{"podcast":{"title":"Coffee House Shots","slug":"coffee-house-shots-496891","podcast_index_feed_id":496891,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905581-coffee-house-shots","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/1751036467325-ac17e59d-c0b0-46f0-9b1f-4bded964d1cb.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":3299,"summary":"Daily political analysis from The Spectator's top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:21:50.488251+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891"},"episode":{"title":"What did Nicola Sturgeon know?","slug":"what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know","published_at":"2026-05-26T11:37:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891","url":"https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a158606cb11d38a8bbba038/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=rYt1qBHXQMb6kYGk7sa3D3qRqKhvwuDwfHhvpzWLHzg","summary":"Peter Murrell, the SNP’s former chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, has admitted embezzling £400,000 in party funds. The guilty plea has revived questions about what senior figures in the SNP knew, how long the scandal had been going on, and what happens next. To discuss the story, including some of the ridiculous purchases including a couple of hairdryers (for a bald man) and £2600 salt and pepper shakers, James Heale and Michael Simmons join Megan McElroy. 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":"Peter Murrell, the SNP’s former chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, has admitted embezzling £400,000 in party funds. The guilty plea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":618,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-house-shots-496891/episodes/what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}