4. Hostages
In episode 4 of our podcast, Arkady Ostrovsky talks to the actor Chulpan Khamatova whose work has brought her up close with Russia’s leaders
Chulpan Khamatova is one of Russia’s best-loved actors. Once courted by Vladimir Putin, she now lives in exile in Latvia. Her work and fame brought access to the key protagonists in Russia’s recent past. It’s a unique vantage point to contemplate the nature of evil—and its antidote.
Babbage
The Large Hadron Collider is on the verge of its most important decade
Our podcast on science and technology. We meet the next boss of CERN and take a tour of the biggest experiment in physics. What’s in store for the next chapter of the supercollider?
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The Intelligence
Donald Trump’s Congress address was more pomp than policy
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Why Diana Salazar might be Latin America’s bravest woman
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
08:29
Drum Tower
The Chinese tech hotspot that birthed DeepSeek
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we travel to China’s Silicon Valley to visit a university modelled on Stanford that lies at the heart of a thriving tech ecosystem
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The Intelligence
What will America’s pause in military aid mean for Ukraine?
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Why inheritocracy is a danger to capitalism
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
07:44