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As Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, meets with President Donald Trump, we talk through our exclusive polling on what the country wants for its future. Childhood in the age of AI promises to be bespoke and personalised—and perhaps also lonely and atomised. And on America’s National Bagel Day, our correspondent explores the foodstuff’s murky history.
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Previous episodes
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5600 - Maria-view mirror: asking Venezuelans what they want nowThu, 15 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5599 - Independence Jay? Inflation and attacks on the FedWed, 14 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5598 - Lowering the steaks: a Mercosur deal at lastTue, 13 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5597 - Strike fear: Iran’s protests and IsraelMon, 12 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5596 - Shah caller: Iran’s protests are different this timeFri, 09 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5595 - Oil pressure: America’s tanker seizuresThu, 08 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5594 - In the line of fires: LA’s ashen suburbs one year onWed, 07 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5593 - Xi’s not there: what China’s Venezuela response revealsTue, 06 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5592 - Nicolás caged: what next for Venezuela?Mon, 05 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5591 - State of the art: Chinese market floundersFri, 02 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5590 - What in the world: predictions for 2026Thu, 01 Jan 2026 - 0h
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5589 - Years ending: notable lives lost in 2025Wed, 31 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5588 - Boom with a view: our economy of the yearTue, 30 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5587 - Generals’ selection: Myanmar’s sham pollMon, 29 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5586 - Battle of the texts: which books changed the world?Fri, 26 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5585 - So this is quizmas: our inaugural holiday face-offWed, 24 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5584 - Growing pains: a recession in recessionsTue, 23 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5583 - Slop stars: why AI-generated content could help creatorsMon, 22 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5582 - Country of the year: The Economist’s pick for 2025Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5581 - Weight boss? Competition for Novo NordiskThu, 18 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5580 - Emissions possible: EU petrol ban quashedWed, 17 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5579 - After Bondi: how to tackle extremismTue, 16 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5578 - Judgment day: Jimmy Lai convictedMon, 15 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5577 - Right, here, waiting: Europe’s populists on the riseFri, 12 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5576 - Ven and the art of hemispheric maintenance: America’s national-security postureThu, 11 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5575 - Digital stimulation: AI and pornWed, 10 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5574 - “You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court caseTue, 09 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5573 - Transitional injustice: Syria one year after AssadMon, 08 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5572 - The Weekend Intelligence: Operation MidasSat, 06 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5571 - Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PMFri, 05 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5570 - Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromanceThu, 04 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5569 - Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal?Wed, 03 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5568 - The great wheel: China’s Robotaxi revolutionTue, 02 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5567 - Deal them back in? What we heard in IranMon, 01 Dec 2025 - 0h
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5566 - The Weekend Intelligence: Mise en masseSat, 29 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5565 - Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blazeFri, 28 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5564 - Growth negligence: Britain’s budgetThu, 27 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5563 - Party likes it 1959: Cuba in crisisWed, 26 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5562 - Trailer: Drum TowerWed, 26 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5561 - Wage against the machine: the distortions of minimum payTue, 25 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5560 - Emission creep: a contentious COP closesMon, 24 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5559 - Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migrationFri, 21 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5558 - War graft: scandal engulfs UkraineThu, 20 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5557 - Crown prince arming: Trump sells jets to MBSWed, 19 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5556 - After Sheikh: what next for Bangladesh?Tue, 18 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5555 - Gang-buster: Can Sheinbaum beat Mexico crime?Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5554 - Toil and rubble: who will rebuild Gaza?Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5553 - Opening punch: Shutdown ends, now more Epstein emailsThu, 13 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5552 - The little green look: China’s energy revolutionWed, 12 Nov 2025 - 0h
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5551 - Home alone: the relationship recessionTue, 11 Nov 2025 - 0h
