{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/667bf288a17e96b00253e9b0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pier pressure: a visit to Gaza’s aid platform","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1719398787536-b49479c2b050233d79fd715434377c19.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our correspondents were the first media to see the American-built JLOTS pier, intended for aid deliveries into Gaza. Things have not at all gone to plan. After years of slipping, house prices are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/16/why-house-prices-are-surging-once-again?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\">on the rise</a> again; we ask why (16:51). And a trip to see the Savannah Bananas, a goofy exhibition-baseball team that has <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/05/31/the-savannah-bananas-a-baseball-team-for-the-tiktok-age?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\">serious lessons</a> for the major leagues (22:57).</p><p><br></p><p><em>Additional audio courtesy of the </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMOQmAEqtzfBGV-_X6_zMw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Savannah Bananas</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. 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=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}