Ploy story: a defenestration at Disney
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Executives have squeezed out Bob Chapek and re-anointed Bob Iger as boss. But the firm’s woes are less about leadership and more about the new economics of Hollywood. We ask why Zimbabwe’s teen mothers find it so hard to stay in school, and what can be done about it. And pigs prove their intelligence, again, by making up after confrontations.
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| 0:00.0 | Debbie was in a bit of a pickle. |
| 0:03.0 | A Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches just weren't selling. |
| 0:07.0 | Until she had the good idea to use Canva to design her logo, |
| 0:11.0 | menus and social posts. |
| 0:14.0 | They looked good. |
| 0:17.0 | Really, really good. |
| 0:19.0 | Turns out Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches are right up everyone's street. |
| 0:23.4 | Even if that street now smells of pickles. |
| 0:26.6 | Thanks, Canber. |
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| 1:01.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.3 | In London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:06.1 | And in New York, I'm John Fastman. |
| 1:09.2 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:13.6 | In Zimbabwe, there's a shocking rise in the number of young girls dropping out of school. |
| 1:21.6 | A lot of it has to do with teen pregnancy and attitudes about it. |
| 1:25.6 | We ask how to address a problem that has legal, societal, and economic causes. |
| 1:33.1 | And if you've ever wondered what happens to pigs after they fight, or more likely, if like most |
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