{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ad5db120c6b30397bf5bec0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Independence eh? Canada’s referendum","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1792399458492-e87287f9-ab16-43a2-8be4-da29f5d02804.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The province of Alberta will vote on secession today. It is unlikely to go ahead, but the separatist vibe is just one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/10/15/donald-trump-may-save-canada?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\">many headaches</a></u>. Our correspondent examines China’s efforts toward brain-computer interfaces, finding the country is <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/06/china-wants-to-get-inside-your-head?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\">closing the gap</a></u> with America. And Britain’s “<u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/10/08/conservationists-are-building-highways-for-bugs?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\">bug superhighways</a></u>” link up the shrinking number of lush insect habitats.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Robert Russo, Canada writer</li><li>Don Weinland, China business and finance editor</li><li>Bella King, news editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Canada, Alberta, separatists, referendum</li><li>China, brain-computer interfaces</li><li>Britain, insects, conservation</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"}