{"podcast":{"title":"Jerm Warfare","slug":"jerm-warfare-7121194","podcast_index_feed_id":7121194,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/jerm-warfare-2025/feed.xml","website_url":"https://jermwarfare.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/jerm-warfare-2025/20260415_090435_4a1cafdae4cc1f834d73daac2b5e7b38.jpg","author":"Jerm","episode_count":261,"summary":"We’re constantly bombarded with fake news, propaganda, agendas, and outright lies. It’s an information war. What is true? I don’t know either—but I’m trying to find out, one dangerous idea at a time.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T00:18:31.424463+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194"},"episode":{"title":"Who is actually trying to take control of Africa?","slug":"who-is-actually-trying-to-take-control-of-africa","published_at":"2026-04-14T04:40:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194/who-is-actually-trying-to-take-control-of-africa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/jerm-warfare-2025/2733509","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/303972/2733509/jerm-warfare-2025/2026_04_14_04_39_45_2eeb56ab-1107-4f72-9447-cdd4697ebf42.mp3","summary":"Nobody cares about Africa. But I do. I’m an African and I live in Africa. South Africa is my home, and always will be. I don’t intend on leaving. I often hear that China is trying to take over Africa. You’ve probably heard it—maybe even said it. But where does this idea come from, and what’s it really based on? In this week’s UK Column banter with Mike Robinson and Charles Malet, we break down how it’s actually Western interests that have controlled Africa, still control it, and aim to keep controlling it in the future. ➡️ My UK Column podcast: https://www.ukcolumn.org/series/jerm-warfare 📺 YouTube version: https://youtu.be/xpYNVjP0dDg?si=qZyKmA4xQk7T2aoG ✉️ Follow my awesome work: https://www.jermwarfare.com/#/portal/signup","meta_description":"Nobody cares about Africa. But I do. I’m an African and I live in Africa. South Africa is my home, and always will be. I don’t intend on leaving. I often…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3654,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jerm-warfare-7121194/episodes/who-is-actually-trying-to-take-control-of-africa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194/who-is-actually-trying-to-take-control-of-africa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}