{"podcast":{"title":"The Rest Is Politics: Leading","slug":"the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602","podcast_index_feed_id":5966602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT9029505120","website_url":"http://therestispolitics.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f416b74a-2425-11ee-962c-67efcc0de41e/image/5f89de4600ae90ec20ead3e8efb3a3c0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Goalhanger","episode_count":196,"summary":"The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:17:40.610953+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602"},"episode":{"title":"192.  Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)","slug":"192-are-we-on-the-brink-of-world-war-iii-odd-arne-westad","published_at":"2026-06-07T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/192-are-we-on-the-brink-of-world-war-iii-odd-arne-westad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9173022956.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9173022956.mp3","summary":"How similar is today's world to the months before the outbreak of World War I? Could Taiwan, India-China tensions, or an unforeseen crisis be the spark that sets the world ablaze? Are our leaders too consumed by domestic politics to prevent a catastrophic great power war? Alastair and Rory are joined by Historian Odd Arne Westad to discuss all these questions and more. __________ Search IG.com to find out more and/or Look for IG in your app store. __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"How similar is today's world to the months before the outbreak of World War I? Could Taiwan, India-China tensions, or an unforeseen crisis be the spark th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/episodes/192-are-we-on-the-brink-of-world-war-iii-odd-arne-westad/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-leading-5966602/192-are-we-on-the-brink-of-world-war-iii-odd-arne-westad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}