{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6462652801a21a001146cc01/6516c8f041193e001162ae59?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Bonus Couch Chat' ","description":"<p>In a departure from our normal format Rafael Behr (host) and Philip Berman (the show's producer) agreed to press record when they met yesterday (Thursday 28 September) to discuss a new series idea for Politics on the Couch.</p><p><br></p><p>And this podcast is the end result, instead of a meta-cast talking about what we could talk about this Autumn, it's more of a casual ramble around Phil's break from Twitter, his despair about the state of political discourse and Raf's one-stop solution for all.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered (in no order of importance):</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter</p><p>Laurence Fox</p><p>GB News</p><p>Sunak's postion on net zero</p><p>The mood in Westminster</p><p>State capture</p><p>Democratic back-sliding</p><p>The preface to the paperback version of Rafael's new book.</p><p>https://rafaelbehr.com</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Larchmont Productions"}