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With Iran emboldened and America an ever more capricious security partner, Gulf countries face several post-war challenges. They should put their divides aside to tackle them. We dig one last time into our archive to chronicle American history, bringing our series up to the present day. And the mounting evidence that plants can “hear”.

Guests and host:

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
Annie Crabill, senior digital editor
Matt Kaplan, science correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Iran war, Middle East geopolitics
American history, semiquincentennials
plants, biology, science

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For all the Trumpian chaos in Latin America, no other developing-world regional economy has done so well in the past year. We examine the Donroe dividend. The cost to make jollof rice, a staple dish in Nigeria and Ghana, is a window into the countries’ economies. And the BBC waves goodbye to its long-wave radio service.

Guests and host:

Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
Bo Franklin, senior editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Latin America, Donroe doctrine, mining
Nigeria, Ghana, cost of living, jollof rice
BBC, long-wave radio

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Ukraine is intensifying cross-border attacks in a strategic and psychological effort to make ordinary Russians take notice of the war. We have been collecting reports from the ground on shifting attitudes as occupied Crimea comes under fire. Why the valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX affects us all. And celebrating the life of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan.

Guests and host:

Matt Steinglass, Europe editor
Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Ukraine, Crimea, Zelensky, Putin
SpaceX, Elon Musk, trillionaire, valuation
Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve, monetary policy

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Americans are becoming more anxious about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, society and even human existence. Republican and Democrat voters are unusually united in their concerns. Divorce rates are rising in China and the Communist party cannot stop them. And the politics of air-conditioning in a scorching Europe.

Guests and host:
Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
Sarah Wu, China correspondent
Lane Greene, senior digital editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:
Artificial intelligence, midterms, Alex Bores
Divorce, China, fertility
Heatwaves, Europe, air-conditioning

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When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the world. His book “Democracy in America” was a big influence on later generations of writers and thinkers, including The Economist’s US Editor John Prideaux. Now, 250 years after its birth, the vitality of that democracy is under question. In this series, John retraces the route Tocqueville took to find out how much of what inspired Tocqueville about America remains—and how worried we should be about what’s changed.

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