Wildfires in France and Spain are only growing worse by the day. We examine what can be done as a future of more fires, and worse ones, becomes more assured. A dig into data on women at work shows several indicators starting to move in the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/07/05/womens-progress-at-work-is-stalling?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">wrong direction</a>. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/14/cities-are-rethinking-what-happens-after-dark?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">after-dark economies</a>.Guests and host:<ul><li>Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor</li><li>Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent</li><li>Daniella Raz, US corespondent</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>fires, France, Spain, fire ecology</li><li>women in the workplace, equality</li><li>America, night-time economy</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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