{"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":"The Left-Wing Party That Wants to Close the Borders | William Clouston","slug":"the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to-close-the-borders-william-clouston","published_at":"2026-07-08T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to-close-the-borders-william-clouston","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-current-thing-6044590","url":"https://currentthingpod.podbean.com/e/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to-close-the-borders-william-clouston/","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8dqbq2wu9rr4ajbh/William_Clouston_free_audio7uxlq.mp3","summary":"Today SDP leader William Clouston returns, as we discuss:-The legacy of Keir Starmer-His take on Andy Burnham-The positive sign for Britain’s future that no one has noticed-Why immigration is the left’s Achilles heel-The implications of the Makerfield by-election-What the future of the right looks like-If Reform UK have peaked-Whether the Tories will recoverAnd lots more! Get the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-toSubscribe 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 SDP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxHouHEwW8AguK_Vi1y_duQ SDP short documentary: https://youtu.be/93sLhfIKgGs?si=YfEhwVtKVHNPS7rk SDP on X: https://x.com/SDPhq Follow William on X: https://x.com/WilliamClouston","meta_description":"Today SDP leader William Clouston returns, as we discuss:-The legacy of Keir Starmer-His take on Andy Burnham-The positive sign for Britain’s future that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1793,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-current-thing-6044590/episodes/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to-close-the-borders-william-clouston/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/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to-close-the-borders-william-clouston.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}