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Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 • Duration 21:19

Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.

Guests and host:

Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
Doug Dowson, data journalist
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot
America’s midterm elections, Georgia, Jon Ossoff
Film critics, cinema, the box office

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Act of Claude: Anthropic’s IPO bid

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Duration 23:34

It would be the first public listing from a frontier-AI firm—and perhaps the largest IPO of all time. We comb through the filing to understand how the company is thinking about itself and its industry. Our American-midterms series continues in the battleground state of Alaska. And scientists consider how to redefine the second.

Guests and host:

Miles Kruppa, technology correspondent
Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
David Adam, science writer
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Anthropic IPO, AI
America’s midterm elections, Alaska
the second, metrology, atomic clocks

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From this day, fourth: Lula’s surprise win

Monday, October 26, 2026 • Duration 27:22

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, staged a historic comeback to win a fourth term. We ask how he did it, and what he must do next. Each day this week our correspondents in America are focusing on crucial midterm-election races; today we start in Texas. And tote-bag economics: why so many businesses are getting in on selling merchandise.

Guests and host:

Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief
Rebecca Jackson, southern correspondent
Lizzy Peet, researcher
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Brazil election, Lula, Flávio Bolsonaro
America’s midterm elections, Texas, Ken Paxton, James Talarico
economics of “merch”

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Disorder of magnitude: France’s riots

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 21:27

What started as student protests ballooned into national lawlessness. The disorder plays into the hands of France’s political extremes; expect more of it. In Zimbabwe white farmers are returning to work land taken by Robert Mugabe a quarter-century ago. And our columnist considers the delicate wording that might indemnify AI firms if the bots happen to wipe out humanity.

Guests and host:

Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief
John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
Andrew Palmer, “Bartleby” columnist
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

France riots, French politics
Zimbabwe, agriculture, white farmers
AI, extinction-level events, legalese, parody

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Independence eh? Canada’s referendum

Monday, October 19, 2026 • Duration 21:43

The province of Alberta will vote on secession today. It is unlikely to go ahead, but the separatist vibe is just one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s many headaches. Our correspondent examines China’s efforts toward brain-computer interfaces, finding the country is closing the gap with America. And Britain’s “bug superhighways” link up the shrinking number of lush insect habitats.

Guests and host:

Robert Russo, Canada writer
Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
Bella King, news editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Canada, Alberta, separatists, referendum
China, brain-computer interfaces
Britain, insects, conservation

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Schrödinger’s chat: can AI and scientists co-exist?

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 27:53

In recent weeks, AI has solved hundreds of previously unanswered maths problems. Our correspondents ask if machines can do the same in other areas of science and what role human researchers may play. Why crisps are getting chunkier and chocolate chewier. And celebrating the life and work of author Annie Dillard.

Watch extended clips from Insider here.

Guests and host:

Alex Hern, AI writer
Alok Jha, science editor
Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Scientific research, mathpocalypse, AI
Crisps, snacks, texture, crunchtok
Annie Dillard, nature, obituary

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An interview with Alice Weidel

Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 01:01:00

Under Alice Weidel’s leadership the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing populist party, has been riding high. A series of successes in state elections have brought it closer than ever to power at national level. Ms Weidel is perhaps best known for her calls for “remigration” and criticism of Germany’s support for Ukraine. She spoke to The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, for The Insider, our video show for premium subscribers. Hear their conversation in full.

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