{"podcast":{"title":"Best of the Spectator","slug":"best-of-the-spectator-45373","podcast_index_feed_id":45373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905579-best-of-the-spectator","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":2646,"summary":"Home to the Spectator's best podcasts on everything from politics to religion, literature to food and drink, and more. A new podcast every day from writers worth listening to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:22:22.936028+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373"},"episode":{"title":"Coffee House Shots: how 'the progressives' killed Labour – Maurice Glasman","slug":"coffee-house-shots-how-the-progressives-killed-labour-maurice-glasman","published_at":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/coffee-house-shots-how-the-progressives-killed-labour-maurice-glasman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373","url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-of-the-spectator/episodes/coffee-house-shots-how-the-progressives-killed-labour-mauric","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/e/69feedfa385e8d5e3017935c/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=Req4f-K1-hsuA7S1x2fuYQ42ALfMbFg3SVhOE485LcY","summary":"As the full picture of the local elections emerges, Labour faces a dilemma: stick with Keir Starmer, or put forward an alternative? Calls for Starmer to resign have intensified, and we are braced for MPs to stick their heads above the parapet this weekend. The message from the Prime Minister is that he ‘will not go’ and will not set out a path for his resignation either. So where does Labour go from here? Lord Glasman joins Tim and James to discuss the battle for the soul of the Labour party. Will they return to their traditions, or continue to ‘limp along in a state of paralysis’? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"As the full picture of the local elections emerges, Labour faces a dilemma: stick with Keir Starmer, or put forward an alternative? Calls for Starmer to r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-of-the-spectator-45373/episodes/coffee-house-shots-how-the-progressives-killed-labour-maurice-glasman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/coffee-house-shots-how-the-progressives-killed-labour-maurice-glasman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}