Economist Podcasts

Despair and disparities: covid-19 consumes Brazil

Mar 8, 2021

Sarah Maslin, Brazil correspondent for The Economist, shares insights on Brazil's chaotic COVID-19 response and the devastating impact of the P1 variant. She discusses how socio-economic disparities have intensified health crises and the urgent need for vaccination. Emma Duncan, Britain editor, weighs in on the fallout from Harry and Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah, exploring serious allegations of mental health struggles and racism within the royal family. The contrasting cultural perceptions of this scandal add another layer to the discussion.

22:50

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Episode guests

Emma Duncan

Sarah Maslin

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

COVID-19 Crisis in Brazil

6min

COVID-19 Crisis in Brazil

4min

Pandemic's Workforce Impact

7min

Royal Revelations and Public Perception

6min

Cultural Perceptions and Audience Sympathy

2min

State and local pandemic responses are scattershot; a national effort is all but nonexistent. A creeping sense of fatalism makes for peril far beyond the country’s borders. Aggregate American jobs numbers are promising, but our correspondent digs deeper to find how much harder women have it in the labour force. And the interview set to widen Britain’s royal rift. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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