{"podcast":{"title":"Americano","slug":"americano-220133","podcast_index_feed_id":220133,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905583-americano","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111/1751036656497-6819cc69-2795-4a7d-97c9-7037f5f98758.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":716,"summary":"The next chapter in American politics has begun, but is it going to be any less crazy? The Spectator's Americano podcast delivers in-depth discussions with the best American pundits to keep you in the loop. Presented by Freddy Gray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T02:21:34.223780+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133"},"episode":{"title":"Why did the CIA director fly to Moscow?","slug":"why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow","published_at":"2026-08-27T16:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133","url":"https://shows.acast.com/americano/episodes/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111/e/6a905054a5bd8d1a7824b537/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=YcVpFvm-Pxe0cm8hWuokJNVL7wsSPA_4QKAyAVwZDho","summary":"Gus Carter is joined by Owen Matthews, the Spectator's Russia writer, to discuss John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, where the CIA director met Russia's foreign intelligence chief but not Putin. Owen runs through the possible reasons: Iran, a suspected Russian provocation against NATO, and the stalled peace process. They also discuss the sabotage campaign across Europe and the sanctions bill that could hurt Russia more than anything Trump has tried. Learn how to earn yield on gold, paid in gold, at Monetary-Metals.com/Americano Produced by Henry Lloyd Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Gus Carter is joined by Owen Matthews, the Spectator's Russia writer, to discuss John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, where the CIA director met R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1035,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/americano-220133/episodes/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}