{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ae30277305baddee189d087?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Effective non-altruism: Elon Musk’s foundation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1793262907189-ef0e30d8-68b0-479c-bb73-883ff03cf291.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The world’s richest person does not say much nice about philanthropy, and his foundation does not say much about itself. Our correspondent <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/13/elon-musks-foundation-is-opaque-miserly-and-self-serving?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\">digs deeper</a></u>. The next stop for our <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/28/our-forecast-of-the-midterms-outcome?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\">midterm-elections</a></u> series is Kansas, where a Republican-seeming Democrat has an unlikely shot at the Senate. And an examination of the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/09/do-you-need-to-walk-10000-steps-a-day?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\">received wisdom</a></u> about how many steps to walk in a day.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Avantika Chilkoti, global business writer</li><li>Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent</li><li>Sam Wikeley, science correspondent</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>Elon Musk, Musk Foundation, philanthropy</li><li>America’s midterm elections, Kansas</li><li>wellness, walking, received wisdom</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"}