{"podcast":{"title":"Talk Georgia","slug":"talk-georgia-7359851","podcast_index_feed_id":7359851,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1049ef6b0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giorgi-rukhadze","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43624940/43624940-1746999175467-f1ba1995da4f5.jpg","author":"Giorgi Rukhadze","episode_count":271,"summary":"Talk Georgia is my English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics. Each week, we release two shows and a weekly news update: Talk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – I explore key developments in Georgian and regional politics with a specially invited guest. Talk Georgia Question Time – GSAC Founder Nodar Kharshiladze and I answer questions on major events in Georgia and broader regional dynamics. Talk Georgia Weekly News Update – A concise summary of the most important political news from Georgia over the past week","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T18:20:06.517019+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851"},"episode":{"title":"26 May: Bidzinocracy or Freedom? | The Gori Police Scandal: Can It Break the System? | TGQT Ep. 48","slug":"26-may-bidzinocracy-or-freedom-the-gori-police-scandal-can-it-break-the-system-tgqt-ep-48","published_at":"2026-05-31T18:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851/26-may-bidzinocracy-or-freedom-the-gori-police-scandal-can-it-break-the-system-tgqt-ep-48","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giorgi-rukhadze/episodes/26-May-Bidzinocracy-or-Freedom---The-Gori-Police-Scandal-Can-It-Break-the-System---TGQT-Ep--48-e3k53lu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1049ef6b0/podcast/play/120802430/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-31%2Fb9df9c98-4dcf-7655-7aa2-81267addfb49.mp3","summary":"Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgia PLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ❤️ LIKE 💬 COMMENT 📣 SHARE This is a special edition of Talk Georgia, which airs every Sunday at 22:00, where Giorgi Rukhadze and Nodar Kharshiladze answer audience questions about Georgian and regional politics. Top Questions of the week: Lucy I’m relatively new to Georgia. On 26 May, I had mixed feelings. In the morning, Georgia seemed almost like a theocratic state. But by the evening, seeing thousands of people in the streets calling for freedom, I started to think differently. Which side of Georgia is winning in the end? Giorgi The Gori incident shows that police violence is not about political affiliation. It is widespread and systemic. Do you think it could become a trigger, like the Girgvliani case or even the prison abuse footage? Please send your questions for the next show to talkgeorgia1@gmail.com","meta_description":"Support Talk Georgia by subscribing on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/TalkGeorgia or donating at https://buymeacoffee.com/talkgeorgia PLEASE 🔔 SUBSCRI…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1775,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talk-georgia-7359851/episodes/26-may-bidzinocracy-or-freedom-the-gori-police-scandal-can-it-break-the-system-tgqt-ep-48/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-georgia-7359851/26-may-bidzinocracy-or-freedom-the-gori-police-scandal-can-it-break-the-system-tgqt-ep-48.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}