For the past month, one of our editors has spoken daily with a young man in <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/03/21/like-the-middle-ages-only-with-bombs-inside-the-sieges-of-mariupol-and-kharkiv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>. Today he discusses his family's decision to leave their hometown for somewhere safer. <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/02/25/joe-biden-nominates-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a>, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, faced questioning this week from a Senate Committee. And we look back at <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/03/23/the-oscars-the-trickiest-gig-in-showbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscars hosts</a> gone by.

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For the past month, one of our editors has spoken daily with a young man in Kharkiv. Today he discusses his family's decision to leave their hometown for somewhere safer. Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, faced questioning this week from a Senate Committee. And we look back at Oscars hosts gone by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the past month, one of our editors has spoken daily with a young man in <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/03/21/like-the-middle-ages-only-with-bombs-inside-the-sieges-of-mariupol-and-kharkiv" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kharkiv</a>. Today he discusses his family's decision to leave their hometown for somewhere safer. <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/02/25/joe-biden-nominates-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a>, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, faced questioning this week from a Senate Committee. And we look back at <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/03/23/the-oscars-the-trickiest-gig-in-showbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oscars hosts</a> gone by.

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Under fire: Life in Kharkiv

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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 this award-winning podcast 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 this award-winning podcast 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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