After the devastating <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/27/the-terrifying-mechanics-of-the-nepali-flash-flood?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">flash flood</a> last week, our correspondent explains why the country is so ill-equipped to deal with the crisis. Does <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/08/18/does-ai-stop-children-from-learning?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">AI stop children</a> from learning? And why Japanese ongaku kissa, or <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/08/20/japans-music-cafes-are-striking-a-chord-abroad?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">listening bars</a>, are so popular abroad.Guests and host:<ul><li>Kira Hiju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor</li><li>Aaron Coultate, newsletter editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Nepal, flood, climate change, glacier, hydropower</li><li>AI, education, exams</li><li>Japan, listening bars, ongaku kissa&nbsp;</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.<hr> 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.

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