{"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":"In defence of Christian monarchies","slug":"in-defence-of-christian-monarchies","published_at":"2026-03-04T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985/in-defence-of-christian-monarchies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-smoke-637985","url":"https://shows.acast.com/holy-smoke/episodes/in-defence-of-christian-monarchies","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6835905c2780b226c72e9d0d/e/69a5c0d7c8a5f10081dfc415/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=G4tG6UVM-mVJoFn0kLcTUzUbkqBuiZQAIPa9-rap2iM","summary":"Historian and American monarchist Charles Coulombe joins Damian Thompson to make the case for traditional monarchies. He argues that monarchs are unjustly cast as tyrants, when they should be seen as defenders of tradition – especially in an era of secular western politicians who seem to hate the countries they serve. Charles even goes further to suggest such type of rule is ‘natural’. But how can popular support for monarchies survive in the modern age?  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":"Historian and American monarchist Charles Coulombe joins Damian Thompson to make the case for traditional monarchies. He argues that monarchs are unjustly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1831,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holy-smoke-637985/episodes/in-defence-of-christian-monarchies/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/in-defence-of-christian-monarchies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}