Episode

Heatwaves, child health and why Britain’s getting both wrong

Podcast
James O'Brien Daily
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Duration seconds
3749
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://james-obrien-daily.captivate.fm
Audio
https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/886386c4-887b-460e-91ec-7df988c5ff15.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=3dc25db1-030b-4bf2-a725-90d94e43aa2a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=886386c4-887b-460e-91ec-7df988c5ff15
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/heatwaves-child-health-and-why-britain-s-getting-both-wrong
Markdown
/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/heatwaves-child-health-and-why-britain-s-getting-both-wrong.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/heatwaves-child-health-and-why-britain-s-getting-both-wrong/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/heatwaves-child-health-and-why-britain-s-getting-both-wrong.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In today’s episode, James takes on two urgent questions shaping life in modern Britain: why coverage of extreme heat so often avoids mentioning the climate crisis, and why the UK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in Europe. This episode was recorded on the 14th of July. James O'Brien Daily is a Global production, available every week day on Global Player, or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.