{"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":69,"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":"2026-09-21T02:20:56.742921+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379"},"episode":{"title":"Why is Crimea critical to the Ukraine war?","slug":"why-is-crimea-critical-to-the-ukraine-war","published_at":"2026-09-07T00:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379/why-is-crimea-critical-to-the-ukraine-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/al-jazeera-7202379","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-is-crimea-critical-to-the-ukraine-war--74944626","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74944626/why_is_crimea_critical_to_the_ukraine_war_inside_story_al_jazeera_english_youtube.mp3","summary":"Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Now, more than four years into the current war, Ukraine is targeting the peninsula with increased drone attacks. In response, authorities in the Russian-controlled region have declared a state of emergency, admitting they're facing challenging times. This week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the start of what he called a 40-day 'influence operation' to push Russia to end the war.","meta_description":"Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Now, more than four years into the current war, Ukraine is targeting the peninsula with increased drone attacks. In respons…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/al-jazeera-7202379/episodes/why-is-crimea-critical-to-the-ukraine-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-is-crimea-critical-to-the-ukraine-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}