{"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/6a54a89d3e018503d60f6be3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"An oligarch speaks out","description":"<p>A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. Russia’s biggest industrialist warns that Vladimir Putin’s rule will cause domestic collapse. He <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/09/the-man-who-would-change-russia?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\">sets out</a> how to avoid the worst outcomes.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Vladimir Putin</li><li>War in Ukraine</li><li>Andrey Melnichenko</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}