In it to bin it: Nigel Farage v Count Binface

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<p>We take a peek into a quirk of British politics as the country’s populist-right polling leader goes up against a man who wears <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief/2026/07/11/b240d63f-2768-43dd-89b6-2bdceb6df745?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">a bin on his head</a>. It is <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/09/nigel-farages-stunts-made-him-a-successful-politician-they-wont-make-him-pm?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">more serious</a> than it sounds. Africans tired of shoddy internet services are turning to Starlink—<a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/02/africans-are-turning-to-starlink?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">for a price</a>. And our culture editor reviews an <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/15/a-very-silly-adaptation-of-the-odyssey?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">anachronism-laden take</a> on a classic epic.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Hugo Gye, British political correspondent</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent</li><li>Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Nigel Farage, Count Binface, British politics, farce</li><li>Africa’s internet infrastructure, Starlink</li><li>“The Odyssey”, Christopher Nolan</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></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>