# 16. Final arguments Part 2 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280/16-final-arguments-part-2 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280/16-final-arguments-part-2.md Podcast: [The State of Us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280) Published: 2026-06-17T19:24:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsl6l4 Audio file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nsl61c.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-state-of-us-7319280/episodes/16-final-arguments-part-2 Duration seconds: 671 ## Resource A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the facts on related charges of aiding and abetting, which she has denied. Eleanor Donaldson’s barrister has asked a jury to “bring an end to this nightmare for her and find her not guilty of all the charges she’s facing.” ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-state-of-us-7319280/episodes/16-final-arguments-part-2/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-us-7319280/16-final-arguments-part-2.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.