{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ad73d9d6a9e2a41c3da84e6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Disorder of magnitude: France’s riots","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1792490244620-bc5c5f80-e048-4ec8-8ba7-057fa37a6483.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What started as student protests ballooned into national lawlessness. The disorder plays into the hands of France’s political extremes; <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/18/expect-violent-protests-to-erupt-in-france-again?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\">expect more of it</a></u>. In Zimbabwe white farmers are <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/04/white-zimbabweans-return-to-farming?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\">returning to work land</a></u> taken by Robert Mugabe a quarter-century ago. And our columnist considers the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/22/bartleby-newsletter-the-tandcs-of-the-ai-apocalypse?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\">delicate wording</a></u> that might indemnify AI firms if the bots happen to wipe out humanity. </p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief</li><li>John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent</li><li>Andrew Palmer, “Bartleby” columnist</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>France riots, French politics</li><li>Zimbabwe, agriculture, white farmers</li><li>AI, extinction-level events, legalese, parody</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"}