{"podcast":{"title":"John Anderson: Conversations","slug":"john-anderson-conversations-66200","podcast_index_feed_id":66200,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://johnanderson.net.au/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45356785/5f73b971b78f2c88.jpg","author":"John Anderson","episode_count":256,"summary":"Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia John Anderson sits down with world-leading historians, economists, politicians, and thinkers to examine the ideas shaping our society. Drawing on decades at the highest levels of government, John brings rare depth and civility to conversations that mainstream media won't have. This podcast covers everything from Australia's political future to faith, freedom, and the fragility of Western democracy. Thoughtful, rigorous, and genuinely independent.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:19:46.211741+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200"},"episode":{"title":"How the State Became the Enemy of the English People | Carl Benjamin","slug":"how-the-state-became-the-enemy-of-the-english-people-carl-benjamin","published_at":"2026-05-29T06:37:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/how-the-state-became-the-enemy-of-the-english-people-carl-benjamin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dual-citizens30/episodes/How-the-State-Became-the-Enemy-of-the-English-People--Carl-Benjamin-e3k23ei","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/play/120703890/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425109180-44100-2-1f3c3508ea61c.mp3","summary":"In this interview, podcaster and political commentator Carl Benjamin joins John to explore the accelerating collapse of English identity and the political crisis that has followed.Carl argues that Britain has sleepwalked into a civilisational emergency: mass immigration without a vote, a bureaucratic state that has outgrown democratic accountability, and a native population that has been deliberately disconnected from the culture and heritage it was supposed to carry forward. Carl Benjamin is one of Britain's most followed independent commentators. Widely known online as Sargon of Akkad, Benjamin is the director of the conservative political podcast, Lotus Eaters . He is known for his outspoken criticism of modern feminism, identity politics, Islam, and political correctness.","meta_description":"In this interview, podcaster and political commentator Carl Benjamin joins John to explore the accelerating collapse of English identity and the political…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4956,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-anderson-conversations-66200/episodes/how-the-state-became-the-enemy-of-the-english-people-carl-benjamin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/how-the-state-became-the-enemy-of-the-english-people-carl-benjamin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}