{"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/1784644240973-f772404a-63ed-4eb8-95e0-a70bfba0b3ab.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":2753,"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":"2026-09-21T02:21:32.640045+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373"},"episode":{"title":"Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove, Count Binface, Michael Simmons & Graeme Thomson","slug":"spectator-out-loud-michael-gove-count-binface-michael-simmons-graeme-thomson","published_at":"2026-07-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/spectator-out-loud-michael-gove-count-binface-michael-simmons-graeme-thomson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373","url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-of-the-spectator/episodes/spectator-out-loud-michael-gove-count-binface-michael-simmon","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/e/6a5a7e8b7a878a3380849aaf/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=adS2i08EXWgxMo2Wn4ccnnymRxUnR5fkqeJjThu-4Mg","summary":"On this week’s  Spectator Out Loud : Michael Gove explains why he is against more security for MPs; taking a brief break from campaigning in clacton as count binface, Jon Harvey explains why Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is a triumph; Michael Simmons says shut up about your disability; and finally, Graeme Thomson reviews Madonna.   Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On this week’s Spectator Out Loud : Michael Gove explains why he is against more security for MPs; taking a brief break from campaigning in clacton…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1782,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-of-the-spectator-45373/episodes/spectator-out-loud-michael-gove-count-binface-michael-simmons-graeme-thomson/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/spectator-out-loud-michael-gove-count-binface-michael-simmons-graeme-thomson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}