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Episodes

Roaring trades: oil majors’ secret success story

Big oil firms keep one part of their business hush-hush: trading. Amid an almighty oil shock, the majors’ trading arms are raking it in . But competition is mounting. We look at the Trump administration’s messy attempts to regulate frontier AI models, and how that may cost America its AI edge. And why the biggest music tours are going to fewer places . Guests and host: Matthieu Favas, commodities editor Shashank Joshi, incoming Washington bureau chief Vicky Jessop, culture writer Jason Palmer, c...

Jul 02, 2026•23 min

Fault lines: Venezuela’s paltry earthquake response

Government help was thin on the ground just after the country’s worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A food-delivery robot trial in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben’s proliferating thrillers are cheesy but gripping . Guests and host: Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent Alex Hern, AI writer Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: Venez...

Jul 01, 2026•22 min

Gulf-co-operation counsel: what next for the region

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 ...

Jun 30, 2026•24 min

Latin lessons: the Donroe-doctrine boost

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 Intellig...

Jun 29, 2026•17 min

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