{"podcast":{"title":"TrumpWorld","slug":"trumpworld-7480207","podcast_index_feed_id":7480207,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109241238/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.channel4.com/news/trumpworld","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44383262/44383262-1757337611391-ac827135fcf5d.jpg","author":"Channel 4 News","episode_count":41,"summary":"Buckle up for TrumpWorld, the Channel 4 News podcast that takes you inside the chaos, drama and consequences of Donald Trump’s America. Whether you’re thrilled or terrified on the ‘America First’ rollercoaster, one thing’s clear: the ride doesn’t stop at the US border. Each week, Global Anchor Matt Frei and US Editor Anushka Asthana are joined by a special guest to cut through the noise of White House headlines and uncover what Trump’s second presidency really means, at home and around the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T08:19:14.116338+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trumpworld-7480207"},"episode":{"title":"The real cost of Trump’s Cuban crisis","slug":"the-real-cost-of-trump-s-cuban-crisis","published_at":"2026-02-18T17:37:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trumpworld-7480207/the-real-cost-of-trump-s-cuban-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trumpworld-7480207","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trumpworld/episodes/The-real-cost-of-Trumps-Cuban-crisis-e3f97hf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109241238/podcast/play/115694575/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2F418355860-44100-2-5efcc0113ace2.mp3","summary":"Cuba is in crisis. As severe fuel shortages disrupt daily life across the island, US President Donald Trump has declared Cuba is "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to US national security. The US president has cutting off the flow of Venezuelan oil to the island and threated to slap tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with fuel. With no diesel to power collection trucks, rubbish is piling up across Havana. Extended blackouts are hitting homes, schools and hospitals, deepening what many describe as the country’s most serious humanitarian emergency in years. President Trump has urged Cuban leaders to “make a deal,” escalating pressure as conditions worsen. So how far will Washington push Havana, and what could come next? In today’s episode of TrumpWorld, Anushka Asthana and Matt Frei discuss the roots of Cuba’s fuel crisis, the impact of US policy, and the political calculations driving events in Washington and Havana. We also hear from journalist Jon Lee Anderson, a writer for The New Yorker - with decades of reporting on Cuba he offers rare insight into the island’s history, its leadership and its struggle to navigate this latest crisis.","meta_description":"Cuba is in crisis. As severe fuel shortages disrupt daily life across the island, US President Donald Trump has declared Cuba is \"an unusual and extr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2757,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trumpworld-7480207/episodes/the-real-cost-of-trump-s-cuban-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trumpworld-7480207/the-real-cost-of-trump-s-cuban-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}