{"podcast":{"title":"The Explanation","slug":"the-explanation-6376999","podcast_index_feed_id":6376999,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xtvml.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvml","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0fkb4x0.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":343,"summary":"Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:17.936811+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999"},"episode":{"title":"The President's Path: Has Trump taken over America’s big birthday?","slug":"the-president-s-path-has-trump-taken-over-america-s-big-birthday","published_at":"2026-06-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-has-trump-taken-over-america-s-big-birthday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nv8792","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0nv85mg.mp3","summary":"Sumi Somaskanda, Caitriona Perry and Bernd Debusmann look at the preparations and events to mark America’s 250th anniversary. As the country looks to the big day, there are questions around just who is throwing the party – and what this milestone looks like, in the context of big current political divisions. Every weekend, The President’s Path explores the state of US politics - in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover what’s on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk Senior producer: Ellyn Duncan Editor: James Kraft Executive producer: Anna Holford","meta_description":"Sumi Somaskanda, Caitriona Perry and Bernd Debusmann look at the preparations and events to mark America’s 250th anniversary. As the country looks to the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1522,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-explanation-6376999/episodes/the-president-s-path-has-trump-taken-over-america-s-big-birthday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-explanation-6376999/the-president-s-path-has-trump-taken-over-america-s-big-birthday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}