{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6992ed4d7301331f1f38091d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1771236647330-178af1b6-f223-46a8-bdd1-bf9cc67e47af.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender. It is a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2026/02/12/inside-epsteins-network?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\">revealing look</a> at how and with whom he communicated. As interest grows in banning young people’s use of social media, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/12/dont-ban-teenagers-from-social-media?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\">we argue</a> there are better ways to mitigate harms. And a blindfolded introduction to “<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/02/02/why-a-new-playful-style-of-wine-is-delighting-drinkers?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\">blouge</a>”, a new, more climate-resilient wine variety.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Dan Rosenheck, data editor</li><li>Tom Wainwright, media editor</li><li>Tom Standage, deputy editor of <em>The Economist</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The Epstein files</li><li>Social-media bans</li><li>“Blouge” wine</li></ul><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"}