{"podcast":{"title":"The Politics Show","slug":"the-politics-show-1084705","podcast_index_feed_id":1084705,"rss_url":"http://rss.acast.com/newstatesman","website_url":"https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1777285250805-24d1a7a3-d322-4f3f-aa75-6549e8c494e7.jpeg","author":"The New Statesman","episode_count":1448,"summary":"Helping you make sense of politics – every week. Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On The Politics Show , our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to explain the forces shaping our world. From the battles inside the Labour Party to the future of the Conservatives, from the rise of Reform UK to the debates that dominate Parliament, we provide the clarity you need to follow UK politics. -- START HERE: ▶︎ Kemi Badenoch isn't working | Cover Story with Tom McTague ▶︎ Do billionaires really benefit the UK? ▶︎ One year of Labour rule: can things still only get better? -- LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱 Download and subscribe in the New Statesman app to enjoy all our episodes without the ads. -- MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question - we answer them on the podcast every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter in your inbox every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T18:22:21.987919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705"},"episode":{"title":"Trump’s ground options in Iran","slug":"trump-s-ground-options-in-iran","published_at":"2026-04-02T14:12:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705/trump-s-ground-options-in-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705","url":"https://shows.acast.com/newstatesman/episodes/trumps-ground-options-in-iran","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/newstatesman/e/69ce795dac25e4bf661004f0/media.mp3","summary":"As the war in Iran enters its second month, President Trump has delivered a prime time address promising, simultaneously, that the conflict will be over “very shortly” and that the United States is preparing to hit Iran “extremely hard”. Thousands more US troops have arrived in the region in recent days, including a marine expeditionary unit as the president is reportedly weighing options for a potential ground assault, such as an attempt to seize the Iranian oil export hub on Kharg Island, which Trump has said the US could take “very easily.” But what options does the President actually have and what would be involved in an attempt to forcibly re-open the strait of Hormuz?  Katie Stallard is joined by Ruben Stewart, senior fellow for land warfare at the IISS think tank and a former infantry officer and UN peacekeeper. LISTEN AD-FREE: 📱 Download the New Statesman app MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN: ❓ Ask a question – we answer them every Friday ⏰ Get our daily politics newsletter every morning ✍️ Enjoy the best of our writing via email every Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"As the war in Iran enters its second month, President Trump has delivered a prime time address promising, simultaneously, that the conflict will be over “…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1906,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-politics-show-1084705/episodes/trump-s-ground-options-in-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-politics-show-1084705/trump-s-ground-options-in-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}