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Farage in Meltdown and The Killing of Ann Widdecombe","slug":"553-farage-in-meltdown-and-the-killing-of-ann-widdecombe","published_at":"2026-07-14T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/553-farage-in-meltdown-and-the-killing-of-ann-widdecombe","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4129393938.mp3","duration_seconds":3844,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/553-farage-in-meltdown-and-the-killing-of-ann-widdecombe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/553-farage-in-meltdown-and-the-killing-of-ann-widdecombe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"552. Trump's Red Card Saga and Germany's Far-Right Machine","slug":"552-trump-s-red-card-saga-and-germany-s-far-right-machine","published_at":"2026-07-08T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/552-trump-s-red-card-saga-and-germany-s-far-right-machine","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2001781966.mp3","duration_seconds":3682,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/552-trump-s-red-card-saga-and-germany-s-far-right-machine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/552-trump-s-red-card-saga-and-germany-s-far-right-machine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"551. Will Farage’s Trumpian Resignation Stunt Backfire?","slug":"551-will-farage-s-trumpian-resignation-stunt-backfire","published_at":"2026-07-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/551-will-farage-s-trumpian-resignation-stunt-backfire","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2621035020.mp3","duration_seconds":2869,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/551-will-farage-s-trumpian-resignation-stunt-backfire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/551-will-farage-s-trumpian-resignation-stunt-backfire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"550. Will Farage's Extreme Wealth Be His Downfall?","slug":"550-will-farage-s-extreme-wealth-be-his-downfall","published_at":"2026-07-02T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/550-will-farage-s-extreme-wealth-be-his-downfall","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9111238825.mp3","duration_seconds":3077,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/550-will-farage-s-extreme-wealth-be-his-downfall/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/550-will-farage-s-extreme-wealth-be-his-downfall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"549. Mamdani’s Wrecking Ball and the Rise of Anti-Migrant Vigilantes","slug":"549-mamdani-s-wrecking-ball-and-the-rise-of-anti-migrant-vigilantes","published_at":"2026-07-01T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/549-mamdani-s-wrecking-ball-and-the-rise-of-anti-migrant-vigilantes","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5595344829.mp3","duration_seconds":2708,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/549-mamdani-s-wrecking-ball-and-the-rise-of-anti-migrant-vigilantes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/549-mamdani-s-wrecking-ball-and-the-rise-of-anti-migrant-vigilantes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"548. Burnham vs. Westminster and Trump’s Next Target","slug":"548-burnham-vs-westminster-and-trump-s-next-target","published_at":"2026-06-30T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/548-burnham-vs-westminster-and-trump-s-next-target","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5591277395.mp3","duration_seconds":3261,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/548-burnham-vs-westminster-and-trump-s-next-target/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/548-burnham-vs-westminster-and-trump-s-next-target.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling","slug":"547-the-truth-about-russian-oil-net-zero-and-north-sea-drilling","published_at":"2026-06-24T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/547-the-truth-about-russian-oil-net-zero-and-north-sea-drilling","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2357786231.mp3","duration_seconds":3585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/547-the-truth-about-russian-oil-net-zero-and-north-sea-drilling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/547-the-truth-about-russian-oil-net-zero-and-north-sea-drilling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"546. Keir Starmer Resigns: What Happens Next?","slug":"546-keir-starmer-resigns-what-happens-next","published_at":"2026-06-22T12:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/546-keir-starmer-resigns-what-happens-next","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6987523286.mp3","duration_seconds":3984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/546-keir-starmer-resigns-what-happens-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/546-keir-starmer-resigns-what-happens-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"545. Burnham Beats Reform: Britain’s Next Prime Minister?","slug":"545-burnham-beats-reform-britain-s-next-prime-minister","published_at":"2026-06-19T11:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/545-burnham-beats-reform-britain-s-next-prime-minister","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1978061092.mp3","duration_seconds":2623,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/545-burnham-beats-reform-britain-s-next-prime-minister/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/545-burnham-beats-reform-britain-s-next-prime-minister.