{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a86d3561ad8716bb64646f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bombs and bombshells: Zelensky under pressure","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1787219961895-d685ba90-2145-4f19-8a75-d46fd580eebe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>From anti-corruption probes to a disgruntled ex-minister calling for elections to disrupted grain shipments, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/18/russian-attacks-are-doing-severe-harm-to-ukraines-economy?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\">headaches are mounting</a> for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. China has until now coped with a patchy, pricey system for mental-health treatment. The government is now <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/08/13/in-china-treatment-for-mental-health-problems-is-a-luxury?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\">getting serious</a> about plugging the gaps. And why <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/08/07/the-dark-underbelly-of-paw-patrol?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\">a debate</a> over “Paw Patrol” is more than just culture-war madness.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent</li><li>Sarah Wu, China correspondent</li><li>Andrew Miller, special correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Fedorov</li><li>China, CCP, mental health</li><li>Paw Patrol, culture wars</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"}