{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63bcaec715a17f0011dac8cf/6825a3cf3e2c04fd7a0ae16d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Qatair Force One","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63bcaec715a17f0011dac8cf/1747296138681-8fd6cba8-7b90-4947-b4f6-afb5bb8d9823.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>16 MAY 2025: </strong>Air Force One is the official plane of the United States president - a literal White-House-in-the-sky.&nbsp; So what happens when a country wants to give the current president a jumbo jet to use as HIS Air Force One?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This week we look at Qatar’s $400m gesture to the United States - why it can’t work, why it perhaps should work, what may well stop it from working, and what Qatar gets out of it.</p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to check out <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHvXcrnacq5dMmNnW9prrRQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our YouTube channel</a> as well for the Viditorial on this story.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Audio clips courtesy:</strong> AP, CNN, Crooked Media, Fox News, NBC News, Sky News Australia</p><p><br></p><p>(Also in the podcast, Kamahl briefly talks about the extraordinary usage of the C-word in the New Zealand media this past week.&nbsp;You can (and should!) read his two Substack posts on it <a href=\"https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/reporters-with-opinions-including\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-call-a-female\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.)</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Kamahl Santamaria"}