{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a609aec4fac21e67f1be165?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kyiv brawl: Ukraine’s top general fired","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784717373996-9b12904a-5eec-49f9-a182-f92f68b6f264.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/20/ukraines-top-general-could-be-on-the-way-out?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\">commander-in-chief</a> of the armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. That follows days of protests at his sacking of the defence minister. Our correspondent analyses the fallout. America’s murder rate is falling, so why are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/06/21/american-police-killings-are-rising-even-as-murder-rates-fall?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\">cops killing</a> more people? And a shift in the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/14/haunted-houses-are-in-demand-in-japan?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\">Japanese taboo</a> on living in homes where people have died.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Shashank Joshi, defence editor</li><li>Daniel Knowles, US Midwest correspondent</li><li>Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Fedorov, Syrsky, Zelensky, Ukraine</li><li>Police killings, gun crime, murder</li><li>Japan, haunted houses, jiko bukken</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}