
About this episode
Tim Cook is stepping down after overseeing 15 years of spectacular growth. We take a look at his successor. Japan’s rural women are disproportionately heading to cities, and their home towns are working hard to lure them back. And a historical examination of boredom, and why Britons have perhaps less of it than they should.
Guests and host:
- Tom Lee-Devlin, business editor
- Moeka Iida, Japan reporter
- Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Apple, technology, CEO, John Ternus
- Japan, demographics
- Britain, boredom
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