{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/62c6e8916608c2001473a5fe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Bongbong’ Marcos: How a dictator’s son swept to power ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1643120821245-a4935c7074b087ca8c32436d5542945e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Marcos name became infamous around the world when the Filipino dictator and his flamboyant family were forced out of office in the 1980s. So when the Philippines inaugurated&nbsp;Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr as its new president last month, it raised more than a few eyebrows… </p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href=\"https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><p><strong>-</strong> Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor, The Times.</p><p>- Richard Heydarian, Polytechnic University of the Philippines.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>CSPAN, AP, UNTV, Hawaii News Now, ABC News Nightline, Manilla Bulletin Online.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}