A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/jared-kushner-has-a-245bn-recovery-plan-for-gaza?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gaza</a>. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/05/record-labels-are-in-a-spin-over-ai-music?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">record labels</a> are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from the global <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/01/japans-tea-farmers-enjoy-a-matcha-boom?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">matcha boom</a>.Guests and host:<ul><li>Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology and media editor</li><li>Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Gaza, Board of Peace, Hamas</li><li>AI music, slop, Warner Music Group </li><li>Matcha, Japan, Kagoshima</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild Gaza. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why record labels are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from the global matcha boom. Guests and host:Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondentHenry Tricks, US technology and media editorMoeka Iida, East Asia reporterRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Gaza, Board of Peace, HamasAI music, slop, Warner Music Group Matcha, Japan, KagoshimaListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/jared-kushner-has-a-245bn-recovery-plan-for-gaza?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gaza</a>. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/05/record-labels-are-in-a-spin-over-ai-music?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">record labels</a> are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from the global <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/01/japans-tea-farmers-enjoy-a-matcha-boom?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">matcha boom</a>.Guests and host:<ul><li>Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology and media editor</li><li>Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Gaza, Board of Peace, Hamas</li><li>AI music, slop, Warner Music Group </li><li>Matcha, Japan, Kagoshima</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Unrest in peace: misery in Gaza

Donald Trump claims to have <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/12/donald-trump-is-again-threatening-to-cut-off-arms-to-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brokered a deal</a> to import Russian diesel and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. As attacks on Kyiv continue, our deputy editor says Trump is risking Ukraine’s future for a mid-term bounce. India’s government is failing to quell <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/13/indias-government-fails-to-crush-gen-z-protests?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gen Z protests</a>. And how <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/01/why-singing-is-note-worthy-even-if-youre-bad-at-it?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">song</a> binds us together and brings joy. Guests and host:<ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor of The Economist</li><li>Kira Huju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Ukraine, diesel, energy ceasefire, Starlink</li><li>Cockroach party, Modi, Abhijeet Dipke</li><li>Singing, Sacha Langton-Gilks, choir</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Donald Trump claims to have brokered a deal to import Russian diesel and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. As attacks on Kyiv continue, our deputy editor says Trump is risking Ukraine’s future for a mid-term bounce. India’s government is failing to quell Gen Z protests. And how song binds us together and brings joy. Guests and host:Edward Carr, deputy editor of The EconomistKira Huju, Asia correspondentJoel Budd, Britain social affairs editorRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Ukraine, diesel, energy ceasefire, StarlinkCockroach party, Modi, Abhijeet DipkeSinging, Sacha Langton-Gilks, choirListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump claims to have <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/12/donald-trump-is-again-threatening-to-cut-off-arms-to-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">brokered a deal</a> to import Russian diesel and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. As attacks on Kyiv continue, our deputy editor says Trump is risking Ukraine’s future for a mid-term bounce. India’s government is failing to quell <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/13/indias-government-fails-to-crush-gen-z-protests?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gen Z protests</a>. And how <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/01/why-singing-is-note-worthy-even-if-youre-bad-at-it?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">song</a> binds us together and brings joy. Guests and host:<ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor of The Economist</li><li>Kira Huju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Ukraine, diesel, energy ceasefire, Starlink</li><li>Cockroach party, Modi, Abhijeet Dipke</li><li>Singing, Sacha Langton-Gilks, choir</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Kicking Kyiv: Trump’s doubtful deals

Flávio Bolsonaro, populist-right son of the imprisoned coup architect Jair, received the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/10/05/all-signs-point-to-a-bolsonaro-comeback-in-brazil?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">most votes</a> in the presidential first round. We ask why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent, fell behind—and what is at stake when they go head-to-head. We examine Americans’ <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/24/why-licence-plate-readers-are-angering-americans?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">growing anger</a> at automatic number-plate-reading cameras. And the <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/16/nannying-for-the-ultra-rich-is-increasingly-demanding-and-lucrative?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">demanding but lucrative business</a> of nannying the children of the super-rich.Guests and host:<ul><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief</li><li>Hollie Berman, news editor</li><li>Alice Fulwood, US business editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Brazilian election, Lula, Bolsonaro, populist-right politics</li><li>Flock cameras, American law enforcement, privacy, surveillance</li><li>childcare, plutocrats</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, populist-right son of the imprisoned coup architect Jair, received the most votes in the presidential first round. We ask why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent, fell behind—and what is at stake when they go head-to-head. We examine Americans’ growing anger at automatic number-plate-reading cameras. And the demanding but lucrative business of nannying the children of the super-rich. Guests and host:Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chiefHollie Berman, news editorAlice Fulwood, US business editorRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Brazilian election, Lula, Bolsonaro, populist-right politicsFlock cameras, American law enforcement, privacy, surveillancechildcare, plutocratsListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flávio Bolsonaro, populist-right son of the imprisoned coup architect Jair, received the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/10/05/all-signs-point-to-a-bolsonaro-comeback-in-brazil?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">most votes</a> in the presidential first round. We ask why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent, fell behind—and what is at stake when they go head-to-head. We examine Americans’ <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/24/why-licence-plate-readers-are-angering-americans?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">growing anger</a> at automatic number-plate-reading cameras. And the <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/16/nannying-for-the-ultra-rich-is-increasingly-demanding-and-lucrative?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">demanding but lucrative business</a> of nannying the children of the super-rich.Guests and host:<ul><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief</li><li>Hollie Berman, news editor</li><li>Alice Fulwood, US business editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Brazilian election, Lula, Bolsonaro, populist-right politics</li><li>Flock cameras, American law enforcement, privacy, surveillance</li><li>childcare, plutocrats</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Here comes the son? Brazil’s election tips rightward

