{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6abe39c382177b9ab8a8904c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trial and terror: Russia escalates Kyiv campaign","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1790850981150-4457460c-393c-4cfe-ae77-4426bb1a27fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Russia has embarked on a <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/09/29/putins-new-bombardment-of-kyiv-has-a-terrible-logic?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\">new campaign</a></u> to quell Ukraine, focused on supermarkets, playgrounds and other civilian targets. Our correspondent reports on the toll on daily life in Kyiv. Despite the backlash against “<u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/24/how-tech-firms-hope-to-beat-the-backlash-against-pervert-glasses?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\">pervert glasses</a></u>”, companies continue to develop AI-enabled smart specs. And how the pen changed history.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent</li><li>Henry Tricks, US technology editor</li><li>Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Ukraine, Kyiv, civilian targets</li><li>Smart glasses, Meta, pervert glasses </li><li>Fountain pen, Simon Garfield </li></ul><p><br></p><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"}