All for one: Donald Trump and his key Musketeer

2024-10-24

The two American presidential candidates have been neck and neck. But this week, the Economist’s forecast mode (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/10/21/why-donald-trump-has-moved-ahead-in-our-election-forecast?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)l noted a shift towards Donald Trump. Why you might have a long wait for Elon Musk’s robotaxis (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/10/13/the-trouble-with-elon-musks-robotaxi-dream?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) (9:31). And the joy of Excel

2024-10-21

The Chinese Communist Party’s obsession with the island of Taiwan is about more than just territory. A journey through 500 years of history reveals why.

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2024-10-04

In a matter of weeks the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah has transformed life in Lebanon (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/03/the-year-that-shattered-the-middle-east?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). Our correspondent reports from the streets of Beirut. After a pandemic-sized hiccup in the gym industry only the cheap ones and the really pricey ones are building muscle (https://www.economist.com/business/2024/09/26/the-rise-of-the-40000-gym-membership?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) (11:10). And why chess grandmasters

2024-10-01

As Israeli troops move into Lebanon (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/09/29/lebanon-faces-its-worst-crisis-since-the-end-of-the-civil-war?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 missiles strike Damascus in Syria, can Israel’s next offensive really stay “limited, localised and targeted”? Japan’s new prime minister (https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/09/27/ishiba-shigeru-will-become-japans-next-prime-minister?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) loves planes, trains and ramen, but with few allies within his own party,

2024-09-29

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