{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6581a9952f2fd70016ffb3cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Intelligence: the notable deaths of 2023","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1702996230001-73e0ad7e217e2cf560af58274cc1becc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Only at the end of the year can a full appraisal be made of the figures—and landmarks—that the world has lost. From <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/04/26/harry-belafonte-delighted-and-challenged-a-divided-america?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\">Harry Belafonte</a> to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/11/30/henry-kissinger-never-quite-belonged-where-he-wanted-to-be?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\">Henry Kissinger</a>, from <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/06/12/silvio-berlusconi-has-died-aged-86?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\">Silvio Berlusconi</a> to the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/10/04/the-sycamore-gap-tree-held-a-particularly-deep-place-in-peoples-hearts?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\">Sycamore Gap tree</a>, we review the lives and legacies laid bare in our obituaries.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Sign up for a </em><a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>free trial</em></a><em> of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. 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=48TlDbL-4vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}