Hunger strikes: North Korea’s food shortages
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🗓️ 23 June 2021
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An admission that the country’s food situation is “tense” is a rare glimpse into the compounding effects of pandemic policies and crop failures. Adherents of wild conspiracy theories in America tend to be white, and often evangelical. But Hispanic Americans are getting conspiracy-curious too. And the moonshine that’s made from an Indian flower with a deep history.
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes you just need to get away. |
| 0:03.0 | And for the Aglewall family, it was well over you. |
| 0:05.8 | They wanted to know exactly what they were getting, |
| 0:08.2 | like knowing their kids stay and eat a delicious breakfast for free. |
| 0:11.8 | Yes! |
| 0:12.8 | And no need to look heavy bags, with free parking at over 500 hotels. |
| 0:17.8 | Enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip. |
| 0:20.2 | Creme it in, rest easy. |
| 0:22.2 | Only available to book at cremierin.com. |
| 0:25.4 | Season C's apply of two kids stay and eat breakfast free with a full-paying adult. |
| 0:36.4 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:39.6 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:41.6 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:50.0 | At the fringes of America's politics, |
| 0:52.0 | lurk insidious conspiracy theories, such as one called QAnon. |
| 0:56.8 | Believers are vocal, dedicated, and to date, overwhelmingly white. |
| 1:02.2 | But an increasing number of Hispanic Americans are falling under the theory spell. |
| 1:07.8 | And in India, the droplet-shaped flowers of the Maawatri |
| 1:11.6 | have a history that goes back further even than Hinduism, |
| 1:15.0 | as adornments or in medicines or oils. |
| 1:18.2 | Our intrepid correspondent finds that the flowers also make for a fine moonshine. |
| 1:28.0 | But first... |
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