Right in front: AfD could win German state

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<p>On Sunday, <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/31/how-the-alternative-for-germany-would-govern?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">Alternative for Germany</a> could become the first far-right nationalist party to win a state election since the end of the second world war. Is Britain right to worry about <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/08/20/why-everybody-hates-palantir?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">Palantir</a> handling government contracts? And could the Chinese learn to love <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2026/08/20/will-china-ever-learn-to-love-chocolate?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">chocolate</a>? </p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent</li><li>Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent</li><li>Don Weinland, China business and finance editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Germany, AfD, Alternative for Germany, Saxony-Anhalt</li><li>Palantir, NHS</li><li>China, chocolate </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><br><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>