Yesterday

Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race

Our correspondent goes inside a Chinese robot facility to see thousands of droids being taught to complete useful tasks. Is it worth the time and money? How Meta’s $17bn settlement at its blockbuster trial could change teen social-media use. And 75 years of the Paris bookshop Sha ... Show More

24m 48s

Aug 27

Big shot: does a cancer vaccine work?

Personalised vaccines could offer a breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Our correspondent analyses the latest trial. Canada’s oil market is flourishing, despite the trade war. And, why we will always love Dolly Parton.Guests and host:Natasha Loder, health editorSarah Lawryn ... Show More

22m 5s

Aug 26

Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip

Amid record-tickling yields, the bond markets are now trying to make sense of what Scott Bessent, America’s Treasury secretary, has announced—a move that might put him on a collision course with the Federal Reserve. We ask why it is so easy for hackers to infiltrate America’s wat ... Show More

22m 36s

May 2024

The Intelligence: An interview with the director of the IAEA

The IAEA is charged with promoting the peaceful use of atomic energy. But with uncertainty in Iran and a delicate situation in Ukraine, can the organisation still keep risks under control? The world’s most important diamond company is in trouble. Could selling out save them (10:3 ... Show More

22m 37s

Jun 2025

Truce and consequences: a fragile ceasefire in Iran

Iran’s strikes both before and apparently after a ceasefire began seem to threaten peace. If it holds, what will that mean for Iran’s ambitions, and for the wider region? A meeting of NATO-country leaders seems precision-engineered to appease the alliance’s most fickle member. An ... Show More

24m 44s

Oct 2023

WAGD Radio: A Unsettling Conversation with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi

On a very special episode of We’re All Going to Die Radio, Jon sits down with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi. Director General Grossi shares how the IAEA has adapted to address nuclear threats from the war in Ukraine, how Iran’s purs ... Show More

37m 25s

Apr 2021

Fission expedition: nuclear-site attack in Iran

An apparent act of <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/04/12/israel-apparently-strikes-an-iranian-nuclear-facility-again?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" targe ... Show More

21m 22s

Oct 2023

WAGD Radio: Russian Nuclear Moves and a New Era of Nuclear Danger?

While the wars in Ukraine and Israel have been dominating headlines, there have also been rumblings about an interest in Russia to restart nuclear testing. James Acton and Andrey Baklitskiy join Jon Wolfsthal to break down the fallout of a renewal of nuclear testing and the domin ... Show More

25m 49s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Iran and Israel’s new era?

A missile has reportedly struck a site in the Islamic Republic. If this is retaliation for Iran’s most recent attacks, then it is a muted response. But is there still a risk of escalation? As India’s election kicks off, a look into why the opposition is likely to have a poor show ... Show More

27m 7s

Jun 2022

A Potentially “Fatal Blow” to the Iran Nuclear Deal and Decades-high Inflation in the U.S.

CNN's Matthew Chance reports from Kyiv on Russia's slow and steady advances in Ukraine. As Iran moved to remove 27 cameras from monitoring its nuclear sites, the director general of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, joins Fareed to discuss the fate of the Iran nuclear deal. Then, ... Show More

39m 29s

Sep 2021

Rafael Grossi - Nuclear fallout

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, amid concern about renewed tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. Tehran insists that it is only developing nuclear power for civilian purposes but now Israel has warned that it cr ... Show More

22m 59s

Feb 2024

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Figuring Out Russia's Endgame with Rebekah Koffler

<p>In this episode, Lisa welcomes Rebekah Koffler to discuss a bombshell report on the CIA and intelligence community surveilling associates of Donald Trump. The politicization of the intelligence community and its impact on national security is also explored. The interview with ... Show More

49m 53s

The Intelligence: An interview with the ...