{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a3e9566cb67fc75eaea1987?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"J.D. Vance’s Catholicism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1782480598281-da6f99af-8836-4b1d-a5ec-a7df65c6f286.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>J.D. Vance rose to fame off the back of a book. Now, a decade after “Hillbilly Elegy”, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/19/jd-vances-second-coming?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\">he’s written another</a>. “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” charts his conversion to Catholicism. How does the way Vance writes about his faith help us understand <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/06/25/jd-vance-is-heir-to-a-more-radical-politics-than-trumpism?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\">America’s vice president</a>? And what is Catholicism’s influence on the right of American politics?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, executive editor and host of “Checks and Balance”</li><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor&nbsp;</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent</li><li>Ryan Burge, political scientist at Washington University</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>J.D. Vance’s new book</li><li>The history of Catholicism in US politics</li><li>Religious trends in America</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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}