Warpath: Israel vows revenge on Hizbullah

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<p>After an airstrike<a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/07/28/israeli-retaliation-in-lebanon-seems-inevitable?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"> killed 12 children in Israel-controlled territory</a> at the weekend, retaliation in Lebanon seems inevitable. The end result could be a war on multiple fronts. British prisons are in crisis, so <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/07/18/how-labour-should-reform-britains-overstuffed-prisons?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">what should the new Labour government</a> do (10:07)? And for the past 50 years, the Kronos quartet in America has brought together musical traditions to <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/06/27/how-kronos-became-the-worlds-most-innovative-string-quartet?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">redefine classical music</a> (22:48).</p><br><p><em>Additional music copyright Nonesuch Records, Black Angels </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-EtRA6UbI&list=OLAK5uy_mfwoHgqbCxqJJwas4uJCqIhMwIdM2PfDs&index=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I. Departure</em></a><em> & </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znbWJcfal5Q&list=OLAK5uy_mfwoHgqbCxqJJwas4uJCqIhMwIdM2PfDs&index=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>II. Absence</em></a><em> by George Crumb, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pot-gCpVTJU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Blood Oath</em></a><em> by Philip Glass, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1lFI5SFmSs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector</em></a><em> by Terry Riley, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vomfxcnnd5s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Purple Haze</em></a><em> by Jimi Hendrix, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNBDsjQiPJ0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tilliboyo</em></a><em> by Foday Musa Suso, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RSvQmzG3YI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nihavent Sirto</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNANBYTs7PI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Flugufrelsarinn</em></a><em> by Sigur Rós, </em><a href="https://50ftf.kronosquartet.org/composers/inti-figgis-vizueta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Branching Patterns</em></a><em> by Inti Figgis-Vizueta, </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLLB0elriL0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mishima/Closing</em></a><em> by Philip Glass</em></p><br><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>