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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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Unlock American politics with The Economist’s John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. Taking one big theme every week, they dig into the data, the ideas and the history behind it. Politicians, pollsters and political scientists join them to discuss where the great experiment of American democracy is headed. Published every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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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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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