{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6accaf58eea51f2aa376ee05?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Saudi under siege: Houthis attack airport","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1791799109999-b9612407-2973-42ce-8cb6-12368615f134.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This weekend, Yemeni rebels <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/11/saudi-arabia-is-increasingly-under-siege?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\">struck Saudi Arabia</a></u>’s international airport in the deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab country since the Iran war began in February. Our correspondent reports from Riyadh. How <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/27/european-industry-is-doing-better-than-you-may-think?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\">European manufacturers</a></u> are adjusting to high energy prices and war. And the revival of <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/09/17/is-it-still-worthwhile-to-teach-cursive-in-school?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\">writing by hand</a></u>.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Guy Scriven, global business writer</li><li>Caitlin Talbot, culture correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Saudi Arabia, Houthis, Yemen, Riyadh airport</li><li>European carmakers, energy prices, tariffs</li><li>Cursive, handwriting</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"}