{"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":"McSweeney in the spotlight: new Mandelson evidence deepens crisis for PM","slug":"mcsweeney-in-the-spotlight-new-mandelson-evidence-deepens-crisis-for-pm","published_at":"2026-04-28T17:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759/mcsweeney-in-the-spotlight-new-mandelson-evidence-deepens-crisis-for-pm","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-politics-6747759","url":"https://talking-politics.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5c47de39-1139-4068-bce0-83f687439c25.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=4474dec6-09cf-489b-b8e3-5eaacc239c71&aw_0_1st.episodeid=5c47de39-1139-4068-bce0-83f687439c25","summary":"Keir Starmer has faced yet another day of scrutiny over his “disastrous” choice of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador. On Talking Politics, Robert and Tom unpack why evidence from ex-foreign office official Philip Barton and the PM’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney exposed a series of missed opportunities and errors of judgement to stop the Mandelson appointment. Robert explains why the whole saga shows a “world of surreal madness” at the heart of government, and how it could be “existential” for the PM. Plus, reaction to yet another embarrassment for Starmer across the pond, as a leaked recording of the current US Ambassador threatens to overshadow the King’s state visit…","meta_description":"Keir Starmer has faced yet another day of scrutiny over his “disastrous” choice of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador. On Talking Politics, Robert and Tom u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1573,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-politics-6747759/episodes/mcsweeney-in-the-spotlight-new-mandelson-evidence-deepens-crisis-for-pm/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/mcsweeney-in-the-spotlight-new-mandelson-evidence-deepens-crisis-for-pm.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}