{"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":"Will Andy Burnham’s big idea work?","slug":"will-andy-burnham-s-big-idea-work","published_at":"2026-06-30T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards-232873/will-andy-burnham-s-big-idea-work","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/will-andy-burnhams-big-idea-work","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a42750f3fa89e33389a6122/media.mp3","summary":"Andy Burnham has promised an historic transfer of power from the centre. Unlike some leaders who have made similar pledges he means it. But how will it work? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com • Special offer! Get 20% off any vehicle history check at carVertical.com/steve20 Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, plus the regular podcast a day early and ad-free.  Dates for the diary: Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham this Wednesday July 1st. Tickets on the Ropetackle website . An extra Rock & Roll Politics Special is live at Kings Place in London on Monday July 13th -  get your tickets here. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Andy Burnham has promised an historic transfer of power from the centre. Unlike some leaders who have made similar pledges he means it. But how will it wo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2012,"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/will-andy-burnham-s-big-idea-work/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/will-andy-burnham-s-big-idea-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}