{"podcast":{"title":"Sensemaker","slug":"sensemaker-1661652","podcast_index_feed_id":1661652,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/d348aacb-00cd-4b2d-9b3b-ee9d99cdb735","website_url":"https://observer.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba18761a8cbe923a3cf195/1780328039112-530b70fe-25ff-4072-89ca-080ac6b5f8d7.jpeg","author":"The Observer","episode_count":1385,"summary":"The Sensemaker from The Observer - one story every day to make sense of the world. Subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription: Early access, bonus content and ad-free listening to our podcasts A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T12:20:38.383483+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652"},"episode":{"title":"Peter Murrell’s embezzlement scandal","slug":"peter-murrell-s-embezzlement-scandal","published_at":"2026-05-29T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652/peter-murrell-s-embezzlement-scandal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sensemaker/episodes/peter-murrells-embezzlement-scandal","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sensemaker/e/6a1859a969630795d8a7ef33/media.mp3","summary":"This week Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish National Party. Writer: Poppy Bullard Producer: Poppy Bullard Host: Madeleine Parr Episode photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the Scottish Nation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":454,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sensemaker-1661652/episodes/peter-murrell-s-embezzlement-scandal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652/peter-murrell-s-embezzlement-scandal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}