Leeward: we meet South Korea’s probable president
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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We meet the opposition leader who is likely to be the next president. Cleaning up the domestic mess after an alleged coup would seem easy compared with his tasks on the international stage. Our correspondent reports on renewed violence in Colombia; again, or still, it is about cocaine (10:10). And remembering the ups and downs of Marianne Faithfull, a beloved British singer (17:40).
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| 1:25.9 | Back in 2016, as Colombia's violent paramilitary group, the FARC, disbanded, |
| 1:31.8 | Colombians hoped for a long peace. |
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