Chinese History—Qin Empire Strikes Back: Liu ...

In this episode of Bridge to China, Jason Smith sits down with political commentator and Silk & Steel Podcast host Carl Zha to explore the extraordinary story of China's transformation—from the Japanese occupation and Chinese Civil War to Mao-era nation building, Deng Xiaoping's ...  Show more

Jerm and Todd Hayen chat about gay marriage. They distinguish between state vs religious marriage—Todd says he does not care for any state institution and Jerm questions the purpose of marriage.They then pivot to AI. They debate whether it is just algorithms or if it is something ...  Show more

Raging wildfires in Los Angeles have spread to the Hollywood Hills after multiple blazes killed at least five and stretched firefighting resources to the limit. Lebanon’s parliament looks set to elect its army chief, ending a two-year presidential vacuum and showing the diminishe ...  Show more

The countdown is on: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has just six weeks to finalise her Autumn Budget before the November 26 deadline. This week, she was in Washington DC for the annual meeting of the IMF, where she hinted at tax rises for the rich, while pinning some blame for Britain’ ...  Show more

New data shows the economy dipped into recession in the second half of 2023, but does it really matter? Ana Andrade from Bloomberg Economics walks us through the implications. Plus, Ed Arnold from defence think tank The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) joins us to discuss t ...  Show more

Sign up to Nebula to get the ad-free access to the full Daily Briefing every single day: https://go.nebula.tv/thedailybriefingWelcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today’s episode, we run through why Gabon’s coup may actually be good for the country. Also, we discuss the US s ...  Show more