{"podcast":{"title":"Politics Unpacked","slug":"politics-unpacked-1085638","podcast_index_feed_id":1085638,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/92a301e1-443b-435f-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/red-box","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0ebd1a8cbe463c3cf145/1779976003116-ed1dcadd-0f8b-434a-92f1-7b662a3ffd8c.jpeg","author":"Anna Covell","episode_count":1992,"summary":"Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T04:17:13.496823+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638"},"episode":{"title":"Can Labour Match The Tories For Plotting?","slug":"can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting","published_at":"2026-05-07T13:56:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesredbox/episodes/can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesredbox/e/69fc9a14c117aa79bf29861b/media.mp3","summary":"It's election day across the UK, and speculation is rife about a looming plot to oust Keir Starmer. But should the Labour Party just admit it's not as good at skulduggery as the Conservatives in their heyday? Hugo Rifkind is joined by Sarah Ditum and Matthew Parris, to discuss scheming politicians, the drinking culture in Parliament, and how the 24 hour news cycle changed modern politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It's election day across the UK, and speculation is rife about a looming plot to oust Keir Starmer. But should the Labour Party just admit it's not as goo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1857,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/politics-unpacked-1085638/episodes/can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}