{"podcast":{"title":"Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards","slug":"rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873","podcast_index_feed_id":232873,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/show-cover.png","author":"Podmasters","episode_count":429,"summary":"Based on his live one-man show Rock & Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author Steve Richards takes a weekly behind-the-scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread. Subscribe to your weekly guide through seismic times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T12:20:43.076078+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873"},"episode":{"title":"Can Andy Burnham win the by-election?","slug":"can-andy-burnham-win-the-by-election","published_at":"2026-05-15T12:08:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873/can-andy-burnham-win-the-by-election","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873","url":"https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/can-andy-burnham-win-the-by-election","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a070cb6d98ee73f63205894/media.mp3","summary":"After a week of high political drama, some raging questions are answered. Starmer wants to stay, Streeting has resigned, and Burnham has a route to the Commons. But now another question arises - can he win? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"After a week of high political drama, some raging questions are answered. Starmer wants to stay, Streeting has resigned, and Burnham has a route to the Co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2437,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873/episodes/can-andy-burnham-win-the-by-election/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873/can-andy-burnham-win-the-by-election.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}