{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/651be5531a0dfa0011d9244e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SBF, FTX, WTF? Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1696326980857-10e78526046bbc9bd4fc46fb07e8473f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The founder of FTX, a spectacularly failed cryptocurrency exchange, is a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/10/03/decoding-sam-bankman-fried-alleged-titan-of-crypto-conmen?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">curious character</a>. He denies the stack of charges he faces in a New York court, but unpicking the cryptographic paper trail will be tricky. Crime in Britain is broadly in decline, with the notable exception of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/09/22/why-shoplifting-is-rising-in-britain?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">increasingly brazen</a> shoplifting (10:24). And how a sports-media entrepreneur became a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/09/28/dave-portnoy-an-internet-personality-has-become-pizzas-kingmaker?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pizza-review star</a> (15:57).</p><p><em>Additional audio courtesy South West News Service.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time offer. You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence</a> to join.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs page</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}