{"podcast":{"title":"Al Jazeera","slug":"al-jazeera-7202379","podcast_index_feed_id":7202379,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6512381/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://open.spotify.com/show/6zCvj13uEjzJrRGLS2NFv2","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2c7557270def0825e7e4805cb78b239f.jpg","author":"Al Jazeera Network","episode_count":43,"summary":"#AlJazeeraEnglish, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of #journalism that the world has come to rely on. We are reshaping global media and constantly working to strengthen our reputation as one of the world's most respected #news and #CurrentAffairs channels.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379"},"episode":{"title":"Why has Hezbollah joined the Middle East war?","slug":"why-has-hezbollah-joined-the-middle-east-war","published_at":"2026-03-18T00:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379/why-has-hezbollah-joined-the-middle-east-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-has-hezbollah-joined-the-middle-east-war--70540588","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70540588/why_has_hezbollah_joined_the_middle_east_war_inside_story_al_jazeera_english_youtube.mp3","summary":"Lebanon is once again drawn into a war many of its leaders say is not their fight. Against the government's warnings, Hezbollah has joined Iran in its conflict with Israel. The armed group says it has a right to respond as part of what it calls a resistance campaign. But this time, the Lebanese government has responded by taking the decision to ban Hezbollah's military activities and demanded it disarm. The group has not heeded that warning. Now, as the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran widens to Lebanon, can Hezbollah's involvement be of any real help to Tehran? And what price will Lebanon pay as a result?","meta_description":"Lebanon is once again drawn into a war many of its leaders say is not their fight. Against the government's warnings, Hezbollah has joined Iran in its con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/al-jazeera-7202379/episodes/why-has-hezbollah-joined-the-middle-east-war/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379/why-has-hezbollah-joined-the-middle-east-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}