Air strikes and border raids have turned cross-border tensions into hot conflict. We ask what raised the temperature, and whether the Iran war may act to lower it. Meanwhile that war’s oil shock brings with it fears of rising inflation; we examine how recent disruptions might inform policy decisions. And “listening parties”, once for music-industry insiders, are becoming the norm. 

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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