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Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede Brazil election

Oct 26, 2026 · 47m

Summary

Brazil's left-wing incumbent Lula da Silva stunned political observers by winning the presidential runoff against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, who refuses to concede and alleges the election was rigged. The episode also covers a student-led protest movement's decisive victory in Serbia's elections, the tight US Senate race in Michigan, and Anthropic's massive AI IPO. Additionally, the program features an interview with Sharon Osbourne regarding her late husband's final concert and a linguistic analysis of the word "maxing."

Topics discussed

Intro: Good Bad Billionaire - Gautam Adani Brazil Election: Lula Wins Runoff Against Flavio Bolsonaro Analysis of Brazilian Electoral Court and Disputes Expert Interview: How Lula Secured Victory and Challenges Ahead Teaser: Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy's Final Performance Linguistics: The Rise of 'Maxing' in Modern Language US Midterms: Tight Race for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Intro: Good Bad Billionaire - Kabi Lame AI Investment: Anthropic's Growth and Future Risks Serbia Election: Student Movement Defeats Vucic Israel Election: Voter Sentiment and Netanyahu's Campaign Brazil Election: Voter Perspectives on the Result Ozzy Osbourne: Widow Sharon on His Final Concert Teaser: BBC Space Podcast on Hubble's Flawed Mirror
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