{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/364bf03d-796e-4504-9639-6c5321ee7374?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Getting a grip","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/62e286b5f9094c001179667b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The United States is bracing itself for the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/03/12/covid-19-is-spreading-rapidly-in-america-the-country-does-not-look-ready\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spread of covid-19</a>. Sports leagues, universities, and, in some states, schools have shut down. Donald Trump announced a ban on flights from Europe, but <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/03/12/how-to-deal-with-a-new-sort-of-financial-shock\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">investors remain unconvinced</a> he has a grip on the situation. China meanwhile appears to have got over the worst of the outbreak after imposing strict quarantine measures. Will America manage to limit the spread of the coronavirus? How much will the delayed response damage Donald Trump?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, hosts with Jon Fasman, Washington correspondent, and Midwest correspondent Adam Roberts. David Rennie, Beijing bureau chief, and Idrees Kahloon, US policy correspondent for <em>The Economist</em>,<em> </em>also join.</p><p><br></p><p>Read <em>The Economist’s</em> <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/news/2020/03/11/the-economists-coverage-of-the-coronavirus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">full coverage</a> of the coronavirus<strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>For access to <em>The Economist’s </em>print, digital and audio editions subscribe: <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/pod2020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/pod2020</a>.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}