{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Delayed Gratification, the Slow News podcast","title":"Melissa, megacities and nasal matchsticks: looking back on November 2025","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/548c938c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2613,"description":"In this episode, Delayed Gratification co-editors Rob Orchard and Marcus Webb are joined by editor-at-large Harriet Salem to look back on November 2025, an era before Donald Trump was awarded a peace prize by Fifa and before the birth of Crustafarianism, the first AI-generated religion. The trio return to Marcus’s story about the rapid growth of megacities, which saw Jakarta crowned the biggest metropolis in the world in November. They delve into his report on the UN groups attempting to provide early warnings about climate hazards to every person on the planet and deploying everything ‘from satellites to sandbags’ to prevent disasters. They also look at the stratospheric ascent of Zohran Mamdani from little-known local politician to mayor of New York – and what he has faced since his election.To read the stories being discussed in this episode, pick up a copy of Delayed Gratification issue 61 or subscribe with a 15 percent discount using code Pod15. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ioALXFcHyJLWjL3HNf5WVFHFKbfruJomgR_zOD501xs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNjFk/Nzk4OTFiZGRkOTIz/MDU1NzM5NDE5Nzc5/OWNmOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}