Burning questions: a more fire-prone world

<p>Wildfires in France and Spain are only growing worse by the day. We examine what can be done as a future of more fires, and worse ones, becomes more assured. A dig into data on women at work shows several indicators starting to move in the <a href="economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/07/05…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wrong direction</a>. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their <a href="economist.com/united-states/2026/07/14/cities-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">after-dark economies</a>.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor</li><li>Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent</li><li>Daniella Raz, US corespondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>fires, France, Spain, fire ecology</li><li>women in the workplace, equality</li><li>America, night-time economy</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p><br></p>

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