{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/69eb7098abe143da5be8ba54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meddling and the midterms","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1777037349016-1052f380-2ef7-48e8-8015-9ce4e8e7cd9f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s a little over six months to go until the midterm elections. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/21/virginias-redistricting-may-be-the-nail-in-republicans-coffin?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\"><em>The Economist</em>’s model predicts</a> that Republicans will probably lose the House, and maybe the Senate, breaking the president’s trifecta. When he lost the presidential election in 2020 Donald Trump wanted to overturn the result. Could he <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/23/america-is-vulnerable-to-electoral-vandalism?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\">try to interfere</a> again?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, US editor and host of “Checks and Balance”</li><li>Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief and executive editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s Secretary of State</li><li>Richard Hasen, professor at University of California, Los Angeles School of Law</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Election interference</li><li>Past elections that were stolen</li><li>How states are responding</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to The Weekend Intelligence on ibogaine </em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/03/28/the-red-state-psychedelic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Sign up for Economist Education’s course on international relations </em><a href=\"https://education.economist.com/courses/internationalrelations?utm_source=economist&amp;utm_medium=podcast-house-ad&amp;utm_campaign=april-checksandbalance-inr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here</em></a><em> and enter the code CHECKS for a 15% discount</em></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"}