{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/69bd60371861d127d5bcac8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Iran war and the American economy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1774020544606-6b5d5037-5b8a-41c8-b717-8f040433208b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As a net exporter of energy America should be better placed to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/03/19/america-may-be-a-petrostate-but-the-energy-shock-still-hurts?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weather an oil shock</a> than most. But <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/18/how-the-iran-war-is-hurting-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Iran war</a> comes at a time when consumer confidence is already languishing at record lows. How will the war affect America’s economy, and Americans’ perception of it?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief and executive editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Archie Hall, US economics editor</li><li>Joshua Blank, Research Director of the Texas Politics Project</li><li>Ajay Rajadhyaksha, Global Chairman of Research at Barclays</li></ul><p><br></p><p>,</p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>American petro-states</li><li>How energy crises hurt incumbents</li><li>The wider US economy</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}