The Intelligence from The Economist

Today, Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun visits the White House to ask for Donald Trump’s help rebuilding the country. Our correspondent reports from his recent trip to Lebanon on the challenges it faces. Threats to Red Bull’s magnificent marketing machine. And why the age gap between the wealthiest men and their wives is shrinking.

Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent
Doug Dowson, data journalist
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Lebanon, Beirut, Joseph Aoun, Hizbullah
Red Bull, energy drinks, extreme sports
Trophy wives, age gap, misogyny

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Andy Burnham faces tough challenges as Britain’s new prime minister, both within his party and the country at large. Our correspondent analyses his prospects. After years of strife, how can Syria be rebuilt? And food markets have changed New York.

Guests and host:
Hugo Gye, Britain political correspondent
Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent
Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, prime minister
Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa, Assad
New York, street markets, farmers’ markets

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Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide what kind of Israel will emerge. Our correspondent asks whether the World Cup will be remembered more for the dramas on the pitch or off it. And a tribute to A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, after it melts away at last.

Guests and host:
Josie Delap, Middle East editor
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Israeli election, Binyamin Netanyahu
World Cup
icebergs, climate

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We take a peek into a quirk of British politics as the country’s populist-right polling leader goes up against a man who wears a bin on his head. It is more serious than it sounds. Africans tired of shoddy internet services are turning to Starlink—for a price. And our culture editor reviews an anachronism-laden take on a classic epic.

Guests and host:

Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Nigel Farage, Count Binface, British politics, farce
Africa’s internet infrastructure, Starlink
“The Odyssey”, Christopher Nolan

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The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the options available to America—all of them bad. India’s government websites are almost universally impossible to use; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps for adults.

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Guests and host:
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist
Rachel Mayman, senior audience editor
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
India’s government, IT
summer camps, kidulting

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