{"podcast":{"title":"Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald","slug":"global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533","podcast_index_feed_id":6755533,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/103189114/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/global-roaming/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/58c0d4d2bb3eaeda6d7c9d98ca7d81be.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":316,"summary":"A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you? Award-winning journalists Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald are joined by two new hosts, former foreign correspondent Kylie Morris and journalist Latika Bourke in London. Every day, they'll be discussing the biggest world events and how to make of sense of them. Along with expert guests, they take a single topic and examine it with Australian eyes. Challenging, thoughtful and fun, Global Roaming is your user's guide to what the world is talking about.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:22:17.188490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533"},"episode":{"title":"Farage vs Binface: the by-election Britain can't ignore","slug":"farage-vs-binface-the-by-election-britain-can-t-ignore","published_at":"2026-07-30T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533/farage-vs-binface-the-by-election-britain-can-t-ignore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/global-roaming/farage-vs-binface-the-by-election-britain-can-t-ignore/106904388","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mv/Z/tm.mp3","summary":"Reform party leader Nigel Farage has survived scandals, electoral defeats, and years of attacks from Britain's political establishment. But could he be unseated by a man dressed as a Darth Vader rip-off, in a by-election he called himself? Michael Crick is a veteran UK broadcaster, and author of One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage. He claims that even a Farage victory doesn't leave the Reform party in an enviable position. Nigel Farage still has to face down a parliamentary inquiry, coordinated voting campaigns, and continued questions about millions of pounds received as gifts from wealthy political donors. Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke join Michael Crick to examine what's really happening inside Reform UK, why Count Binface has become an unexpected factor in the contest, and whether Britain's voters are becoming more resistant to populist leaders. Plus, will the newly crowned Prime Minister Andy Burnham be able to curb Nigel Farage's rise? And what does it mean for the future of the UK when parties all across the political sphere are relying on nostalgia for their messaging? Guest: Michael Crick, author of One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage. Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.","meta_description":"Reform party leader Nigel Farage has survived scandals, electoral defeats, and years of attacks from Britain's political establishment. But could he be un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533/episodes/farage-vs-binface-the-by-election-britain-can-t-ignore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533/farage-vs-binface-the-by-election-britain-can-t-ignore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}