{"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":2021,"summary":"The economies of America, Britain and Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T22:18:49.260571+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330"},"episode":{"title":"Beirut watch: can Lebanon subdue Hizbullah?","slug":"beirut-watch-can-lebanon-subdue-hizbullah","published_at":"2026-05-01T10:12:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/beirut-watch-can-lebanon-subdue-hizbullah","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/beirut-watch-can-lebanon-subdue-hizbullah","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/a/theeconomistallaudio/e/69f478d68dd960ac61efc795/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=P4PzuvutRGvunuhkYuKild87Eccwt-tTwL6CydNdmKs","summary":"Can peace hold in Lebanon while Hizbullah remains? Our correspondent weighs the balance of power between government forces and the Iran-backed militia. The resale value of Labubus is falling – who cares? And remembering Swedish death-clearer, Margareta Magnusson .  Watch extended clips from “ The Insider ”. And listen to our “ Weekend Intelligence ” episode on “Kidulting: why adults are turning to toys”. Guests and host: Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent Josh Roberts, capital markets correspondent Ann Wroe, obituaries editor Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Lebanon, Hizbullah, Israel, ceasefire Labubus, PopMart, Funko, financial bubbles Margareta Magnusson, death-clearing, decluttering  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Can peace hold in Lebanon while Hizbullah remains? Our correspondent weighs the balance of power between government forces and the Iran-backed militia. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/beirut-watch-can-lebanon-subdue-hizbullah/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/beirut-watch-can-lebanon-subdue-hizbullah.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}