{"podcast":{"title":"The Explainer","slug":"the-explainer-1063834","podcast_index_feed_id":1063834,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509","website_url":"http://thejournal.ie","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/1765793812580-5cd8fe19-5170-4d0c-8527-121c6e6fa022.jpeg","author":"The Explainer","episode_count":422,"summary":"The Explainer is a weekly podcast from The Journal that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts behind the story from Ireland's biggest news website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:20:16.018886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834"},"episode":{"title":"Why is the latest Ebola outbreak so hard to contain?","slug":"why-is-the-latest-ebola-outbreak-so-hard-to-contain","published_at":"2026-05-27T14:59:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/why-is-the-latest-ebola-outbreak-so-hard-to-contain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-explainer/episodes/why-is-the-latest-ebola-outbreak-so-hard-to-contain","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/e/6a1704decb11d38a8b36cae3/media.mp3","summary":"An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has just been declared a global health emergency, sparking alarm worldwide. It is driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, a variant of the virus for which there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment. Complicating matters further, the epicentre lies in a war-torn region where medical workers face rebel checkpoints, depleted supplies, and widespread public suspicion. We’re joined by Dr Gabriel Fitzpatrick, a consultant in public health medicine who is director of the International Clinic in Dublin, and who has worked on the frontline of previous Ebola outbreaks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has just been declared a global health emergency, sparking alarm worldwide. It is dr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-explainer-1063834/episodes/why-is-the-latest-ebola-outbreak-so-hard-to-contain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explainer-1063834/why-is-the-latest-ebola-outbreak-so-hard-to-contain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}