The Intelligence from The Economist

The Iranian regime hopes the massive crowds gathered for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral will demonstrate its strength. Our correspondent says they could also reveal its weakness. Why Japan wants to change its divorce laws and custody arrangements. And the first part of our week-long road trip down America’s iconic Route 66. 

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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Big birthdays are often a time for reflection. Our editors and correspondents chat through the state of American democracy as seen from inside and outside the country, the country’s perennial paroxysms of immigration policy, and its undimmed power to export its culture to the world. 

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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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Big oil firms keep one part of their business hush-hush: trading. Amid an almighty oil shock, the majors’ trading arms are raking it in. But competition is mounting. We look at the Trump administration’s messy attempts to regulate frontier AI models, and how that may cost America its AI edge. And why the biggest music tours are going to fewer places. 

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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Government help was thin on the ground just after the country’s worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A food-delivery robot trial in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben’s proliferating thrillers are cheesy but gripping.

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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With Iran emboldened and America an ever more capricious security partner, Gulf countries face several post-war challenges. They should put their divides aside to tackle them. We dig one last time into our archive to chronicle American history, bringing our series up to the present day. And the mounting evidence that plants can “hear”. 

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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For all the Trumpian chaos in Latin America, no other developing-world regional economy has done so well in the past year. We examine the Donroe dividend. The cost to make jollof rice, a staple dish in Nigeria and Ghana, is a window into the countries’ economies. And the BBC waves goodbye to its long-wave radio service.

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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Ukraine is intensifying cross-border attacks in a strategic and psychological effort to make ordinary Russians take notice of the war. We have been collecting reports from the ground on shifting attitudes as occupied Crimea comes under fire. Why the valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX affects us all. And celebrating the life of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan.

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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Americans are becoming more anxious about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, society and even human existence. Republican and Democrat voters are unusually united in their concerns. Divorce rates are rising in China and the Communist party cannot stop them. And the politics of air-conditioning in a scorching Europe.

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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Our correspondent joins an embed in Lebanon, where Israel claims that Hizbullah’s continued strength justifies its campaign. If Israel’s goals diverge from America’s, how does this affect peace talks over the Iran conflict? The impact of the oncoming “Godzilla" El Niño. And why Japan’s popular princess will never take the throne.

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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On June 23rd 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union, triggering years of argument, lost economic opportunities and political malaise. Our correspondents look back on the seismic moment and its aftershocks. And, as Britain prepares to get its seventh prime minister in a decade, we ask how the government can look forward to new opportunities.

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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