{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a44e38375e7a3e96111931b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fault lines: Venezuela’s paltry earthquake response","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1782899059176-778d0f2e-cf35-4d65-8c84-c77c7e01eb9f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Government help was <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/06/28/how-will-america-respond-to-venezuelas-deadly-quakes?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\">thin on the ground</a> just after the country’s worst quakes in a century. The America-backed regime is thus on literal and figurative shaky ground. A <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/06/07/robots-could-soon-be-delivering-your-pizza?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\">food-delivery robot trial</a> in England represents the future of the service. And why Harlan Coben’s proliferating thrillers are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/18/harlan-coben-netflixs-new-darling-has-a-mystery-you-can-solve?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\">cheesy but gripping</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent</li><li>Alex Hern, AI writer</li><li>Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Venezuela earthquakes, disaster response</li><li>delivery robots</li><li>Harlan Coben</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"}