{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/690dd187c1ed8717c5b60937?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Heir Jordan: the rising star of France’s populist right","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1762513016495-d2a607b6-bf38-4972-b75b-8bf1ed0eac37.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jordan Bardella, the leader of the National Rally party, has a stonking lead in voting-intention polls. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/05/jordan-bardella-starts-to-lay-out-his-plans?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\">His plans</a>, our correspondent says, would put France on a collision course with the rest of Europe. We examine a new <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/10/23/how-to-preserve-africas-natural-riches-for-everyone?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\">conservation-finance mechanism</a> being trialled in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And reflecting on the life of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/11/06/dick-cheney-divided-americans?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\">Dick Cheney</a>, a remarkably consequential American vice-president.</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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}