{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6aad03f98a1508074de8337e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Drone truth: Russia has the upper hand","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1789723607074-8e3c3486-c0e4-4442-b461-8bdc76130958.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After a visit to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/09/17/russia-has-entered-a-new-phase-of-total-war?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\">Ukraine</a> last week, our defence editor reports on a new phase of the war as Kyiv and other civilian targets are bombarded by Russian missiles. He also visits an elite Ukrainian drone unit. Why <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/09/as-booze-sales-fall-competition-among-drinks-makers-intensifies?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\">alcohol companies</a> are scrambling to innovate. And remembering the life of feminist pioneer <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/03/gloria-steinem-gave-the-feminist-movement-mass-market-appeal?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\">Gloria Steinem</a>. Watch extended clips from <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&amp;utm_source=economist&amp;utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&amp;utm_term=sa.arc-isi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Insider</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Alex Turner, defence editor</li><li>Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ukraine, drones, Shahed, Kyiv</li><li>Alcohol, beer, aperol</li><li>Gloria Steinem, feminism</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"}