have the Republicans who ousted Mr. McCarthy antagonized him before?

Although some names have started to be bandied about, there is no clear replacement candidate for the speaker’s position.

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How have the Republicans who ousted Mr. McCarthy antagonized him before?

Although some names have started to be bandied about, there is no clear replacement candidate for the speaker’s position.

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• Climate change has brought disease-spreading mosquitoes to places they have never been found before, compounding the problem.
• One invasive malaria-carrying species thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides, threatening catastrophe in Africa.

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• Climate change has brought disease-spreading mosquitoes to places they have never been found before, compounding the problem.
• One invasive malaria-carrying species thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides, threatening catastrophe in Africa.

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• The vote to ouster the House speaker exposed once again the deep polarization in Congress.
• Mr. McCarthy’s demise also reflected the challenge of wielding a Republican majority in the House that refuses to be governed.

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• The vote to ouster the House speaker exposed once again the deep polarization in Congress.
• Mr. McCarthy’s demise also reflected the challenge of wielding a Republican majority in the House that refuses to be governed.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1705falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sbf-ftx-wtf-sam-bankman-fried-goes-on-trial--58204455curious character. He denies the stack of charges he faces in a New York court, but unpicking the cryptographic paper trail will be tricky. Crime in Britain is broadly in decline, with the notable exception of increasingly brazen shoplifting (10:24). And how a sports-media entrepreneur became a pizza-review star (15:57).Additional audio courtesy South West News Service.
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• A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was a fixture on magazine covers and in the halls of Congress. Now he’s fighting federal charges of fraud and money laundering.
• Crypto insiders are trying to distance themselves from Mr. Bankman-Fried by zealously seeking to hold him to account.

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• A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was a fixture on magazine covers and in the halls of Congress. Now he’s fighting federal charges of fraud and money laundering.
• Crypto insiders are trying to distance themselves from Mr. Bankman-Fried by zealously seeking to hold him to account.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. ]]>1796falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boss-class-trailer--58204448Andrew Palmer, author of the Bartleby column, looks for advice on how to be a better boss by talking to people who have actually done the job. Listen to The Economist's seven-episode guide for managers.
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• The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states have sued Amazon, saying its conduct in its online store and services to merchants illegally stifled competition.
• The F.T.C. says there are two main tactics that Amazon used to undermine competition. The company says it will contest the lawsuit.

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• The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states have sued Amazon, saying its conduct in its online store and services to merchants illegally stifled competition.
• The F.T.C. says there are two main tactics that Amazon used to undermine competition. The company says it will contest the lawsuit.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1354falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunday-read-the-art-of-telling-forbidden-stories-in-china--58204041This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>e2948c20-5622-416e-9855-8e8a33c93b70Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAs China strove for a larger role on the international stage at the turn of the century, the arrival of the internet and a relatively relaxed political environment spurred a boom in self-expression. Many writers tested the boundaries of Chinese...This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.]]>2288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-politics-dictates-policy-china-s-faltering-economy--58204443knotty internal politics. We ask why Latin America makes for such a useful playground for Russian spies (10:07). And remembering Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist who never deviated from his not-quite-comically plump figures (18:16).
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• How a small minority of right-wing Republicans succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.
• As a government shutdown looms, Speaker McCarthy is toiling to turn the fight over federal spending into a battle over border security.
• President Biden’s shutdown strategy is simple: Avoid one, if possible. But if not, make sure Americans know where to place the blame.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>09228f15-cff4-427d-91ee-78eab7421800Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadA showdown between House Republicans and their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is heading toward a government shutdown.Carl Hulse, chief Washington correspondent for The Times, explains the causes and consequences of the looming crisis.Guest:...Carl Hulse, is chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• How a small minority of right-wing Republicans succeeded in sowing mass dysfunction, spoiling for a shutdown, an impeachment and a House coup.
• As a government shutdown looms, Speaker McCarthy is toiling to turn the fight over federal spending into a battle over border security.
• President Biden’s shutdown strategy is simple: Avoid one, if possible. But if not, make sure Americans know where to place the blame.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1504falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-better-pill-to-swallow-the-bid-to-end-aids--58204424it will take more than advances in medication. Japan’s government has at last begun to regulate the country’s notorious pornography; we examine a sector emerging from the shadows (11:07). And how China uses UNESCO world-heritage status to rewrite the history of its periphery (18:38).
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• A day after President Biden appeared on a picket line with United Automobile Workers, former President Donald J. Trump spoke at an auto parts factory.
• The U.A.W. strike could either accelerate a wave of worker actions or stifle labor’s recent momentum.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>19ac8ceb-b80c-48f3-a030-8f05f3a05e07Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAlthough one major strike, against Hollywood studios, was finally resolved this past week, another, against U.S. vehicle makers, is expanding. The plight of the autoworkers has now become a major point of contention in the presidential race.Jonathan...Jonathan Weisman, a political correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• A day after President Biden appeared on a picket line with United Automobile Workers, former President Donald J. Trump spoke at an auto parts factory.
• The U.A.W. strike could either accelerate a wave of worker actions or stifle labor’s recent momentum.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1517falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/general-s-knowledge-a-chat-with-ukraine-s-spy-chief--58204462a candid interviewee—but he claims to know nothing about all those drones. Gambling has been illegal in Brazil for decades, but pinched government coffers point to a lifting of the prohibition (10:42). And the passion and the profitability of “BookTok”, the literary end of TikTok (16:51).
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• After Hollywood’s bitter monthslong labor dispute, the Writers Guild of America got most of what it wanted.
• Now the focus turns to actors: The studios and the actors’ union haven’t spoken for more than two months, and a deal is needed before the entertainment industry can fully return.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>44c85452-f8b0-4361-80c4-bd2213f02370Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:45:00 +0000Mohamed GuhaadAfter 148 days on strike, writers of movies and television are returning to work on Wednesday with an agreement in hand that amounts to a major win for organized labor in Hollywood.John Koblin, a media reporter for The Times, explains why the studios...John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: 

• After Hollywood’s bitter monthslong labor dispute, the Writers Guild of America got most of what it wanted.
• Now the focus turns to actors: The studios and the actors’ union haven’t spoken for more than two months, and a deal is needed before the entertainment industry can fully return.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1551falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-french-disconnection-a-retreat-from-niger--58204446about-face on maintaining a presence in the coup-stricken country portends a broader change in France’s relations on the continent. Shifting geopolitics is changing the list of the world’s big arms dealers (9:08). And the internet influencers taking a swing at professional boxing (16:02).
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• Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, charged with taking bribes in exchange for exerting political influence, predicted that he would be exonerated.
• Inside the Menendez investigation: Federal prosecutors have accused the senator and his wife, Nadine, of accepting bribes in exchange for official actions by Mr. Menendez.

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• Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, charged with taking bribes in exchange for exerting political influence, predicted that he would be exonerated.
• Inside the Menendez investigation: Federal prosecutors have accused the senator and his wife, Nadine, of accepting bribes in exchange for official actions by Mr. Menendez.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.]]>1414falsefull