{"podcast":{"title":"Bristol Unpacked","slug":"bristol-unpacked-38853","podcast_index_feed_id":38853,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/bristol-unpacked","website_url":"http://www.thebristolcable.org/Bristol-unpacked-podcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4rBa5xx4vnDBr3y-wiOzcXWhpT1mSryViLB09V7k0s0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDc3/OWFhZmI2M2UwOWZj/NGVhOTlkYmIwYjQ5/ZGYwZi5qcGVn.jpg","author":"The Bristol Cable","episode_count":124,"summary":"Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs brings you fascinating and challenging conversations from characters of all stripes on big topics facing the city and beyond. Brought to you by the Bristol Cable, a new kind of newspaper for Bristol 100% community owned by 2,200 members. Join them for just £1 a month and own your media. thebristolcable.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T14:17:58.696166+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-unpacked-38853"},"episode":{"title":"Cider, jet skis and the WECA mayoral election: BBC journalist Pete Simson","slug":"cider-jet-skis-and-the-weca-mayoral-election-bbc-journalist-pete-simson","published_at":"2025-04-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-unpacked-38853/cider-jet-skis-and-the-weca-mayoral-election-bbc-journalist-pete-simson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-unpacked-38853","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb005ba7","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/fb005ba7/9a3cc8cf.mp3","summary":"In this instalment of Bristol Unpacked, Neil is joined by BBC Politics West editor Pete Simson to unpack the upcoming West of England Combined Authority (WECA) Mayoral election. Simson, a veteran political journalist, offers his expertise and breaks down key aspects of the election, discussing the major candidates, voter engagement strategies, and the complexities of local political dynamics here in Bristol. How do you cover local political content in an engaging way? And what might be the impact of recent scandals and controversies on the WECA election results? Listen on to find out. Politics West","meta_description":"In this instalment of Bristol Unpacked, Neil is joined by BBC Politics West editor Pete Simson to unpack the upcoming West of England Combined Authority (…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3932,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bristol-unpacked-38853/episodes/cider-jet-skis-and-the-weca-mayoral-election-bbc-journalist-pete-simson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bristol-unpacked-38853/cider-jet-skis-and-the-weca-mayoral-election-bbc-journalist-pete-simson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}