{"podcast":{"title":"Stay Free with Russell Brand","slug":"stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488","podcast_index_feed_id":6093488,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/576255/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/576255","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/3/0/5/3305629fa8d82e0dd959afa2a1bf1c87/spotify2.jpg","author":"Russell Brand","episode_count":635,"summary":"Hello You Awakening Wonder. Thanks for reading this when you could be obediently consuming propaganda. We are living through a time of incredible change and opportunity. Many of the old systems are corrupted and broken and yet a New Spirit is being born among us. For the first time new alliances are forming in the online world that could challenge these old and broken systems. Something ancient and original is Awakening within us. Here we can learn from elders and grow together in Good Faith, flawed but rising together. You can also watch the show LIVE with visuals, Monday to Thursday on Rumble 6pm BST / 1pm ET","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T08:20:34.561905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488"},"episode":{"title":"Starmer Under Fire… As Pandemic Fears Return!  — SF717","slug":"starmer-under-fire-as-pandemic-fears-return-sf717","published_at":"2026-05-16T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488/starmer-under-fire-as-pandemic-fears-return-sf717","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488","url":"https://7220ca77-db77-4b5e-ae13-536dbb84fbd3.libsyn.com/starmer-under-fire-as-pandemic-fears-return-sf717","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7220ca77-db77-4b5e-ae13-536dbb84fbd3/PODCAST_-_May_15.mp3?dest-id=4990875","summary":"Pressure is building on multiple fronts as political authority and public trust both appear to be under strain. In the UK, Keir Starmer faces growing scrutiny as Labour weakens, Reform rises, and public frustration becomes harder to ignore, raising questions about whether political stability is beginning to fracture. At the same time, fears around a hantavirus outbreak are reviving uncomfortable memories of the COVID era, reigniting debates around public health messaging, international coordination and whether old crisis patterns are beginning to return. Across both stories sits the same deeper tension: what happens when confidence in leadership, institutions and official narratives starts to erode. Order my new book 'How to Become Christian in 7 Days' at TuckerCarlsonbooks.com If you want to support the show and take care of yourself properly—without turning your bathroom into a laboratory—go to tryreborn.com. It's the Reborn store: supplements, skincare, daily essentials… simple, effective, and made for people who are trying to stay strong while the world does whatever this is. Go check out tryreborn.com and grab what you need","meta_description":"Pressure is building on multiple fronts as political authority and public trust both appear to be under strain. In the UK, Keir Starmer faces growing scru…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3555,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488/episodes/starmer-under-fire-as-pandemic-fears-return-sf717/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stay-free-with-russell-brand-6093488/starmer-under-fire-as-pandemic-fears-return-sf717.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}