{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a22d630ac951431d7cf356c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"America’s plans for Cuba","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1780667827252-7350e68f-9ae0-4d41-8400-5d91b088aeea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/05/27/attacking-cuba-would-be-a-huge-mistake?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\">wants wholesale change</a> in Cuba. Since America cut off oil supplies to the island earlier this year life there has become increasingly difficult. How much longer <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/05/27/could-donald-trump-save-cubas-economy?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\">can Cuba’s regime</a> stagger on?</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, executive editor&nbsp;</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Sarah Birke, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America &amp; the Caribbean</li><li>Hugo Cancio, Cuban-American businessman</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Conditions within Cuba</li><li>The history of US-Cuba relations</li><li>What might happen next on the island</li></ul><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"}