{"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":"Now boarding: America seizes an Iranian ship","slug":"now-boarding-america-seizes-an-iranian-ship","published_at":"2026-04-20T09:58:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330/now-boarding-america-seizes-an-iranian-ship","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/economist-podcasts-921330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/now-boarding-america-seizes-an-iranian-ship","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/a/theeconomistallaudio/e/69e5f8c1d2febdbec985f392/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=3viabJuNnE5yofSMLoSm7xOYceRzE0j4ZOUTfWtB4-8","summary":"This week’s peace talks are endangered after American forces fired on and boarded a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. We visit Chernobyl’s ruined reactor to assess the damage done by a Russian drone to its enormous safety structure. The likes of McDonald’s and KFC have long been in China’s cities; now they are expanding at pace in the countryside. Guests and host: Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent Sarah  Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence” Don Weinland, China business and finance editor Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Iran war, Strait of Hormuz Chernobyl, Ukraine war China, fast food Get a world of insights by subscribing 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":"This week’s peace talks are endangered after American forces fired on and boarded a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. We visit Chernobyl’s ruined reacto…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1558,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/economist-podcasts-921330/episodes/now-boarding-america-seizes-an-iranian-ship/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/now-boarding-america-seizes-an-iranian-ship.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}