If Artificial Intelligence results in job losses or lower salaries, <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/29/how-the-ai-boom-could-worsen-the-rich-worlds-fiscal-crunch?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government revenues</a> will fall. Our correspondent explains how best to tax the windfalls from AI. <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/08/how-to-cool-buildings-on-the-cheap?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paint</a> is a surprisingly cheap way to cool buildings. And remembering the life of <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/10/01/stanislas-hutin-knew-he-must-not-stay-silent?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stanislas Hutin</a>, who revealed France’s barbarity in Algeria.Watch extended clips from Insider <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&utm_source=economist&utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&utm_term=sa.arc-isi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>Guests and host:<ul><li>Callum Williams, senior economics writer</li><li>Nikita Ostrovsky, science writer</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>AI, tax, wealth tax, consumption tax</li><li>Climate change, paint, adaptation</li><li>Stanislas Hutin, Algeria, France, war crimes</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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If Artificial Intelligence results in job losses or lower salaries, government revenues will fall. Our correspondent explains how best to tax the windfalls from AI. Paint is a surprisingly cheap way to cool buildings. And remembering the life of Stanislas Hutin, who revealed France’s barbarity in Algeria. Watch extended clips from Insider here Guests and host:Callum Williams, senior economics writerNikita Ostrovsky, science writerAnn Wroe, obituaries editorRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: AI, tax, wealth tax, consumption taxClimate change, paint, adaptationStanislas Hutin, Algeria, France, war crimesListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Artificial Intelligence results in job losses or lower salaries, <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/29/how-the-ai-boom-could-worsen-the-rich-worlds-fiscal-crunch?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">government revenues</a> will fall. Our correspondent explains how best to tax the windfalls from AI. <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/08/how-to-cool-buildings-on-the-cheap?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paint</a> is a surprisingly cheap way to cool buildings. And remembering the life of <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/10/01/stanislas-hutin-knew-he-must-not-stay-silent?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanislas Hutin</a>, who revealed France’s barbarity in Algeria.Watch extended clips from Insider <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&amp;utm_source=economist&amp;utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&amp;utm_term=sa.arc-isi" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>Guests and host:<ul><li>Callum Williams, senior economics writer</li><li>Nikita Ostrovsky, science writer</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>AI, tax, wealth tax, consumption tax</li><li>Climate change, paint, adaptation</li><li>Stanislas Hutin, Algeria, France, war crimes</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Coffer stop: AI may shrink tax base

Russia has embarked on a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/29/putins-new-bombardment-of-kyiv-has-a-terrible-logic?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new campaign</a> to quell Ukraine, focused on supermarkets, playgrounds and other civilian targets. Our correspondent reports on the toll on daily life in Kyiv. Despite the backlash against “<a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/24/how-tech-firms-hope-to-beat-the-backlash-against-pervert-glasses?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pervert glasses</a>”, companies continue to develop AI-enabled smart specs. And how the pen changed history. Guests and host:<ul><li>Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology editor</li><li>Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul> Topics covered: <ul><li>Ukraine, Kyiv, civilian targets</li><li>Smart glasses, Meta, pervert glasses </li><li>Fountain pen, Simon Garfield </li></ul> Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Russia has embarked on a new campaign to quell Ukraine, focused on supermarkets, playgrounds and other civilian targets. Our correspondent reports on the toll on daily life in Kyiv. Despite the backlash against “pervert glasses”, companies continue to develop AI-enabled smart specs. And how the pen changed history. Guests and host:Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondentHenry Tricks, US technology editorCatherine Nixey, Britain correspondentRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: Ukraine, Kyiv, civilian targetsSmart glasses, Meta, pervert glasses Fountain pen, Simon Garfield Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia has embarked on a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/29/putins-new-bombardment-of-kyiv-has-a-terrible-logic?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">new campaign</a> to quell Ukraine, focused on supermarkets, playgrounds and other civilian targets. Our correspondent reports on the toll on daily life in Kyiv. Despite the backlash against “<a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/24/how-tech-firms-hope-to-beat-the-backlash-against-pervert-glasses?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer">pervert glasses</a>”, companies continue to develop AI-enabled smart specs. And how the pen changed history. Guests and host:<ul><li>Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology editor</li><li>Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul> Topics covered: <ul><li>Ukraine, Kyiv, civilian targets</li><li>Smart glasses, Meta, pervert glasses </li><li>Fountain pen, Simon Garfield </li></ul> Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday the winner of "Best Daily Show" at the 2026 British Podcast Awards, picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday the winner of "Best Daily Show" at the <a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/winners-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer">2026 British Podcast Awards</a>, picks three stories shaping your world—the big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. 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 Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">FAQs page</a> at <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts</a>

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