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5034 - The Intelligence: F is for falling standards
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  • 5034 - The Intelligence: F is for falling standards

    America is producing more high-school graduates—but on average, they know less. We ask how a push for equity can in reality seed a systemic failing. London’s Canary Wharf was built as a high-rise jungle for white-collar workers; how is it surviving in a work-from-home world (7:57)? And amid a general decline in cinemagoing, the high end of the market is thriving (14:02).


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    Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 19min
  • 5033 - Checks and Balance: Growth states

    It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to defy expectations. But why aren’t voters happier with Joe Biden’s economy? 


    John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch and Neale Mahoney, professor of economics at Stanford University. 


    Thank you to the William J. Clinton Library and the UVA Miller Center for some of the audio used in this episode. 


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    Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 47min
  • 5032 - The Intelligence: Russia’s sham election

    Voting begins today in an election that has already been won – all the opposition politicians are dead, in prison or in exile. Vladimir Putin wants to give the illusion of legitimacy. Will the rumblings of a protest deprive him of that goal? There is evidence that Sudan is becoming the latest theatre of the Ukraine war (09:25). And, a tribute to the father of Dragon Ball Z (15:49).


    Navalny audio clip courtesy of The National Desk. 


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    Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 23min
  • 5031 - The Intelligence: Is time up for TikTok?

    The US Congress is refusing to scroll past the app’s links to China. If the bill they passed becomes law, the video-sharing network will be forced to find new owners. Binyamin Netanyahu’s emergency war-time budget has just been approved. What is the cost of Israel’s ongoing war (10:40)? And, snapping up Old Masters in Maastricht (18:14).


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    Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 25min
  • 5030 - The Intelligence: Russia pushes back on Kharkiv

    The northeastern province has been subject to more and more shelling, and Western officials are worried about Ukraine’s capacity to respond. Could there be a breakthrough? Not everyone is happy with the 28-year-old building America’s first nickel-cobalt refinery (08:51). And, some of the best comic novels (16:46).


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    Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 23min
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