2025-04-21
20 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
These days, high protein is the new low calorie.
Store shelves are lined with products promising this many grams or that.
We look at what's behind the protinacious push and the market that's trying to accommodate it.
And sometimes for managers, it's an absolute relief when an employee resigns.
But nudging someone towards doing so, well, there are better ways than others.
But first...
One of the most dramatic moments in the life of the Catholic Church is when the great doors to the balcony of St. Peter's swing open and the new Pope comes out.
Anne Rowe is the economist's obituary's editor.
When Francis stepped out on March the 13th, 2013, there were a few surprises.
First of all, he was Argentinian,
the first pope who hadn't come from Europe for 13 centuries.
And then again, before he gave the great blessing, he asked the crowd to pray for him.
There were more surprises to come.
There wasn't going to be any papal, cape, or red velvet slippers.
He didn't even want to wear white trousers under his white cassock.
He said he didn't want to look like an ice cream seller.