{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a4233e26b6690f46aae4e3d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Latin lessons: the Donroe-doctrine boost","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1782723343921-e407ef9e-4e23-4fb5-8a95-f31b3606215a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For all the Trumpian chaos in Latin America, no other developing-world regional economy has done so well in the past year. We examine the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/14/does-donald-trump-make-latin-america-a-good-bet?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\">Donroe dividend</a>. The cost to make jollof rice, a staple dish in Nigeria and Ghana, is a window into <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/18/is-the-staple-meal-in-nigeria-and-ghana-becoming-a-luxury?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 countries’ economies</a>. And the BBC waves goodbye to its <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/06/25/the-bbc-switches-off-its-oldest-service?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\">long-wave radio</a> service.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent</li><li>Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent</li><li>Bo Franklin, senior editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Latin America, Donroe doctrine, mining</li><li>Nigeria, Ghana, cost of living, jollof rice</li><li>BBC, long-wave radio</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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}