{"podcast":{"title":"Half the Picture","slug":"half-the-picture-7015166","podcast_index_feed_id":7015166,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/half-the-picture","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/skzaoudrgivtljdug3ty9wj8/podcasts/euh4y6qv0qgliz9kiwukx7hz/mu59co3d627ud1ku79om0y25.png","author":"Billy Barnell","episode_count":40,"summary":"Join us on Half the Picture as your host Billy Barnell sits down with a different filmmaker, actor, or artist each episode for a relaxed, revealing conversation. Get the full picture on some of the most talented and noteworthy folks in showbiz and the long and winding roads of their careers. Expect candid stories, creative insights, and regular detours into the weird and wonderful corners of the film and pop culture world! If you'd like to watch the episodes, check out our YouTube channel at the link below! https://youtube.com/@halfthepicturepodcast?si=qQmePirZ_6RgQxh_","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T06:22:46.934477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166"},"episode":{"title":"#21 - MONTY BEN","slug":"21-monty-ben","published_at":"2026-01-16T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/21-monty-ben","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KF150SM1K5AQX7AKG9214KSB.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KF150SM1K5AQX7AKG9214KSB.mp3","summary":"Half the Picture's guest this episode is actor and karate world champion Monty Ben who recently graced our screens as Farouk, one of the primary villains in the most recent series of Slow Horses. Monty joined Billy on the pod to chat about his experience making Slow Horses alongside such iconic actors as Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas and the lessons he learned from working on the set. They also discussed Monty's career as karate champion, the discipline he took with him from martial arts into acting and how acting has enriched his life and made him a better person. #slowhorses #garyoldman #kristinscottthomas #montyben #apple #appletv #podcast #interview #movie #films #tv #television #series Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on November 25th, 2025 Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 ‘MONTY BEN talks Slow Horses, Working with Gary Oldman & Living The Life of a Karate World Champion' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.","meta_description":"Half the Picture's guest this episode is actor and karate world champion Monty Ben who recently graced our screens as Farouk, one of the primary villains…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2952,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/half-the-picture-7015166/episodes/21-monty-ben/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166/21-monty-ben.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}