{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a969d560cefab2730527078?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"After the flood: Nepal’s ongoing rescue","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1788255755128-2a7d7f5b-07db-433c-9818-adb29600b687.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After the devastating <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/27/the-terrifying-mechanics-of-the-nepali-flash-flood?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\">flash flood</a> last week, our correspondent explains why the country is so ill-equipped to deal with the crisis. Does <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/08/18/does-ai-stop-children-from-learning?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\">AI stop children</a> from learning? And why Japanese <em>ongaku kissa</em>, or <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/08/20/japans-music-cafes-are-striking-a-chord-abroad?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\">listening bars</a>, are so popular abroad.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Kira Hiju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor</li><li>Aaron Coultate, newsletter editor</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>Nepal, flood, climate change, glacier, hydropower</li><li>AI, education, exams</li><li>Japan, listening bars, <em>ongaku kissa</em>&nbsp;</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"}