Hal Hodson
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137 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 22 Jun
Hal Hodson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I think really it's that softer approaches to crime have not been working.
Yeah, much as we the economists don't necessarily like his political style.
He's brash, he's loud, he talks about women in ways that I don't like.
I do think that Abelardo is quite likely to be a good thing relative to the alternative, Ivan Cepeda, for Colombia.
And that's just because the current approach has so clearly failed.
And even his alignment with Donald Trump, I think, might be a good thing.
Because Donald Trump's the most powerful man in the world.
If you need to stop drug gangs from destroying
enjoying countries, you kinda need the help of the most powerful man in the world.
And now Colombia, probably the most important country in that question of dealing with drug gangs, is aligned with Trump and whether or not we like all of their politics, I think that that's probably net helpful for Colombia and net helpful for the region.
Thanks, Rosie.
Bonnie!
Screen time's over now!
The Intelligence from The Economist · Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup · 11 Jun 2026
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This World Cup is going to be the most watched sporting event ever.
There's gonna be one hundred and four matches spread across sixteen different cities in three countries.
That's the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The US is going to have 78 matches, and Canada and Mexico are going to have 13 each.
And in Mexico, the matches are going to be hosted in Guadalajara, Monterey, and Mexico City.
Mexico's posting schedule is attracting particular attention and not necessarily the good kind.
Well, Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, is the short answer.
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