{"podcast":{"title":"The Current Thing","slug":"the-current-thing-6044590","podcast_index_feed_id":6044590,"rss_url":"https://currentthingpod.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://currentthingpod.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15865515/Current_Thing_Logo_white_2ixqzg.png","author":"Nick Dixon","episode_count":100,"summary":"Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:18:43.673551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590"},"episode":{"title":"Did McSweeney Just Bury Keir Starmer? - with Paul Cox","slug":"did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer-with-paul-cox","published_at":"2026-04-29T20:43:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer-with-paul-cox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590","url":"https://currentthingpod.podbean.com/e/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer-with-paul-cox/","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u4zk5i2u38s9ppp5/DC_McSweeney_Free_audio882yu.mp3","summary":"Dixon Cox is back! This week:-Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the Mandelson scandal-Keir Starmer avoids a privileges committee inquiry-The British ambassador to the US is caught saying Starmer doesn’t have long-Rumours of Labour reshuffles and leadership challengesAnd lots more! Get the full episode HERE: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer This one is over an hour and a half!By subscribing you will also gain access to the full versions of all my guest interviews with the likes of David Starkey, Carl Benjamin, Connor Tomlinson, Charlie Downes, and loads more in the archive, with new guest episodes all the time. Plus you can comment on all posts and join my private chat group. And you will get all kinds of extra content such as my videos on literature, my new Q & A videos, and my exclusive regular podcast with Jamie Franklin on the big questions. Sign up for £5 a month, or just over £4 with the yearly option. I can only keep doing this with your help, so please consider subscribing today.Many thanks,NickSubscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/","meta_description":"Dixon Cox is back! This week:-Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the Mandelson scandal-Keir Starmer avoids a privileges committee inquiry-The British amba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-current-thing-6044590/episodes/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer-with-paul-cox/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer-with-paul-cox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}