Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

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<p>The dead are still being found; the displaced huddle in public spaces. Who or what will be blamed, and what policies will change after <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/27/a-terrible-inferno-kills-dozens-in-hong-kong?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">the tragedy</a>? We visit Georgia, where protests have now lasted <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/09/georgia-is-dousing-the-last-embers-of-democracy?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">a year</a>, probing the differences between popular uprisings that succeed and those that fail. And remembering <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/11/27/he-yanxin-was-the-steward-of-a-women-only-language?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">He Yanxin</a>, last natural inheritor of China’s ancient women-only language. </p><br><p><em>Additional audio courtesy of Zhao Ke'er from the documentary "</em><a href="https://www.xinpianchang.com/a10926335?ws_referrer_origin=ws_referrer_delete" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Heart of Gold</em></a><em>".</em></p><br><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><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>