{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ac4ce946c844f245fde3434?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"House call: Spain’s snap election","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1791282615531-324155ae-3a2d-4f10-8f11-d7b0edf27bc1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is gambling that anger about housing might solidify his mandate in a <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/05/pedro-sanchez-gambles-on-a-snap-election-and-populist-policies?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\">snap poll</a></u>. Most probably it will instead add to the rightward shift in European politics. America’s beef prices have never been higher, so why is it that the meatpackers have it <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/10/beef-has-never-been-pricier-and-meatpackers-are-suffering?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\">so tough</a></u>? And the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/21/a-new-battery-could-make-edible-electronics-safer?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\">battery technology</a></u> to improve medical diagnostics you can swallow. </p><p><em>Listen to our episode of “Babbage” on edible electronics <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/10/eat-your-electronics-boost-your-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u>.</em></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Michael Reid, Spain correspondent and writer at large</li><li>Bella King, news editor</li><li>David Adam, science writer</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>Spanish politics, housing crisis, Pedro Sánchez</li><li>America’s meat industry, meatpackers</li><li>medical diagnostics, edible electronics, battery technology</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"}