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Insecurity services? Alexei Navalny’s poisoning

Economist Podcasts

The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Doctors believe Russia’s opposition leader was poisoned, and suspicion naturally falls on the Kremlin. Why might the country’s leadership have taken such a risk? For LGBT people coming out is, in many places, far easier and more commonplace than it once was—thanks in part to the internet. And why a younger generation is shunning Laos’s traditional ant-egg soup. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

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I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

1:06.8

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:13.6

For LGBT people, the act of coming out is transformative, cathartic.

1:18.6

We take a look at the shifting dynamics and demographics of coming out around the world

1:23.6

and at how the Internet has mostly been a great help.

1:33.7

And in Laos, there's a dish that epitomizes the countryside, ant-egg soup.

1:39.8

But as the country becomes more urban and globalized, young people want less traditional foods.

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We ask whether diners will keep seeking out the tangy pop of jungle caviar.

1:52.0

But first...

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