{"podcast":{"title":"Intrigue","slug":"intrigue-6878178","podcast_index_feed_id":6878178,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/m0000nfh.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000nfh","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0nzzk9l.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":113,"summary":"Next on Intrige: Lockerbie One of the world's longest running conspiracies. Who was really behind the Lockerbie bombing? On 21 December 1988, a plane explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. A Libyan man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, is convicted. Despite a global investigation Megrahi's conviction, and the failed appeals that followed, are still tainted - for some - with doubt and conspiracy theory. Myles Bonnar wants to find out why. Now, almost four decades on; fresh evidence and a new trial. The alleged bomb maker Abu Agila Masud is in custody, with a trial expected to begin any day. He denies any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing. Journalist Myles Bonnar (Dead Man Running, Shiny Bob) picks apart the original investigation and finds himself in a world full of militant groups, top secret files and grieving families who will never give up on the pursuit of the truth. Intrigue: 'Jaw-dropping', 'gripping', 'bingeable,' 'thrilling' - dramatic true stories and investigations that reveal how the world really works.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:23.187433+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intrigue-6878178"},"episode":{"title":"Word of God: 4. You've Got Mail","slug":"word-of-god-4-you-ve-got-mail","published_at":"2025-03-05T06:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intrigue-6878178/word-of-god-4-you-ve-got-mail","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intrigue-6878178","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028kz9","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0kvypnt.mp3","summary":"Federal investigators uncover a shadowy scheme to smuggle ancient clay tablets into America. When customs officers in Memphis inspect a package labelled \"tile samples\" in January 2011, they discover something far more precious - delicate clay tablets covered in cuneiform, one of humanity's earliest forms of writing. Through exclusive interviews with former US prosecutor Karin Orenstein and special agent Brenton Easter, Lewis reveals how this discovery led to one of the largest antiquities investigations in recent history. The episode reconstructs how Hobby Lobby President Steve Green attended a meeting in an apartment in the United Arab Emirates to view thousands of ancient artefacts, despite receiving explicit legal warnings about importing items from Iraq. When boxes of tablets start turning up at US customs addressed to Hobby Lobby stores labelled as craft supplies, investigators uncover an elaborate scheme of false declarations, undervalued items, and payments spread across multiple bank accounts. As the investigation builds toward a landmark settlement requiring the return of around 3,800 artefacts and a $3 million payment, the episode exposes the complex world of international antiquities trafficking and raises questions about the responsibility of wealthy collectors to verify the origins of their acquisitions. Presented by Ben Lewis Produced by Clem Hitchcock Executive producers: Philip Abrams and Jago Lee Story editor: Andrew Dickson Sound design by Richard Courtice Original music by Max de Wardener A TellTale production for BBC Radio 4 Episodes of Intrigue: Word of God are released weekly on Wednesdays, wherever you get your podcasts, but if you’re in the UK, you can listen to the latest episode a week early, first on BBC Sounds.","meta_description":"Federal investigators uncover a shadowy scheme to smuggle ancient clay tablets into America. When customs officers in Memphis inspect a package labelled \"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1725,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intrigue-6878178/episodes/word-of-god-4-you-ve-got-mail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intrigue-6878178/word-of-god-4-you-ve-got-mail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}