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"544. How Trump Is Weaponising AI and Martial Arts at the White House","slug":"544-how-trump-is-weaponising-ai-and-martial-arts-at-the-white-house","published_at":"2026-06-17T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/544-how-trump-is-weaponising-ai-and-martial-arts-at-the-white-house","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9264827743.mp3","duration_seconds":2964,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/544-how-trump-is-weaponising-ai-and-martial-arts-at-the-white-house/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/544-how-trump-is-weaponising-ai-and-martial-arts-at-the-white-house.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"543. The Disaster Britain Still Can't Escape and Trump’s Iran ‘Deal’","slug":"543-the-disaster-britain-still-can-t-escape-and-trump-s-iran-deal","published_at":"2026-06-16T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/543-the-disaster-britain-still-can-t-escape-and-trump-s-iran-deal","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5217824000.mp3","duration_seconds":3184,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/543-the-disaster-britain-still-can-t-escape-and-trump-s-iran-deal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/543-the-disaster-britain-still-can-t-escape-and-trump-s-iran-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"542. Starmer Loses His Defence Secretary: What Next?","slug":"542-starmer-loses-his-defence-secretary-what-next","published_at":"2026-06-11T18:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/542-starmer-loses-his-defence-secretary-what-next","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7516079842.mp3","duration_seconds":2369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/542-starmer-loses-his-defence-secretary-what-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/542-starmer-loses-his-defence-secretary-what-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"541. Trump’s World Cup Mess and Kushner’s Albania Deal","slug":"541-trump-s-world-cup-mess-and-kushner-s-albania-deal","published_at":"2026-06-10T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/541-trump-s-world-cup-mess-and-kushner-s-albania-deal","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT8054733002.mp3","duration_seconds":2762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/541-trump-s-world-cup-mess-and-kushner-s-albania-deal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/541-trump-s-world-cup-mess-and-kushner-s-albania-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"540. The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage","slug":"540-the-untold-iran-crisis-henry-nowak-and-farage-s-politics-of-rage","published_at":"2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/540-the-untold-iran-crisis-henry-nowak-and-farage-s-politics-of-rage","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9150946128.mp3","duration_seconds":3930,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/540-the-untold-iran-crisis-henry-nowak-and-farage-s-politics-of-rage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/540-the-untold-iran-crisis-henry-nowak-and-farage-s-politics-of-rage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"539. Embezzlement, the Mandelson Texts, and Hasan Piker's UK Ban","slug":"539-embezzlement-the-mandelson-texts-and-hasan-piker-s-uk-ban","published_at":"2026-06-03T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/539-embezzlement-the-mandelson-texts-and-hasan-piker-s-uk-ban","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6008315666.mp3","duration_seconds":3537,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/539-embezzlement-the-mandelson-texts-and-hasan-piker-s-uk-ban/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/539-embezzlement-the-mandelson-texts-and-hasan-piker-s-uk-ban.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"538. The Pope’s AI Warning and Alastair Reacts to Blair’s Attack","slug":"538-the-pope-s-ai-warning-and-alastair-reacts-to-blair-s-attack","published_at":"2026-06-02T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/538-the-pope-s-ai-warning-and-alastair-reacts-to-blair-s-attack","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5119611822.mp3","duration_seconds":3896,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/538-the-pope-s-ai-warning-and-alastair-reacts-to-blair-s-attack/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/538-the-pope-s-ai-warning-and-alastair-reacts-to-blair-s-attack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"Who Funds Reform? 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Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband","slug":"537-indicting-trump-israeli-prisons-and-rory-vs-ed-miliband","published_at":"2026-05-27T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/537-indicting-trump-israeli-prisons-and-rory-vs-ed-miliband","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6138100002.mp3","duration_seconds":2969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/537-indicting-trump-israeli-prisons-and-rory-vs-ed-miliband/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/537-indicting-trump-israeli-prisons-and-rory-vs-ed-miliband.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"536. Is Trump’s Corruption Machine Reaching New Extremes?","slug":"536-is-trump-s-corruption-machine-reaching-new-extremes","published_at":"2026-05-26T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/536-is-trump-s-corruption-machine-reaching-new-extremes","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7450059564.mp3","duration_seconds":3579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/episodes/536-is-trump-s-corruption-machine-reaching-new-extremes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933/536-is-trump-s-corruption-machine-reaching-new-extremes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"Struggling or Snowflakes? 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