{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61315efc0e3cdc0014fbae00/6a642b28614bacdace6bc22e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rise of the Cockroaches","description":"<p>This week on&nbsp;<em>News Weakly</em>, Sami Shah follows India’s Cockroach Janta Party from a Supreme Court insult and viral meme to mass youth protests over examination leaks, unemployment and corruption.</p><p><br></p><p>How did a cockroach holding a mobile phone become the symbol of a generation losing faith in education, employment and government? And why might satire be better at organising political anger than political parties are?</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: India’s crackdown on comedians, the youth movements spreading across South Asia, and why Australians should understand the politics shaping the people they live and work alongside.</p><p><br></p><p><em>News Weakly</em>&nbsp;is completely ad-free and listener-supported through Patreon.</p>","author_name":"Sami Shah"}