Economist Podcasts

Never-ending storeys: rebuilding Turkey

Apr 14, 2023

In this engaging discussion, Piotr Zilevski, The Economist's Turkey correspondent, shares insights on the massive reconstruction efforts after the earthquakes, highlighting the staggering $104 billion cost and political implications for President Erdogan. Kinley Salmon, Africa correspondent, reveals a surprising demographic trend as Africa's baby boom slows down, exploring changing attitudes toward family planning and the impact on future economic dynamics. Together, they offer a thought-provoking look at pressing global challenges.

25:56

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Kinley Salmon

Piotr Zilevski

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Rebuilding Turkey: Challenges After the Earthquake

6min

Political Pressures and Global Population Trends

2min

Shifting Paradigms: Declining Birth Rates in Africa

8min

Courageous Resistance: The White Rose

7min

It will be years until the country recovers from February’s devastating earthquakes—but progress toward that goal will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins another mandate next month. Oft-overlooked data suggest that Africa’s baby boom is slowing, in a “demographic transition” the world has seen before. And remembering Traute Lafrenz, the last leafleter of the “White Rose” Nazi resistance.

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