{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/69f4b6dead98579289aa87ce?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Spoils of war: money flows into defence tech","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1777645082938-954b5e3a-d81f-4249-b241-2c9cee148e15.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In Iran, America is using expensive weaponry against cheap local drones. Can upstart <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2026/04/20/anduril-palantir-and-spacex-are-changing-how-america-wages-war?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\">tech companies</a> change the economics – and nature — of conflict? As part of our ongoing series on the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/america-at-250#chapter-3?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\">US at 250</a>, we examine the impact of the two world wars. And should you ever use an <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/26/welcome-to-emoji-school?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\">emoji</a> at work?</p><p>Listen to “<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/04/23/the-upstarts-shaking-up-the-defence-industry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Money Talks</a>” on defence tech upstarts.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Henry Tricks, US technology editor</li><li>Annie Crabill, a senior digital editor</li><li>Andrew Palmer, host of “Boss Class” podcast</li><li>Rosie Blau, host of “The intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Pentagon, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril</li><li>America 250, Woodrow Wilson, FDR</li><li>Emojis, aubergines</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><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"}