{"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-8f77-047654feceb2/6551712f03445c00111ddeb2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"So long and thanks for all the cheerfulness: an end and a beginning...","description":"<p>For our last episode of Reasons to be Cheerful&nbsp;in its current form, Hannah Ritchie from Our World In Data tells us why things are more cheerful than we might think when it comes to the long-term trends and talks about her forthcoming book on what we do to make a sustainable world. Then Ed's podcast crush David Runciman reflects on our 6 years, what we have witnessed and how our political system can become fit for purpose. Plus tears, thank yous, Oscar-style tributes and emosh....but don't worry we'll be back in your feed next week with our cheerful chatteroo&nbsp;so we feel like it's not really properly goodbye....</p>","author_name":"Cheerful"}