{"podcast":{"title":"The Big View","slug":"the-big-view-6037663","podcast_index_feed_id":6037663,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THRH1653885106","website_url":"https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b1c9fd44-b431-11ec-90ef-133914fde813/image/87d48ef8256cbb0dfadc512604669953.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Reuters","episode_count":395,"summary":"Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you understand what is going on, explore all sides of the argument, and think about what happens next. [For previous The Exchange podcast users, we didn't want to leave you hanging so we've decided to repurpose this feed for the launch of The Big View podcast. You can still find the legacy episodes below marked under the old title]","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-view-6037663"},"episode":{"title":"How to loosen China’s chokehold on rare earths","slug":"how-to-loosen-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earths","published_at":"2026-02-03T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-view-6037663/how-to-loosen-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earths","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-view-6037663","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH6663685667.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH6663685667.mp3","summary":"The People’s Republic dominates the supply of materials used in magnets, lasers and other high-tech products. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Mel Sanderson, a director of American Rare Earths, about how other governments can kick-start production. IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025 Every mineral is critical in the new metals age Trump admin to take 10% stake in USA Rare Earth in $1.6 bln deal, sources say. MP Materials seals mega rare-earths deal with US to break China’s grip US rare earth chokepoint is a big little problem Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The People’s Republic dominates the supply of materials used in magnets, lasers and other high-tech products. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2166,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-big-view-6037663/episodes/how-to-loosen-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earths/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-big-view-6037663/how-to-loosen-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earths.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}