{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/6a2027fd3ab59ca4e2a63778?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why America's leaders keep getting worse","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6970d4769448a95f22559f23/1780503276425-28ddbae7-3794-4fda-ade1-f0c8d6011d4c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<ul><li>California is \"a beautiful state, and they keep electing these terrible people to run it\". Any chance of a change now?</li><li>We discuss how polarisation drives the decline of character in political leadership.</li><li>Donald Trump has suffered some political setbacks. His anti-weaponisation fund has been scrapped and his preferred candidate lost out in Iowa. Blips or signs of something more serious for the White House?</li><li>And...\"I don't know how more dishonest you can possibly be\" — Gerry's excoriating review of Jill Biden's memoir.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Katy Balls,&nbsp;Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times</p><p>Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Image: @spencerpratt on X</p><p>Clips: Reuters, Gettym CNN, @spencerpratt on X, @grahamformaine on X</p>","author_name":"The Times"}