{"podcast":{"title":"Quite right!","slug":"quite-right-7391829","podcast_index_feed_id":7391829,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/quiteright","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5/1756198905196-c0570aaf-3cde-4220-a492-0bdcf23ff408.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":75,"summary":"Welcome to Quite right!, the podcast from The Spectator that searches for sanity and common sense in a world which increasingly seems devoid of both. Each week, join Michael Gove, editor of The Spectator , and Madeline Grant, assistant editor of The Spectator , for a mixture of politics, culture and mischief as they unpack the stories that most piqued their interest, amusement or exasperation. For more podcasts from The Spectator: spectator.co.uk/podcasts Subscribe to The Spectator : spectator.co.uk/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:12.969270+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829"},"episode":{"title":"Forget Wes, this is who we really need as PM","slug":"forget-wes-this-is-who-we-really-need-as-pm","published_at":"2026-05-14T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829/forget-wes-this-is-who-we-really-need-as-pm","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829","url":"https://shows.acast.com/quiteright/episodes/forget-wes-this-is-who-we-really-need-as-pm","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6851792d002f9da49a7fbef5/e/6a05d70f68dc584edac18647/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=SvRLJ93ZVkGLGRiRdUjOfdQg4GpWVwkDSeerdFLOXUA","summary":"In this week’s Q&A: as Wes Streeting finally breaks cover, which former prime minister would you parachute into No. 10 to save the country? Michael makes the case for Palmerstonian vigour, while Maddie weighs up Lord Salisbury and Pitt the Younger – and asks whether almost any past occupant of Downing Street would be preferable to the current one. Also this week: is Britain being dragged back towards the EU? After Nick Clegg suggested Britain should rejoin a reformed European Union by 2036, Michael and Maddie ask whether the Brexit question is really settled – and whether Keir Starmer is trying to realign with Brussels by stealth. Plus: Jilly Cooper and the brilliance of Tory-coded fiction. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 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":"In this week’s Q&A: as Wes Streeting finally breaks cover, which former prime minister would you parachute into No. 10 to save the country? Michael ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quite-right-7391829/episodes/forget-wes-this-is-who-we-really-need-as-pm/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quite-right-7391829/forget-wes-this-is-who-we-really-need-as-pm.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}