{"podcast":{"title":"Holy Smoke","slug":"holy-smoke-637985","podcast_index_feed_id":637985,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905584-holy-smoke","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d/1784644193676-15771d02-c401-4dea-aff4-c3af43bd06c3.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":236,"summary":"The most important and controversial topics in world religion, thoroughly dissected by a range of high profile guests. Presented by Damian Thompson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:17:18.971180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985"},"episode":{"title":"Coffee House Shots: Britain's first Catholic PM","slug":"coffee-house-shots-britain-s-first-catholic-pm","published_at":"2026-07-31T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985/coffee-house-shots-britain-s-first-catholic-pm","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985","url":"https://shows.acast.com/holy-smoke/episodes/britains-first-catholic-pm-with-patrick-maguire","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d/e/6a6cb64e61ae402f61293f4a/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=uts--SQlr8Wd8dgD-ON5hafgVdNLayhIMkInMg-Grp4","summary":"Is Andy Burnham the country's first catholic Prime Minister, and how might it influence his leadership? Despite his faith drawing him to Labour, he doesn’t attend mass and rarely emphasises his religion publicly. To unpack his faith and where it might take him, Lara Brown, The Spectator's commissioning editor, is joined by the chief political commentator at The Times, Patrick Maguire, and The Spectator's religion editor, Damian Thompson. Produced by Henry Lloyd and Ed Parker. 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":"Is Andy Burnham the country's first catholic Prime Minister, and how might it influence his leadership? Despite his faith drawing him to Labour, he doesn’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1144,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holy-smoke-637985/episodes/coffee-house-shots-britain-s-first-catholic-pm/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985/coffee-house-shots-britain-s-first-catholic-pm.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}