{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a69c7766043035f89eb097f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brave New whirl: Turkey’s opposition overhaul","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1785317030413-3d53f95a-1b2e-4c39-831f-75c8882532c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An ousted former opposition leader started a new party—called the New Party. We assess its chances at the ballot box, and under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s thumb. A <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/23/a-surrogacy-scandal-throws-germanys-conservatives-into-turmoil?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\">surrogacy scandal</a> in Germany has prompted a government reshuffle, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz left holding the proverbial baby. And how traditional career advice is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/23/why-traditional-career-advice-is-failing-gen-z?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\">falling short</a> for Gen Z.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Piotr Zalewski, Turkey correspondent</li><li>Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent</li><li>Tom Wainwright, culture correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Turkish politics, New Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan</li><li>German politics, Jens Spahn, Friedrich Merz</li><li>Gen Z, careers</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"}