{"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 war is changing Iran from within","slug":"how-war-is-changing-iran-from-within","published_at":"2026-07-16T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/how-war-is-changing-iran-from-within","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/how-war-is-changing-iran-from-within","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a579e6f08297530434b76ce/media.mp3","summary":"For the first time since the war began, a Times journalist has reported from inside Iran. World Affairs editor Catherine Philp travelled there for the week-long funeral of the former ayatollah, leaving just as US strikes resumed. Amid the latest escalation, how united is the country over the war? And what do the continuing hostilities mean for the daily lives of millions of people across Iran? 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 Guest: Catherine Philp, world affairs editor, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Sophie McNulty, Jesse Fox. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: US blockade begins in Strait while strikes on Iran enter fifth day Further listening: What Iranians really think of Trump’s peace deal Clips: C-Span, BBC, Fox News, The Times, DRM News.  Photo: Times Photographer Jack Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"For the first time since the war began, a Times journalist has reported from inside Iran. World Affairs editor Catherine Philp travelled there for the wee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/how-war-is-changing-iran-from-within/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-war-is-changing-iran-from-within.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}