{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/69e24843c8a506316d910f12?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How J.D. Vance thinks","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1776430569911-1a5904fd-2f5e-4692-985d-dc59076205e2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>“America doesn’t have to constantly police every region of the world,” J.D. Vance said on the 2024 campaign trail. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/15/how-to-end-the-war-in-iran?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\">A war with Iran</a> seemed to him a particularly bad idea. Donald Trump attacked Tehran anyway. How much influence does <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/16/jd-vances-theory-of-trumpism-is-no-match-for-the-practice?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\">J.D. Vance, and his ideas</a>, have over Donald Trump’s presidency?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, US editor</li><li>Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Oren Cass, founder of American Compass</li><li>Joel K.Goldstein, scholar of the vice presidency</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>J.D. Vance’s ideology</li><li>The history of the vice presidency</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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}