Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

After Iran appoints a new supreme leader, what does the choice tell us about the resilience of the regime and how the war will progress? Scientific research in America has taken a battering in Donald Trump’s second term. And why British choirs face a shortage of tenor voices.

Guests and host:

• Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent • Daniella Raz, US correspondent • Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil prices • Scientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energy • Tenors, choirs, Oxford University

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