{"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":"Sam McBride assaulted as he questions protesters in east Belfast","slug":"sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-belfast","published_at":"2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-belfast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-bel","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a315dbf780d0f7579b1f365/media.mp3","summary":"Belfast Telegraph’s Sam McBride went to East Belfast to ask people blocking a road – albeit peacefully – why they were protesting. That led to him being assaulted, challenged to a fight, intimidated and sworn at.  The fallout from last week’s riots continues with 35 arrests, and 23 people charged.  Police have described the events as “inexcusable lawlessness”.  Sam McBride joined Ciarán Dunbar.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Belfast Telegraph’s Sam McBride went to East Belfast to ask people blocking a road – albeit peacefully – why they were protesting. That led to him being a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-belfast/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/sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-belfast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}