{"podcast":{"title":"The News Meeting","slug":"the-news-meeting-5853716","podcast_index_feed_id":5853716,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf","website_url":"https://observer.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1764692369514-1a610915-0a65-4628-af80-db0344784062.jpeg","author":"The Observer","episode_count":672,"summary":"Every Monday and Friday three journalists battle it out to try and convince the editor that their pitch should lead the news. Discover what goes on behind the scenes in a newsroom. Why do some stories dominate, while others fail to make the cut? Tell us if you agree with the final running order - email newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com Book your place at a news meeting live in our newsroom - https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore Producer: Casey Magloire Subscribe to The Observer today and get access to: Our podcasts before anyone else A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Click here to subscribe today for just £1 for your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T06:18:00.079962+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716"},"episode":{"title":"Who are the men taking their looks to dangerous extremes?","slug":"who-are-the-men-taking-their-looks-to-dangerous-extremes","published_at":"2026-02-27T17:07:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716/who-are-the-men-taking-their-looks-to-dangerous-extremes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-news-meeting/episodes/69a1cf66811eb345586ff47d","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/e/69a1cf66811eb345586ff47d/media.mp3","summary":"Politicians broke away from tradition and discussed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Parliament this week - does this signal the end of deference? The number of people living in asylum hotels has dropped, but what’s behind this trend? Popular influencer Clavicular is the face of a growing community of looksmaxxers who are taking over the internet. What is looksmaxxing and why is it so popular?  To battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news, Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan, and two newcomers; writer, journalist and host of Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on Sunday, Sir Trevor Phillips, and award-winning documentary maker and journalist, Benjamin Zand.  Read ‘Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time’ on The Observer website HERE . **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk   Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell  Producer: Casey Magloire and Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Casey Magloire To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk   Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Politicians broke away from tradition and discussed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Parliament this week - does this signal the end of deference? The number…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1752,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-meeting-5853716/episodes/who-are-the-men-taking-their-looks-to-dangerous-extremes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-meeting-5853716/who-are-the-men-taking-their-looks-to-dangerous-extremes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}