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2025-11-11

Between 2001 and 2024, a quarter of Madagascar’s native rainforest has vanished. At this rate of destruction, those ecosystems will be entirely wiped out by the end of the century. Could collecting and preserving the seeds of the endangered plants help repair the country’s ancient forests?

00:00 – Collecting seeds in Madagascar
00:18 – Why do Kew have a seed bank?
01:10 – What was the trip like?
05:27 – The seed-collection process
07:32 – What happens next?
09:00 – How could seed banks help?
10:03 – Impact of Madagascar’s military coup
10:37 – Will Madagascar benefit?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4ozmmaF

How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests: https://econ.st/3LwnwVU

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2025-11-07

In Britain, France and Germany the populist right are leading in the polls. Could the National Rally, the AfD or Reform UK revive their respective countries? Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, speak to a panel of our experts about what the populists are promising, why they’re so popular and how they could reshape Europe.

#france #uk #germany #afd #reformuk #europe

00:00 – Why is the populist right so popular?
02:50 – How Nigel Farage is moderating as he gets closer to power
03:35 – Alice Weidel and the AfD
05:08 – The populist right and economic growth
06:50 – How would the RN deal with the European Union?

Watch the full show: econ.st/4oYgmbt

Jordan Bardella starts to lay out his plans: econ.st/3XeUAnO

France’s Fifth Republic is in

2025-10-30

Zohran Mamdani says he will fix New York City’s problems by taxing the rich to fund a fairer city. But there’s a problem with that plan, as our Wall Street editor, Mike Bird, explains.

2025-10-22

Where are China’s missing moguls? Since the start of the year, 39 Chinese business leaders have vanished into Liuzhi—a detention system created as part of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crackdown. Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the extent of these sinister disappearances.

00:00 – Chinese bosses are being detained
00:50 – What is the Liuzhi detention system
02:08 – How many CEOs have disappeared?
03:14 – Why is Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign increasing
05:15 – How else are businessmen being persecuted?
06:43 – High suicide rates among Chinese businessmen

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4osBCph
China’s disappearing bosses: https://econ.st/47uNWjf
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2025-09-05

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency that could make payments faster and cheaper. But could they also threaten the financial system as we know it?

2025-08-27

In Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Reserve he said he was sacking Lisa Cook, a governor on its board. Many fear that he is trying to take over America’s central bank to quickly lower interest rates

2025-07-11

Does America need permission to bomb another country? Allies used to insist presidents seek UN approval before military action. However as David Rennie, our geopolitics editor, argues, they are increasingly tolerating Donald Trump’s Lone-Ranger, vigilante methods

2025-07-04

The boss of buy-now, pay-later provider Klarna recently admitted he went too far using AI to cut customer service roles and was rehiring people. In an interview with our business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, he explains why he still expects AI to have a significant impact on jobs in the years ahead