{"podcast":{"title":"Take Me Home","slug":"take-me-home-7058908","podcast_index_feed_id":7058908,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc598a88/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://sdp.org.uk","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42237266/42237266-1778497831879-2ffb86418bf4e.jpg","author":"Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore","episode_count":75,"summary":"Hilary Salt and Sebastian Moore explore the current political landscape in the UK and ask whether social democracy is needed now more than ever. Each week, they will look at important stories, attempt to offer solutions to the many crises, and share their suggestions for books, films, and events that have impacted their lives. Check out the SDP website or get in touch: www.sdp.org.uk hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T02:17:29.792541+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908"},"episode":{"title":"Tom Slater: Politics Beyond Left and Right","slug":"tom-slater-politics-beyond-left-and-right","published_at":"2025-07-31T14:24:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908/tom-slater-politics-beyond-left-and-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sebastian-moore5/episodes/Tom-Slater-Politics-Beyond-Left-and-Right-e368kg7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc598a88/podcast/play/106237895/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-31%2F404860478-44100-2-7b4f300676014.mp3","summary":"Hilary and Sebastian are joined by Tom Slater, editor at spiked-online. We ask Tom what Spiked is all about and whether it has lost its left-wing roots. We explore how old ideas of left and right might be redundant but principles like free speech, democracy and a better life for ordinary working people are still important. We move on to the Online Safety Act and its effect on journalism and on discussion more widely. And we ask are we one hot summer evening away from civil revolt? In Culture Club, Sebastian is enthusiastic about his ParkRun at The Eden Project. And Tom has recommended reading. Get in touch: sdp.org.uk, hilary.salt@sdp.org.uk, sebastian.moore@sdp.org.uk Recommendations:https://www.spiked-online.comKurt Vonnegut: Cat's Cradlehttps://www.edenproject.com/","meta_description":"Hilary and Sebastian are joined by Tom Slater, editor at spiked-online. We ask Tom what Spiked is all about and whether it has lost its left-wing roots. W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2214,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/take-me-home-7058908/episodes/tom-slater-politics-beyond-left-and-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-me-home-7058908/tom-slater-politics-beyond-left-and-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}