{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a54b56575790d5f01515d55?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1783935708162-1e6c0c0c-2e1f-4459-9e0f-652d3ffcabcb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of his Republican party in the Trump era. We ask what his death <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-represented-the-arc-of-his-party?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\">leaves behind</a>. Frontier AI models opaquely embody a worldview and set of values; we poke the big ones, asking <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/06/25/ai-models-values-are-very-different-from-most-peoples?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 they believe</a>. And why Old Master paintings are again <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/07/why-old-master-paintings-are-back-in-vogue?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\">so popular</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Adam Roberts, foreign editor</li><li>Sondre Solstad, senior data journalist</li><li>Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Lindsey Graham, Republican party, American foreign policy</li><li>AI frontier models, values</li><li>art market, Old Masters</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 The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}