Jon Fasman
speaker
573 appearances
15 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 17 Jul
Jon Fasman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Intelligence from The Economist · Pulp fiction v the classics: summer reading · 25 May 2026
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He's not especially likable.
He's surly, he's brusque, and he's violent.
But it's fun to watch him figure out problems and administer justice.
The last thing I love about him, and this is where I think he's really undervalued, is he's a terrific.
Observer of the American landscape.
The Intelligence from The Economist · Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches · 20 May 2026
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On a sunny Sunday in East London, a group of young men from Cape Verde have gathered for football training.
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Many are wearing the jersey of their home country and have big dreams for Cape Verde at the World Cup this summer.
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Cape Verard is tiny, with a population of just over half a million people.
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It's an archipelago comprising ten volcanic islands located 350 miles off the coast of West Africa.
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The closest countries are Senegal and Mauritania.
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Uninhabited until Portuguese explorers found the islands in the mid-15th century, Cape Verde has been independent and relatively stable since nineteen seventy-five.
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This is its first World Cup.
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Their men's national team came together in nineteen seventy eight, just a few years after the country gained independence from Portugal.
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Their World Cup squad is a mix of homegrown talent and players pulled in from the diaspora, many of whom play for European clubs.
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Recruiting the squad has given rise to some unlikely origin stories.
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Roberto Lopez is an Irish-born defender who plays for the Shamrock Rovers, a Dublin-based team in Ireland's Premier League.
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He got his invitation to join the team through a LinkedIn message.
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Initially, he ignored it because it was in Portuguese, but after some help from translation apps, he joined the team and helped secure qualification last October.
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Now Kate Verard will find it hard going to get out of the group stage.
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They'll play against Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, and Spain.
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