{"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":"Conor McGregor: Why does America keep giving the disgraced fighter a platform?","slug":"conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fighter-a-platform","published_at":"2026-07-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fighter-a-platform","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fi","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a50e536e79435336b5f3db7/media.mp3","summary":"t’s fight week, and Conor McGregor has come out swinging.   ‘The Notorious’ finally steps back into a UFC octagon this weekend for a main event match-up, and while some are questioning his physical prowess, his microphone game remains as brash as ever.   Sat in front of the media once more, McGregor espoused his divine beliefs, proclaimed his innocence and once again weighed in on Ireland’s immigration debate.   This weekend’s event will have plenty of eyes on it, but should Conor McGregor be allowed fight at all? Or granted a platform of this size to spread his views, for that matter?    And why are American fans and fixtures so happy to assist in his rehabilitation tour?    On this episode host Dave Hanratty is joined by sports and entertainment journalist Andy McCarroll to look at a much-criticised return to the octagon.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"t’s fight week, and Conor McGregor has come out swinging. ‘The Notorious’ finally steps back into a UFC octagon this weekend for a main event…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fighter-a-platform/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/conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fighter-a-platform.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}