Hell hath no fury: a look inside Iran’s protests
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Unrest is only spreading and the authorities trying to quell it are looking increasingly desperate. We hear from one protester among many who are racked by fear but motivated by hope. The leader of the shadowy Wagner Group of mercenaries has revealed himself; we ask why. And a look at how few workers call in sick these days.
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| 1:02.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.9 | Today, from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:10.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:18.0 | The man nicknamed Vladimir Putin's chef has been doing a lot more than cooking. |
| 1:23.5 | Yevgeny Brighoshen has stepped out of the shadows, admitting to being the leader of the notorious gang of mercenaries called the Wagner Group. We ask why he's piped up. |
| 1:31.0 | And it would seem that workers just aren't taking their sick days. |
| 1:35.2 | In the work-from-home world that so many inhabit, policies from above and attitudes from below |
| 1:41.4 | lead to people just beavering away from the place once referred to as their |
| 1:45.6 | sickbed. |
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