{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6960e1d3b86949aa064a7909?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shah caller: Iran’s protests are different this time","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1767956276077-cf29c956-86a4-48a1-a613-8dfd18c4d93d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Demonstrations are growing once again—but this time <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/02/with-protests-at-home-and-threats-abroad-irans-regime-looks-rattled?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\">the message</a> is notably different, and the regime has little means available to calm tensions. Where will it end? Our World Ahead series lays out <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/12/there-are-many-ways-short-of-actual-invasion-that-china-can-harass-taiwan?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\">what to expect</a> this year in China’s dealings with Taiwan, Japan and beyond. And a tribute to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/08/nuno-loureiro-hoped-to-replicate-the-energy-of-the-sun?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\">Nino Loureiro</a>, a pioneering fusion physicist slain by a former classmate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</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"}