{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a9e8573fe3b7e34fd2d258f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"All right on the night: AfD’s victory","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1788773515775-ca884b19-73e2-461d-b596-28155fbcbe36.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/06/the-alternative-for-germany-has-won-its-best-ever-election-result?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\">Alternative for Germany</a> won an even larger share of the vote than expected in yesterday’s state election. What does the far-right nationalist party’s success mean for Germany and Europe? The climate case for limiting <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/20/fewer-contrails-would-be-good-for-the-climate?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\">vapour trails</a> from aeroplanes. And why South Korean youths are turning to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/09/how-south-korean-buddhists-are-trying-to-stay-relevant?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\">Buddhism</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Tom Nuttall, Berlin bureau chief</li><li>Oliver Morton, planetary affairs editor</li><li>Soobin Kim, Korea writer</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>AfD, Alternative for Germany, Alternative für Deutschland</li><li>contrails, aviation, climate science</li><li>South Korea, Buddhism</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"}