Elon Musk has launched the largest stockmarket listing in history. The accompanying space mission remains grounded. Our correspondent weighs SpaceX’s extraordinary ambitions. The Republican party trades on its masculine image, but some young men are turning away. And, after a blind tasting 50 years ago unleashed a new wave of wine drinking, the market is drying out.

Guests and host:

• Tim Cross, senior science writer
• Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor
• Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-hosts of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:

• SpaceX, Starlink, XAI, Elon Musk
• Donald Trump, Republicans, masculinity
• Wine, Judgement of Paris

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Within the space of a week Chinese president Xi Jinping has welcomed both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Our correspondent explains the significance of these consecutive meetings. How the Premier League got its kick – and became one of Britain’s most successful businesses. And, some relax on holiday, others relish adrenaline-fuelled activities.

Guests and host:

• Jeremy Page, chief China correspondent
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer
• Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
• Premier League, football, soccer
• Adrenaline holidays, darecations

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Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and Netanyahu’s biographer – analyses what comes next. We join a US-backed counter-terrorism training exercise in Africa and question whether such missions will outlast Trump. And how Cape Verde came to take part in its first World Cup.

Guests and host:

• Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
• Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Knesset, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran
• Ivory Coast, jihadism, anti-terrorism, overseas aid
• World Cup, FIFA, Cape Verde

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