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Millions of people will tune in when the World Cup starts today. But demonstrators in Mexico, which hosts the first match, are using the international spectacle to draw attention to their causes. Commercial enterprises are on the cusp of making money in space: who will tax the heavens? And Narendra Modi is unsettling India’s middle class.

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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The British government tightened immigration in response to public demand. Yet that policy damaged both the country and the Labour party. Our correspondent embeds on a US nuclear submarine to find out how China and Russia are vying for dominance in the Pacific. And what anti-ageing products actually work? 

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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Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan. 

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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The fragile ceasefire between America and Iran is threatened by an exchange of ballistic missiles overnight between Iran and Israel. Our correspondent examines the consequences. China’s BYD cars are losing ground to other electric vehicles. And why hit TV shows inspire “companion podcasts”.  

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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After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We examine India’s unusual demographic turn, and why it is a wider warning to the world. Vegan substitutes have broadly improved in recent years—so why is there no good vegan cheese? And remembering Sonny Rollins, an absolute colossus of the saxophone. 

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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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Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed from “colour-blind” to race-baiting. NATO must now take seriously the idea that America is pulling back; we ask how it is adjusting. And why skipping title sequences is forgoing some of television’s magic.

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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Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s tactics (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its support is likely to be. With the coming public listings of SpaceX and Anthropic, we ask whether stockmarkets can handle a string of “giga-IPOs”. And our World Cup series looks at Iran’s side.

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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The AI world’s go-to chipmaker is blazing a trail toward your personal computer. We ask what moving out of the cloud indicates about the future of computing. The three candidates for mayor of Los Angeles could not be more different, and they are running neck and neck. And updating generic filler text for the business-jargon era.

Guests and host:

• 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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Aid is ramping up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and vaccine work is progressing. But what the Ebola response most lacks is trust of the community. European governments and businesses are wary of their dependence on America’s tech giants; we examine a spate of home-grown efforts. And sticky toffee pudding, a staid British classic, gets a sweet social-media boost. 

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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Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harder to finish, and the little guy has a better chance than ever before. And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Barney Frank, a trailblazing Democratic congressman.

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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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