{"podcast":{"title":"The General & The Journalist","slug":"the-general-the-journalist-7337304","podcast_index_feed_id":7337304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/times-war","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/times-war","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1747297413915-59510958-55c7-4186-868e-81aaa6763a72.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":62,"summary":"How wars start, how they are won and what they leave behind them. General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn first met in a war zone. Drawing on their real-life experience of armed conflict, they bring you the latest from Ukraine, Gaza and the dozens of other bitter struggles being fought across our increasingly divided planet. From interviews with key people on the frontlines of modern warfare to discussing the future of nuclear weapons and where Russia will attack next, this podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times also faces up to the biggest question - how ready are we for war, right now, if we had to fight one? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T02:20:28.401937+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304"},"episode":{"title":"‘War with Russia in three years’, UK defence minister and ex-marine","slug":"war-with-russia-in-three-years-uk-defence-minister-and-ex-marine","published_at":"2026-02-25T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/war-with-russia-in-three-years-uk-defence-minister-and-ex-marine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304","url":"https://shows.acast.com/times-war/episodes/carns","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/e/699ed910ed94f5e3263231b3/media.mp3","summary":"Two years ago, Al Carns was a colonel in the Royal Marines and, though he can never confirm or deny it, had also commanded the Special Boat Service.  He pivoted to politics when he realised that the country's military leadership did not fully grasp the seismic shift in warfare brought about by drones and AI - but he did. Having risen at breakneck speed to become armed forces minister, Al talks candidly to Patrick and Tom about the need for the country to prepare for war with Russia in \"three to five years.\" Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn Guest: Al Carns DSO OBE MC MP Producer: Shabnam Grewal Executive producer: Fiona Leach Image: courtesy of Al Carns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Two years ago, Al Carns was a colonel in the Royal Marines and, though he can never confirm or deny it, had also commanded the Special Boat Service. …","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2123,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/episodes/war-with-russia-in-three-years-uk-defence-minister-and-ex-marine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/war-with-russia-in-three-years-uk-defence-minister-and-ex-marine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}