{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8457b14f-24d4-4f1a-a274-e6188315170b/6a3257655926b9ca34755ff2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A road trip with Alexis de Tocqueville","description":"<p>A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, its citizens are feeling both nostalgic and deeply pessimistic. We hit <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/11/the-best-way-to-celebrate-america-at-250-is-to-get-behind-the-wheel?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the road</a> to discover what's troubling the world's most successful nation.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>America at 250</li><li>Alexis de Tocqueville</li><li>“Democracy 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>.</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"}