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The Economist

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. 

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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Kremlin planned to provide Iran with unjammable drones, plus training in how to use them, according to leaked documents seen exclusively by The Economist. Meanwhile there are nearly 20,000 merchant seamen stranded in the Gulf. And a tribute to Craig Venter, dark horse of the Human Genome Project.

Watch extended clips from Economist Insider here.

Guests and host:

 • Shashank Joshi, defence editor
 • Joshua Spencer, Asia news editor
 • Geoffrey Carr, senior editor, science and technology
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Iran war, Russia, drones
 • Commercial shipping
 • Craig Venter

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Drone team: Russia’s plan to arm Iran

An egregious attack in a Jewish neighbourhood in London is just the latest example of a troubling trend. We investigate the claim that antisemitism is becoming normalised in Britain. While many of the world’s luxury brands are struggling, American ones seem to be flourishing. And our series of profiles of teams contesting the World Cup continues with Argentina.

Guests and host:

 • Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
 • Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • antisemitism, Britain
 • American brands, luxury goods
 • World Cup, Argentina

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A hatred normalised: antisemitism in Britain

Germany’s chancellor came to office making big promises. A year later they are unfulfilled, his government is squabbling and he has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire. The advertising industry is, inevitably, starting to peddle its wares quietly in AI chatbots. And a historical look at the oratory around war and how it has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Guests and host:

 • Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
 • Tom Wainwright, media editor
 • Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Germany, Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump
 • AI, chatbots, advertising
 • rhetoric of war 

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On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year in

The Trump administration’s “Project Freedom” has done and will do little to boost traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. We examine an unsustainable standoff. A fashion influencer’s post addressed to President Vladimir Putin has brought Russians’ wider grumbling into the open. And how India’s notorious street noise comes with costs to human health. 

Guests and host:

 • Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
 • Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
 • Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
 • Russia, Vladimir Putin, influencers
 • India, noise pollution, health

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Naval piercing: strait shooting in Iran war

In Iran, America is using expensive weaponry against cheap local drones. Can upstart tech companies change the economics – and nature — of conflict? As part of our ongoing series on the US at 250, we examine the impact of the two world wars. And should you ever use an emoji at work?

Listen to “Money Talks” on defence tech upstarts. 

Guests and host:

 • Henry Tricks, US technology editor
 • Annie Crabill, a senior digital editor
 • Andrew Palmer, host of “Boss Class” podcast
 • Rosie Blau, host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Pentagon, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril
 • America 250, Woodrow Wilson, FDR
 • Emojis, aubergines

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Spoils of war: money flows into defence tech

Can peace hold in Lebanon while Hizbullah remains? Our correspondent weighs the balance of power between government forces and the Iran-backed militia. The resale value of Labubus is falling – who cares? And remembering Swedish death-clearer, Margareta Magnusson. 

Watch extended clips from “The Insider”. And listen to our “Weekend Intelligence” episode on “Kidulting: why adults are turning to toys”.

Guests and host:

 • Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
 • Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
 • Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
 • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, ceasefire
 • Labubus, PopMart, Funko, financial bubbles
 • Margareta Magnusson, death-clearing, decluttering 

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Beirut watch: can Lebanon subdue Hizbullah?

Oil prices are at their highest since 2022, as a swift end to the Iran conflict proves elusive. Yet, our commodities editor says, markets do not yet yet recognise how deep the supply shock is. Who will contest next year’s pivotal election in France? And great expectations in Brazil ahead of the World Cup.

Watch “The Insider”: How high will the oil price go 

Guests and host:

 • Matthieu Favas, commodities editor
 • Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
 • Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
 • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Oil, Brent crude, OPEC, Iran, UAE
 • France, Macron, Marine Le Pen, National Rally
 • World Cup, Brazil, Pele 

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Drill pickle: oil prices still misjudge shock

Artificial Intelligence is becoming ubiquitous, but the industry that powers it is struggling to keep up with demand. The host of our award-winning podcast series “Scam Inc” says fraudsters in Asia are becoming more sophisticated. And after Allbirds stops selling shoes, what comes next?

Guests and host:

 • Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
 • Sue-Lin Wong, host of Scam Inc 
 • Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • AI, Anthropic, GPUs, Nvidia, TSMC
 • Scam Inc, malware, cybercrime, fraud
 • Allbirds, Casper, Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club

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Power ranges: AI faces supply crunch

The “special relationship” between Britain and America is at its weakest since the Suez crisis of 1956. Will a state visit by King Charles III to America salvage the tie? Why Japanese automakers may be running out of road. And fish from New York’s Hudson river are now safe to eat.

Guests and host:

 • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
 • Daniel Franklin, senior editor, Britain
 • Ethan Wu, Asia business and finance editor
 • Stevie Hertz, US policy correspondent

Topics covered: 

 • King Charles III, state visit, special relationship
 • Japanese carmakers, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, EVs
 • Hudson river, fishing

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The regal has landed: can Charles boost US bond?

After a gunman stormed Donald Trump’s dinner with the press, questions are being revived about the president’s security. Germany’s top general explains the country’s new defence strategy. And listeners respond to our Weekend Intelligence episode on the passport bros who go abroad to find “a good woman”.

An earlier version of our lead story stated that the gunman shot a Secret Service agent. Subsequent reports indicate it is unclear whose shot struck the agent.We have now edited the start of the segment.

Guests and host:

 • John Prideaux, host of “Checks and Balance” and US editor
 • Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief
 • Carla Subirana, reporter
 • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
 • Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered: 

 • Donald Trump, assassination attempt, White House dinner, Cole Tomas Allen
 • Carsten Breuer, Bundeswehr, NATO, Ukraine
 • Passport bros, tradwife, misogyny 

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Security banquet: queries over Trump protection

The tech firm has ballooned under his leadership, but Mr Cook’s next ten years will not be as rosy as the first. We ask how he can maintain Apple’s shine. Activists, academics, journalists, now labour unions: Hong Kong’s authorities keep stifling democracy’s defenders wherever they turn. And why California may soon find it hard to bring home the bacon.

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