{"podcast":{"title":"The State of It","slug":"the-state-of-it-5218105","podcast_index_feed_id":5218105,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1758518523558-c1d7432f-3f01-45e2-a3c5-4c0c8592e901.jpeg","author":"Dan Box","episode_count":51,"summary":"Real reporting from the coalface of British politics. Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight. No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T22:18:38.877022+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105"},"episode":{"title":"The key to the Keir Starmer puzzle: bonus with How To Win An Election","slug":"the-key-to-the-keir-starmer-puzzle-bonus-with-how-to-win-an-election","published_at":"2026-03-14T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/the-key-to-the-keir-starmer-puzzle-bonus-with-how-to-win-an-election","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105","url":"https://shows.acast.com/times-daily-world-briefing/episodes/how-to-win-and-election-x-the-state-of-it-bonus","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/times-daily-world-briefing/e/69b14f1b94cfbd3a4539b911/media.mp3","summary":"What does Keir Starmer do all day? Who is now pulling the strings in Downing Street? And why is it all going so wrong? Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund speak to Hugo Rifkind about their updated edition of their book, Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer. Hugo Rifkind, presenter, Times Radio and How To Win An Election Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times Picture credit: Russel Herneman Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk Times+ members can buy it here with a 20% discount https://timesbookshop.co.uk This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe  here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What does Keir Starmer do all day? Who is now pulling the strings in Downing Street? And why is it all going so wrong? Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1163,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-state-of-it-5218105/episodes/the-key-to-the-keir-starmer-puzzle-bonus-with-how-to-win-an-election/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-it-5218105/the-key-to-the-keir-starmer-puzzle-bonus-with-how-to-win-an-election.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}