{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a7c37287cf3c58886773a66?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pump and circumstance: is China the new OPEC?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1786525178189-1c28ea76-7c95-4f4e-9aab-9900bc918033.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Iran war triggered the largest supply shock in the history of petroleum, yet prices never rose as high as feared. Our correspondent explains how action <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/09/china-is-now-the-worlds-great-oil-power?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\">taken by China</a> steadied global oil flows. Why Brazil has such strict laws on <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/07/27/brazil-has-the-worlds-strictest-laws-against-racist-speech?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\">racist language</a>. And the legendary <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/30/beerlao-probably-the-most-important-lager-in-the-world?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\">lager of Laos</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Matthieu Favas, commodities editor</li><li>Ana Lankes, Brazil bureau chief</li><li>Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent&nbsp;</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>China, Iran, oil supplies, OPEC, crude</li><li>Brazil, hate speech, racism</li><li>Laos, Beerlao, beer, lager</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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}