
About this episode
An interview with Lee Jae Myung, South Korea’s president, a year into his role. Though he has stabilised a turbulent polity and overseen a stock market rally, the path ahead may be bumpy. Can India’s cockroach party become a powerful political movement? And celebrating the creator of “Persepolis”, Marjane Satrapi.
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Guests and host:
- Noah Sneider, East Asia bureau chief
- Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief
- Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
- Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, North Korea
- Cockroach party, Narendra Modi, Gen-Z protests
- Marjane Satrapi, Iran, Persepolis
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