Peace by piece? Zelensky and Trump meet again
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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After an inconclusive summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the stakes are high for Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with the US president in Washington today. Enter the “solopreneur”: why AI is allowing entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses on their own. And a 400-year-old Chinese cough syrup is enjoying new-found popularity.
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| 1:05.6 | The Economist. |
| 1:15.4 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:16.5 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:18.1 | And I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:22.4 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. Given that AI can do the work of lots of people, and people cost a company, lots of money, |
| 1:33.0 | the trend line for startups is pointing towards fewer and fewer employees. |
| 1:37.5 | By now the hunt is on for the world's first one-person unicorn firm worth a billion bucks. |
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| 1:51.8 | popularity, including in the West. |
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