{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Politics","slug":"talking-politics-6747759","podcast_index_feed_id":6747759,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/talking-politics/","website_url":"https://talking-politics.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b183a638-742c-4e11-a04b-f5b0e283ec56/6f76637a059f9eeede99bddd8730cf09.jpg","author":"ITV News","episode_count":216,"summary":"Political Editor Robert Peston and News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby discuss and debate all the key talking points of the political week. You can watch every episode on YouTube, ITVX and Spotify and listen on every podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts . Hit subscribe on any platform to ensure you don't miss an episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T06:19:48.027804+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759"},"episode":{"title":"Could Farage's by-election backfire?","slug":"could-farage-s-by-election-backfire","published_at":"2026-07-07T19:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759/could-farage-s-by-election-backfire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759","url":"https://talking-politics.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/affbcd19-f530-402d-9e73-afa4c82a62ca.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=4474dec6-09cf-489b-b8e3-5eaacc239c71&aw_0_1st.episodeid=affbcd19-f530-402d-9e73-afa4c82a62ca","summary":"Nigel Farage has sent shockwaves through Westminster as he announced he would stand down as an MP but then contest the seat at the by-election. Is it all a stunt to distract from scrutiny over his financial support as opposition parties say? On this weeks’ Talking Politics, Robert is joined by ITV News Political Correspondent Harry Horton to discuss what this means for Farage’s political future. Labour say the saga is a ‘circus’, while the Tories accuse Farage of having a ‘hissy fit’. Robert and Harry discuss whether Count Binface could finally make it to Parliament, and whether Farage will come out of all of this looking ‘silly’.","meta_description":"Nigel Farage has sent shockwaves through Westminster as he announced he would stand down as an MP but then contest the seat at the by-election. Is it all…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1094,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-politics-6747759/episodes/could-farage-s-by-election-backfire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759/could-farage-s-by-election-backfire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}