{"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":"I made reality TV; it's even more extreme now - The Saturday Story","slug":"i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story","published_at":"2026-05-23T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/i-made-reality-tv-shows-they-are-even-more-extreme-now-satur","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a102df3a9d3d2ec14f3022b/media.mp3","summary":"Former contestants on Married At First Sight this week made serious allegations of rape and sexual misconduct. All men accused deny any wrong doing. For TV producer and writer Daisy Goodwin, creator of shows like Grand Designs and Victoria, it’s another sign that reality TV is losing its grip, with people getting hurt. So how did we get here? Ready by: Daisy Goodwin, TV producer and writer for The Times. Producer: Dave Creasey. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: I made reality TV shows — they are even more extreme now Clips: C4, BBC. Photo: Getty Images 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":"Former contestants on Married At First Sight this week made serious allegations of rape and sexual misconduct. All men accused deny any wrong doing. For T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":764,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-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/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}