The 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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After 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. 

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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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Elon Musk may be the most powerful man in the world. For his first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, he sits down with Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, for The 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.

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Many 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 crackdown on scam compounds in Cambodia. And lessons from the ultimate political animal, Downing Street’s Larry the Cat. 

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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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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the commander-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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Today, 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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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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Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide what kind of Israel will emerge. Our correspondent asks whether the World Cup will be remembered more for the dramas on the pitch or off it. And a tribute to A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, after it melts away at last.

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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We take a peek into a quirk of British politics as the country’s populist-right polling leader goes up against a man who wears a bin on his head. It is more serious than it sounds. Africans tired of shoddy internet services are turning to Starlink—for a price. And our culture editor reviews an anachronism-laden take on a classic epic.

Guests and host:

• Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
• Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
• 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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The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the options available to America—all of them bad. India’s government websites are almost universally impossible to use; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps for adults. 

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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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