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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Blau.

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  Today on the show, West Africa becomes a global node in the cocaine trade,

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  and America's stubborn scarcity of female breadwinners.

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  First up, though,

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  We are good. Can you pick it up a couple of steps down for us?

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  The marriage of pop star Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce this summer

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  was dubbed America's Royal Wedding.

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  Doug Dowson is a data journalist.

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  Fans were quite happy for the streets to be shut down around Madison Square Garden

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  to make way for the nuptials.

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  1,000% excitement. She's never an inconvenience. Taylor can do whatever she wants.

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  Now, Swift is a billionaire.

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  Kelce, through his NFL salary, podcasting and endorsement deals, is only a millionaire.

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  And in 2025, he contributed perhaps a fifth of the Swift Kelce household income.

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  So this wedding highlights a rare dynamic in modern relationships.

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  Women being the breadwinner.

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  Is that really so rare, Doug? Women being the breadwinner?

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