{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6ae852a798a5c8b2e347e723?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Off to the races: our American-midterms preview","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1793610366770-73f688fb-7496-4756-b665-8c3b44c55e1c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ahead of tomorrow’s legislative elections we consider <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/2026/us-midterms/prediction-model/house?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\">the chances</a></u> of a “blue wave”, the most <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/10/29/the-americans-changing-politics-for-the-better?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\">influential demographics</a></u> this time around and whether to expect election-administration trouble. Young people are deciding that bricks-and-mortar investment is not as dependable as the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/10/07/why-shares-are-the-new-bricks-and-mortar?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\">stocks-and-shares kind</a></u>. And 100 years on from his death Harry Houdini still has <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/29/what-the-worlds-most-famous-magician-has-to-teach-you?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\">lessons to teach</a></u> about getting and staying famous.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, United States editor</li><li>Kennett Werner, Washington correspondent</li><li>Vinjeru Mkandawire, news editor</li><li>Caitlin Talbot, digital culture 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>America’s midterm elections</li><li>property, securities, investing</li><li>Harry Houdini, fame</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"}