A Ron turn: DeSantis’s disastrous announcement
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
After a glitchy announcement on Twitter, the Florida governor’s campaign is off to a shaky start. And despite strong donor backing, he will struggle to secure the Republican party nomination. Airlines are under increasing pressure to decarbonise but their journey to net zero is going to be long and pricey. And, how British shows can make hay while the Hollywood writers strike.
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| 0:14.4 | So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science. Yours, Toby. Take your holiday as seriously as British |
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| 1:01.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.8 | I'm your host, Oire Ogunby. |
| 1:07.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:15.3 | Flying is terrible for the environment, and with more passengers comes even more emissions. |
| 1:22.7 | It appears that airlines want to decarbonise, but aircraft manufacturers aren't giving them very many options. |
| 1:31.2 | And TV and film writers in Hollywood are on strike. |
| 1:35.7 | The impact of their actions is being felt in many other parts of the world too, but not in the ways you might expect. |
| 1:53.0 | Thank you. but not in the ways you might expect. First up, though. |
| 2:07.2 | Last night, Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, formally entered America's presidential race. |
| 2:10.8 | In Florida, we proved that it can be done. |
| 2:18.5 | We chose facts over fear, education over indoctrination, law and order over rioting and disorder. |
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