{"podcast":{"title":"Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today","slug":"rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","podcast_index_feed_id":1530908,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890034/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a7d6a9542b23c4393b4a3b839f12fd78.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":243,"summary":"Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908"},"episode":{"title":"Flags, “flag-shaggers” and the co-opting of historic symbols","slug":"flags-flag-shaggers-and-the-co-opting-of-historic-symbols","published_at":"2026-04-03T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/flags-flag-shaggers-and-the-co-opting-of-historic-symbols","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/rear-vision-flags-far-right-anti-immigration-flagshagger-history/106430748","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/6d.mp3","summary":"Wrapping yourself in the national flag has become a common practice for far-right activists right across the Western world, particularly anti-immigration demonstrators. In the UK the co-opting of the Union Jack and the flag of St George has become so common it’s now described in derogatory terms as “flag-shagging”. In this episode, we explore the historic power of national flags as symbols of division, not just national unity. Guests: Dr Anne Platoff – Flag expert and former librarian, University of California, Santa Barbara Laura Scofield – Design Director, The Atlantic Dr Dominic Bryan – Professor of social anthropology, Queens’s University Belfast","meta_description":"Wrapping yourself in the national flag has become a common practice for far-right activists right across the Western world, particularly anti-immigration…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1779,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/episodes/flags-flag-shaggers-and-the-co-opting-of-historic-symbols/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/flags-flag-shaggers-and-the-co-opting-of-historic-symbols.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}