{"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":"Why is the Strait of Hormuz still closed?","slug":"why-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed","published_at":"2026-05-19T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652/why-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sensemaker/episodes/why-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sensemaker/e/6a0b80d8cdab12b21cb0a6be/media.mp3","summary":"While the US and Iran maintained the fragile ceasefire over the weekend, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, remains effectively closed. Host: Madeleine Parr Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland Episode Photography: Sofia Fenton Executive producer: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"While the US and Iran maintained the fragile ceasefire over the weekend, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, remains e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sensemaker-1661652/episodes/why-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sensemaker-1661652/why-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-still-closed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}