The province of Alberta will vote on secession today. It is unlikely to go ahead, but the separatist vibe is just one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/10/15/donald-trump-may-save-canada?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">many headaches</a>. Our correspondent examines China’s efforts toward brain-computer interfaces, finding the country is <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/06/china-wants-to-get-inside-your-head?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">closing the gap</a> with America. And Britain’s “<a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/10/08/conservationists-are-building-highways-for-bugs?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">bug superhighways</a>” link up the shrinking number of lush insect habitats.Guests and host:<ul><li>Robert Russo, Canada writer</li><li>Don Weinland, China business and finance editor</li><li>Bella King, news editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered: <ul><li>Canada, Alberta, separatists, referendum</li><li>China, brain-computer interfaces</li><li>Britain, insects, conservation</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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