{"podcast":{"title":"The Intelligence from The Economist","slug":"the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611","podcast_index_feed_id":743611,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/the-intelligence-welcome-to-economist-podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784634926736-00c7d25b-3e89-4367-a4e1-f7a47693dbeb.jpeg","author":"The Economist","episode_count":1981,"summary":"Modi runs a slick, high-tech campaign and wins a historic majority in the 2014 election. His leadership evolves as he implements a contentious new economic policy and responds to an attack by a Pakistan-based terror group - with force. This episode draws on audio from the following publishers: SnoopDogTV, Narendra Modi YouTube,Reuters, Times Now, RajyaSabha TV, NDTV, Bharatiya Janata Party YouTube, News Click, DW News, ANI, India Today and CTGN. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T20:19:57.238416+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611"},"episode":{"title":"Tocqueville Road Trip: 1. Game of chance","slug":"tocqueville-road-trip-1-game-of-chance","published_at":"2026-06-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611/tocqueville-road-trip-1-game-of-chance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theintelligencepodcast/episodes/tocqueville-road-trip-1-game-of-chance","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theintelligencepodcast/e/6a2bcf4c0cac607ae41628a5/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=wVMDzjlTPK_92FlfGz9qyfdHSm8BkgV_pCOY1TCLoH0","summary":"John Prideaux, The Economist ’s US Editor, embarks on a roadtrip to see how America’s democracy is faring in the era of Trump.  His companion is a long-dead French aristocrat called Alexis De Tocqueville, author of arguably the best book ever written about America.  When Tocqueville arrived in New York in 1831, it was a small, low-slung city where pigs roamed the streets. But he was able to see past that—to a vision of the future. Arriving in Manhattan today, John finds cause for concern, even among the island’s wealthiest residents.  Guests and Hosts John Prideaux, The Economist ’s US Editor Babara Tober, Philanthropist and former Editor of Brides magazine John Catsimatidis, CEO of Red Apple Group Topics  Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America ‘Equality of conditions’ at 250 The election of Zohran Mamdani Declining faith in American democracy Let us know what you think. Email podcasts@economist.com To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist , you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. 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":"John Prideaux, The Economist ’s US Editor, embarks on a roadtrip to see how America’s democracy is faring in the era of Trump. His companion is a lo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3034,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611/episodes/tocqueville-road-trip-1-game-of-chance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intelligence-from-the-economist-743611/tocqueville-road-trip-1-game-of-chance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}