{"podcast":{"title":"The Insurgency with Steve Baker","slug":"the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429","podcast_index_feed_id":7492429,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090ea0c4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.fightingforafreefuture.com/listen-to-the-insurgency/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44369209/44369209-1757101850035-21ca2abe436fe.jpg","author":"Fighting for a Free Future","episode_count":45,"summary":"Welcome to The Insurgency with Steve Baker, a podcast from Fighting for a Free Future. Every two weeks, join Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA and Harry Richer, the Director of FFF, as they sit down with leading figures from the worlds of politics, journalism, and academia and together interrogate the public debate and the issues which matter most. Please subscribe today to support FFF. If you wish to see bonus episodes & extended interviews, please consider becoming a paid supporter at voices.fightingforafreefuture.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:18:51.666622+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429"},"episode":{"title":"Have Politicians Left Britain Broke and Defenceless? | Kate McCann","slug":"have-politicians-left-britain-broke-and-defenceless-kate-mccann","published_at":"2026-05-11T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/have-politicians-left-britain-broke-and-defenceless-kate-mccann","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-insurgency/episodes/Have-Politicians-Left-Britain-Broke-and-Defenceless---Kate-McCann-e3j6q4l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090ea0c4/podcast/play/119809621/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2F423912043-44100-2-ec7cac2626f9c.mp3","summary":"Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Steve Baker sits down with Times Radio’s Kate McCann to ask whether politicians have left Britain broke and defenceless. The discussion ranges from Trump, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz to age‑related spending, the triple lock and why no one in Westminster wants to tell voters the truth.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info","meta_description":"Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Steve Baker sits down with Times…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3563,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/episodes/have-politicians-left-britain-broke-and-defenceless-kate-mccann/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/have-politicians-left-britain-broke-and-defenceless-kate-mccann.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}