{"podcast":{"title":"Economist Podcasts","slug":"economist-podcasts-921330","podcast_index_feed_id":921330,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/ec380acc-fe13-46a0-991f-a1e508d126f8","website_url":"https://play.acast.com/s/theeconomistmoneytalks/money-talks-three-economies","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62e28cad7ca7a10012e46a32/economist-show-cover.png","author":"The Economist","episode_count":2102,"summary":"The economies of America, Britain and Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T14:20:24.874367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330"},"episode":{"title":"Afghanistan, five years on: our correspondent visits","slug":"afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits","published_at":"2026-08-14T09:52:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/a/theeconomistallaudio/e/6a7ee547049c692a6b3ee0a9/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=Bnq-Y97AP_bO7Q-ai6MkjZ1REBaCn8Ax5PGRnEIoFn0","summary":"Five years after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan , the Taliban show little sign of moderation. Our correspondent reports from the country on what life is like for ordinary people. A giant earthquake reveals two very different Colombias . And celebrating the life of Gurkha climber, Nirmal Purja , who died in an avalanche. Watch extended clips from Insider here , plus the full Elon Musk interview.  Guests and host: Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief Claire McQue, Latin America writer Ann Wroe, obituaries editor Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Afghanistan, Taliban, sanctions Colombia, earthquake, Espriella Nirmal Purja, mountaineer, Everest, avalanche Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Five years after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan , the Taliban show little sign of moderation. Our correspondent reports from the country on what…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1580,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/afghanistan-five-years-on-our-correspondent-visits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}