The Muslim Brotherhood won power and influence in the Arab Spring of 2011. Now autocrats are resurgent and its leaders are in jail or exile. <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/08/09/is-europe-safer-than-america?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">Elon Musk says</a> Europe is more dangerous than America. Is he right? And the puzzling popularity of <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/08/03/millions-play-padel-will-anyone-watch-it?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">padel</a>.Guests and host:<ul><li>Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent</li><li>James Fransham, data journalist</li><li>Hamish Clayton, Britain writer</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Muslim Brotherhood, Islamism, Arab Spring</li><li>Elon Musk,&nbsp; Insider, Europe, crime,&nbsp;</li><li>Padel, tennis, racket sports</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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