Passing mentions: the notable lives lost in 2024
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
From a legendary baseball slugger to a beloved comic actor, from Scottish politicians to America’s sex therapist to the leader of Russia’s resistance: our shows have marked the deaths of many noteworthy figures throughout 2024. Our obituaries editor and correspondents reflect on lives that changed the world—not all of them in good ways.
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| 0:00.0 | We're all so busy. |
| 0:02.1 | Buzzing about, like bumblebees, |
| 0:04.6 | it can be easy to forget the simple things in life. |
| 0:07.6 | Like just how good nature can taste. |
| 0:11.0 | Eat Natural combines nature's most delicious ingredients |
| 0:14.1 | to create irresistible snack bars that keep you fuller for longer. |
| 0:18.5 | Fuller of flavour, and perfect for an on-the-go bite or a mid-morning snack. |
| 0:23.1 | When nature tastes this good, why overcomplicate it? |
| 0:27.1 | Savour moments in nature with Eat Natural. |
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| 1:03.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Most weekdays, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:18.4 | Today, though, we'll be looking back at some notable lives, the inspired and inspiring figures who died this year. |
| 1:26.5 | One day before his death, Alexei Navalny appeared in a court |
| 1:30.2 | hearing by video link from prison. He joked that authorities should put some more money in his |
| 1:34.9 | account because he was running low. In the end, there was only one way for Russia's president |
| 1:40.2 | Vladimir Putin to wipe that smile off Mr. Nivalny's face. |
| 1:48.5 | Our Russia editor, Arkali Ostrovsky, was a personal friend of Mr. Nivalny's. |
| 1:52.5 | He reflected on what the assassination means for the future of Russia. |
| 1:56.2 | He did not see himself as a martyr. |
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