{"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":"Bots on the ground: China leads humanoid race","slug":"bots-on-the-ground-china-leads-humanoid-race","published_at":"2026-08-28T09:35:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/bots-on-the-ground-china-leads-humanoid-race","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/bots-on-the-ground-china-leads-humanoid-race","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/a/theeconomistallaudio/e/6a91564cee851f3f31239bbf/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=Cd3demeJxnhNqFXUlmZQ-HRVzP87gRDZxh3-3TmITx8","summary":"Our correspondent goes inside a Chinese robot facility to see thousands of droids being taught to complete useful tasks. Is it worth the time and money? How Meta ’s $17bn settlement at its blockbuster trial could change teen social-media use. And 75 years of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company . Watch extended clips from Insider here , plus the full Elon Musk interview Guests and host: Don Weinland, China business editor Alice Fulwood, “Money Talks” host and US business editor Alexandra Suich-Bass, culture editor Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Robots, humanoids, China, AI Meta, Instagram, Facebook, social media, addiction,  Shakespeare and Company, Paris, bookshops 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":"Our correspondent goes inside a Chinese robot facility to see thousands of droids being taught to complete useful tasks. Is it worth the time and money? H…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/bots-on-the-ground-china-leads-humanoid-race/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/bots-on-the-ground-china-leads-humanoid-race.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}