{"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":"Is Farage as formidable as he appears to be?","slug":"is-farage-as-formidable-as-he-appears-to-be","published_at":"2026-06-05T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873/is-farage-as-formidable-as-he-appears-to-be","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/is-farage-as-formidable-as-he-appears-to-be","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a21919cbe8560e74b24a7c5/media.mp3","summary":"This week Nigel Farage has chosen to fuel ‘hatred’ in relation to a horrific murder, seeking to politicise crudely and obviously. Has he been too crude and obvious? Is the fracturing on the right an opportunity for the government, or is it triggering a dangerous debate framed by the far right? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Patreon subscribers can join Steve for an exclusive live stream on Monday June 8th at 7pm. Book your spot here . You can subscribe to Patreon here for the June livestream and more, including bonus episodes and the regular podcast a day early and ad-free.  Another date for the diary - an extra Rock & Roll Politics Special is live at Kings Place in London on Monday July 13th - added in light of dramas that will follow the Makerfield by- election. Get your tickets here . Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week Nigel Farage has chosen to fuel ‘hatred’ in relation to a horrific murder, seeking to politicise crudely and obviously. Has he been too crude an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2551,"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/is-farage-as-formidable-as-he-appears-to-be/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/is-farage-as-formidable-as-he-appears-to-be.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}