{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6adb2359a25058b22ad882a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Songs of disenchantment: the sorrow of Nigeria","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1792746072182-30c66ea0-f433-418d-9eec-02950a3ec768.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/10/01/nigerians-dislike-their-president-but-may-re-elect-him-anyway?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\">Nigeria</a></u> is suffering a worsening security crisis, compounded by a lean harvest, global aid cuts and rising energy prices. So why is President Bola Tinubu likely to win January’s election? Europe is struggling to develop a rival to <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/20/europes-dependence-on-america-in-space-is-hard-to-escape?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\">Starlink</a></u> and reduce reliance on American satellites. And our obituaries editor recalls the improbable career of author and conman <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/10/22/jeffrey-archers-career-was-worthy-of-his-most-improbable-plots?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\">Jeffrey Archer</a></u>.</p><p>Watch extended clips from Insider <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&amp;utm_source=economist&amp;utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&amp;utm_term=sa.arc-isi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u>. </p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Ore Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent</li><li>Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</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>Nigeria, Bola Tinubu</li><li>Starlink, Ukraine, Musk, OneWeb, Eutelsat</li><li>Jeffrey Archer, Kane and Abel, perjury</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"}