{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a560fc4f96471dde4821d2f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The case of the missing totem: Aung San Suu Kyi","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784024454867-376427ee-8662-418e-bfd1-29ddfee4a0fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Myanmar’s jailed leader has not been seen since 2022. We ask <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/13/is-aung-san-suu-kyi-dead?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\">if she is in fact alive</a>, and what might happen if the military junta acceded to demands for her release. We examine <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/29/turkeys-economic-plan-to-win-from-the-iran-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\">Turkey’s plan</a> to turn the war in Iran to its advantage. And delving into the research on just how much sleep is enough—<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/26/is-too-much-sleep-as-bad-as-too-little?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\">and too much</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor</li><li>Cerian Richmond-Jones, international economics correspondent</li><li>Sam Wikeley, science correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar</li><li>Turkey, economics, Iran war</li><li>sleep, science</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>","author_name":"The Economist"}