Why Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flew the coop
Also on the daily podcast: a revealing ride in a Chinese robotaxi and remembering a nuclear-disarmament pioneer
Sheikh Hasina, who led the country for 20 of the past 28 years with an increasingly authoritarian grip, was ultimately undone by student protests that would not be quelled. China may be world-leading in autonomous taxis—but our ride in one is not without complications (9:00). And remembering Thomas Neff, who rid the world of a third of its nukes (16:38). Runtime: 24 min
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