The Intelligence: the relentless audacity of Alexei Navalny
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The ominous disappearance of Russia’s opposition leader led many to fear the worst. But he has turned up in an Arctic penal colony—his message of resistance unchanged. From Batman-themed restaurants to playing a (non-lethal) version of “Squid Game”, movie studios are trying anything to squeeze more from their intellectual property (9:47). And a new film examines what lies behind losing streaks (17:16).
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| 0:57.2 | apply the economist hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist hello and |
| 1:08.8 | welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:11.3 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:13.2 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:22.4 | Live shows, Broadway musicals, theme parks, interactive experiences, merchandise galore. As fewer and fewer people |
| 1:29.7 | head to the cinema, movie studios are piling into every way imaginable to squeeze more money |
| 1:35.6 | out of their storylines. And the world of sport loves to see a winning streak or to |
| 1:42.9 | commiserate about a long string of losses. |
| 1:45.7 | Our correspondent says a new film casts light on the psychology of momentum in sport, |
| 1:51.4 | either up the league tables or down. |
| 1:59.1 | But first... Three years ago, this week, |
| 2:08.6 | Alexei Navalny, Russia's long-suffering opposition leader, returned to his home country. |
| 2:14.6 | He'd been recuperating in a hospital in Germany after being poisoned with a nerve agent. |
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