{"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":"The Edition: Why Labour’s fate will be decided in the Strait of Hormuz","slug":"the-edition-why-labour-s-fate-will-be-decided-in-the-strait-of-hormuz","published_at":"2026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373/the-edition-why-labour-s-fate-will-be-decided-in-the-strait-of-hormuz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-spectator-45373","url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-of-the-spectator/episodes/why-labours-fate-will-be-decided-in-the-strait-of-hormuz","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/e/6a0f3af8a9d3d2ec14b59902/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=udy1X9wNgOCFsAA_AOg5PPrGdabvRoCFU86grMlZ3Y4","summary":"For this week’s  Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by  The Spectator 's John Power, feminist campaigner Julie Bindel and former adviser to Boris Johnson – and co-host of the  In The Room  podcast, Cleo Watson. They explore the idea that the Strait of Hormuz, not Makerfield, will determine the fate of the current Labour government. Starmer may be facing a challenge to his authority from mayoral shapeshifter Andy Burnham, but neither the PM or the wannabe MP will be rewarded if grocery and energy prices continue to soar. How much can be done to insulate Britain from future pain? And do they trust Labour to do so? Also this week: is Wes Streeting a better option than Burnham? Julie reveals her own run-ins with the now-backbench MP but concedes that Wes may be 'the least bad option’. Plus: what can we learn from female political trailblazers of the past? Are there any merits to lists of the greatest books? And, following the release of series two of  Rivals , Cleo reveals she was once asked to put together a list of the best orgasm scenes from Jilly Cooper’s novels... Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"For this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by The Spectator 's John Power, feminist campaigner Julie Bindel and former adviser to Bo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2151,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-of-the-spectator-45373/episodes/the-edition-why-labour-s-fate-will-be-decided-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/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/the-edition-why-labour-s-fate-will-be-decided-in-the-strait-of-hormuz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}