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Can Trump run for a third term?

2025-04-25

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The US president insists there are “methods” he could use to stay in office. We explain the obstacles in Trump’s way and why he likes to keep the idea alive #donaldtrump #politics

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Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

2025-04-25

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Canada’s sovereignty has loomed large in the federal election campaign (https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/04/23/captain-canada-carney-gains-in-the-maple-leaf-v-maga-election?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), but beyond the show of national unity the country’s media and political landscape is...

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Could AI help the climate?

2025-04-24

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Will AI help or hinder the climate? Alex Hern, AI writer, and Rachel Dobbs, environment editor, join Alok Jha to discuss on Babbage, our science and technology podcast

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Is the world still working from home?

2025-04-24

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From mid-week golf to living in the suburbs, working from home has brought many benefits. The Economist's Archie Hall discusses the pros and cons on The Intelligence

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Fed man walking? Trump v Powell

2025-04-24

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First, Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, was for the chop; then he was safe. As elsewhere President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/04/23/president-trumps-attacks-on-the-fed-are-not-over?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) chips away at American credibility....

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What’s the best way to negotiate with Donald Trump?

2025-04-23

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As countries around the world reel from the announcement of his tariffs, leaders are trying everything from flattery to threats in the hope of a deal

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Division multiplication: the UAE’s foreign meddling

2025-04-23

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The United Arab Emirates projects an image of level-headed calm in the Gulf. Its actions abroad, however, betray a far more divisive (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/04/16/the-uae-preaches-unity-at-home-but-pursues-division-abroad?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) and ideological...

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Cardinals in: choosing the next pope

2025-04-22

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As the cardinals of the coming conclave prepare, our correspondent considers what will guide them. Which of the church’s challenges (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/21/the-coming-struggle-to-choose-the-next-pope?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) will the next pope be elected to address? In...

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Do immigrants drain the public finances?

2025-04-22

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Do immigrants actually undercut welfare systems and drain public finances? Our economics editor, Henry Curr, takes on this claim #economics #immigration

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A man of the people: Pope Francis has died

2025-04-21

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He shunned fancy vestments and paid surprise visits to prisons and hospitals: our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a reform-minded pontiff (https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/04/21/pope-francis-changed-the-catholic-church-but-not-as-much-as-he-hoped?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) who...

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How are time zones decided?

2025-04-20

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It's not just the sun that decides what time it is, but national identities, rivalries and governments too. Our interactive data journalist, Olivia Vane, examines how politics shapes the world's time zones

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Gene genies: CRISPR’s critical moment

2025-04-18

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It is a Nobel-winning idea with untold promise in health care, agriculture and more. We examine what must change (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/02/26/crispr-technologies-hold-enormous-promise-for-farming-and-medicine?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) in order to capture those benefits. Asia’s love...

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Trump’s fickle, Xi’s pickle: the dynamic driving US-China tensions

2025-04-17

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President Xi Jinping’s style of negotiating is staid, distanced, a quiet projection of power. President Donald Trump’s is not. That dynamic is complicating (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/15/xi-jinpings-trump-sized-puzzle?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) their gargantuan standoff. Spain...

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Cash and checks: Argentina’s next IMF loan

2025-04-16

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For the 23rd time the International Monetary Fund will cough up, this time to the tune of $20bn. But the reforms stipulated by the loan, alongside promising changes already under way, suggest this time might be different...

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Could there be conflict over Antarctica?

2025-04-16

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Antarctica has been a model of peaceful international cooperation for six decades. But renewed rivalries between global powers is now threatening to cause chaos on the continent.

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Has Trump damaged the dollar?

2025-04-15

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Trump’s tariffs have caused the American stockmarket to dip, bond yields to go up and the dollar to fall. All three happening at the same time is a red flag for economists. Has the president permanently hurt America’s economy? Our Economics editor Henry Curr shares his take on The Intelligence podcast 00:00 - Why the financial markets’ reaction to Trump’s tariffs are concerning 02:31 - What Trump’s administration thinks of the dollar as the...

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What’s the meaning behind your name?

2025-04-15

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How popular is your name, and what does it mean? The Economist's senior data journalist, Sondre Solstad, has used artificial intelligence to find out

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The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy

2025-04-15

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Falling trust in the greenback is most apparent in bond-market moves. How close is the dollar to losing its status (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/13/a-flight-from-the-dollar-could-wreck-americas-finances?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) as the world’s go-to currency, and what...

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Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy

2025-04-14

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President Donald Trump called the weekend strike on Sumy a “mistake”; other leaders called it a war crime. We examine the prospects for peace when Russia is brazenly hitting civilian targets...

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Could China win a trade war with America?

2025-04-13

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China and America have hit each other with eye-watering tariffs. It’s an economic poker match between two superpowers but could China have the better cards?

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