{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"Affairs, gay saunas, and drinking excessively: Former MLA on the Jeffrey Donaldson he knew","slug":"affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-the-jeffrey-donaldson-he-knew","published_at":"2026-06-29T17:40:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-the-jeffrey-donaldson-he-knew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-th","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a42ad846c42755eb69dc7d5/media.mp3","summary":"Jeffrey Donaldson was an “unmitigated liar” and was living a double life while working in Westminster – according to former DUP MLA Jim Wells. In the days following Jeffrey Donaldson’s guilty verdict for child sex offences, more information has arisen about the disgraced MPs personal life – including affairs, the use of gay saunas, and drinking to excess.  Former MLA and DUP member Jim Wells joined Olivia Peden.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Jeffrey Donaldson was an “unmitigated liar” and was living a double life while working in Westminster – according to former DUP M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1547,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-the-jeffrey-donaldson-he-knew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-the-jeffrey-donaldson-he-knew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}