{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/972e404e-6d0e-4fea-8f77-047654feceb2/640535c49ade87001167dd3a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bernie Sanders Interview: baseball, capitalism and mitten memes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e514a06c05ea117f407cc/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Hello! While we generally aim for&nbsp;cheerfulness, it's also ok to be a little angry too. Senator Bernie Sanders is. After a long career of fighting for a more progressive politics, the self-proclaimed democratic socialist has had enough: capitalism isn't working for the average American (or Brit) anymore. Three billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society combined, and healthcare, education, and childcare are unaffordable. The establishment has consistently written off his policies as ‘radical’ but Bernie is convinced that what&nbsp;he's fighting for is just common sense. Geoff and Ed sit down with the longest-serving independent politician in US history to talk about baseball, how his policies have influenced the Democrats, and whether Ed has finally met his political meme match.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Plus</u>: Which tangy snack has Ed rediscovered?</p><p><br></p><p>Bernie Sanders (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/SenSanders\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SenSanders</a>)</p><p>Buy a copy of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456724/its-ok-to-be-angry-about-capitalism-by-sanders-bernie/9780241643280\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">It's ok to be angry about capitalism</a>&nbsp;by Bernie Sanders</p>","author_name":"Cheerful"}