Sarah Maslin, The Economist's Brazil correspondent, shares her insights on Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's potential return to power, debating whether Brazil would see a fiscal conservative or a populist. Wendelin von Bredow, the senior Germany correspondent, discusses Germany's economic woes, like its heavy reliance on Russian gas and the looming threat of deindustrialization. The podcast also touches on the revival of Vietnam's loudspeakers and what this retro move signifies in today's digital world.