{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"How Britain drove America to independence - The Saturday Story","slug":"how-britain-drove-america-to-independence-the-saturday-story","published_at":"2026-07-04T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/how-britain-drove-america-to-independence-the-saturday-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/how-britain-drove-america-to-independence-the-saturday-story","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a45037c06fb5d326d8ce71a/media.mp3","summary":"Today America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. It’s an epic tale of revolution, rebellion and the making of a global superpower. But how did Britain end up fighting, and losing, the war that gave birth to the most powerful nation on earth? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Read by: Jack Blackburn, history correspondent, The Times.  Producer: Dave Creasey. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: How Britain drove America to independence Photo: Getty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Today America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence. It’s an epic tale of revolution, rebellion and the making of a global superpower. But…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1199,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/how-britain-drove-america-to-independence-the-saturday-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/how-britain-drove-america-to-independence-the-saturday-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}