{"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/cc5bfad3-fc5f-4999-bba1-86632dd60ff7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gas-trick distress: a visit to Ukraine","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/62e286e0dc55dd001230ae04.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Russia continues to pile pressure on the country, and will soon have the power to cut off its natural gas. Our correspondent pays a visit to find <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/ukrainians-are-coping-stoically-with-russian-aggression/21805700?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">how Ukrainians cope</a>. The simplest solution to renewables’ intermittency is to move electricity around—but that requires vast new international networks of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2021/10/16/the-booming-business-of-knitting-together-the-worlds-electricity-grids?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seriously beefy cables</a>. And Canada’s version of American football is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/10/09/a-venerable-canadian-sport-is-wasting-away?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wasting away</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}