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“It may be the whole political class that’s damaged”—Nicolas Sarkozy’s second conviction
Also on the daily podcast: meeting a Burmese hipster-turned-freedom fighter and the unknown label behind well-known music
THE FIRST conviction of France’s former president shocked the nation; the second confirms for citizens that, these days, politicians will be held to account. Our correspondent meets a Burmese hipster who, after this year’s military coup, has become a somewhat conflicted freedom fighter. And the record label whose name you may never have heard but whose music you certainly have. Runtime: 21 min
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