Burning questions: a more fire-prone world

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 wrong direction. And the American cities rethinking how to handle their after-dark economies.

Guests and host:

• Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor
• Vinjeru Mkandawire, Britain correspondent
• Daniella Raz, US corespondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• fires, France, Spain, fire ecology
• women in the workplace, equality
• America, night-time economy

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