After oil prices climbed to nearly $120 a barrel yesterday, <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/08/why-maga-backs-donald-trumps-war-for-now?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">Donald Trump</a> signalled a possible abrupt end to the conflict in Iran. Markets calmed, but the course of the war remains unclear. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2026/03/02/chinas-ice-cold-calculus-over-iran?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">China’s government</a> has said little about Iran. And how a hippy grocery store became America’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02/12/americas-hottest-grocery-store-is-also-its-priciest?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">swankiest supermarket</a>.Guests and host:<ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor of “The Economist”</li><li>Simon Rabinovitch, Beijing bureau chief</li><li>Avantika Chilkoti, global business correspondent&nbsp;</li><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Iran, Donald Trump, Brent Crude, financial markets, Asia, oil shock</li><li>Chinese foreign policy, Wang Yi</li><li>Erewhon, food prices, supermarkets</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 Economist Podcasts+</a>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.&nbsp;

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