{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6abcdaab4e059d44b566ca74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cheques and the City: Premier League disgrace","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1790760183531-0572cb7c-e552-4cea-8be8-408ac807f1a2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of breaching over 100 rules. What penalty will the Premier League exact? Russia’s increasingly <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/21/russias-grey-zone-attacks-on-europe-are-growing-more-brazen?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\">brazen attempts</a></u> to provoke and undermine Europe. And why cute <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/10/chiikawa-star-of-a-japanese-blockbuster-appeals-in-anxious-times?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\">Chiikawa</a></u>, star of a Japanese blockbuster, gives comfort in anxious times. </p><p>Subscribers can listen to “<u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/03/14/kidulting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kidulting</a></u>” on “The Weekend Intelligence”</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Sonny Loughran, Britain correspondent</li><li>Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent</li><li>Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Man City, Abu Dhabi, Premier League</li><li>Russia, Europe, grey-zone, drone</li><li>Chiikawa, kawaii, manga</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}