Unrest in peace: misery in Gaza

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<p>A year ago Donald Trump created the Board of Peace to rebuild <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/jared-kushner-has-a-245bn-recovery-plan-for-gaza?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gaza</a></u>. Yet for many Palestinians, life is even harder, as the ceasefire is repeatedly violated, crime is rising and poverty rife. Why <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/05/record-labels-are-in-a-spin-over-ai-music?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">record labels</a></u> are in a spin over AI music. And Japan is struggling to benefit from the global <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/01/japans-tea-farmers-enjoy-a-matcha-boom?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">matcha boom</a></u>.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology and media editor</li><li>Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Gaza, Board of Peace, Hamas</li><li>AI music, slop, Warner Music Group </li><li>Matcha, Japan, Kagoshima</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>