A rash entry into a war of choice exposes President Donald Trump in a number of ways—and he may prove more dangerous as he becomes weaker. Turkey’s foreign entanglements mask the democratic backsliding at home; that is bad news for an opposition figure whose trial just began. And Americans seem to be taking their anger out on food-delivery robots.

Guests and host:

• Robert Guest, deputy editor
• Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent
• Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Donald Trump, war in Iran
• Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ekrem Imamoglu
• America, delivery robots

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Cancelled flights, longer routes, higher prices: the war in Iran is taking its toll on the airline industry. The conflict may force lasting change on the big Gulf carriers. We ask why the once-frothy fake-meat industry is losing its bite. And why PDFs, one of technology’s most pervasive file types, may meet their end thanks to AI.

Guests and hosts:

• Simon Wright, industry editor
• Hollie Berman, news editor
• Shera Avi-Yonah, business writer
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• airline industry, Iran war
• meat substitutes, plant-based meats
• PDFs, AI

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Nigeria sorely needed the enormous oil refinery built by Aliko Dangote, who was already Africa’s richest man. We ask what that new capacity means for him, for Nigeria and for the continent. We speak to the surprisingly large and diverse Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles. And how a cancer diagnosis seems to drive some people to a life of crime.

Guests and host:

• Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi – Africa correspondent
• Aryn Braun – West Coast correspondent
• Ainslie Johnstone – data journalist
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Aliko Dangote, Nigeria, oil, energy security
• Iran’s diaspora, California
• cancer, crime, data

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