{"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":"Q&A: Departures, diplomacy, and an unused motorhome","slug":"q-a-departures-diplomacy-and-an-unused-motorhome","published_at":"2026-06-25T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/q-a-departures-diplomacy-and-an-unused-motorhome","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/qa-departures-diplomacy-and-an-unused-motorhome","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a3bfdd197b52d9936489bd0/media.mp3","summary":"With peace talks continuing between the US and Iran, what are the big sticking points and what does this all mean for Israel? Following Starmer’s resignation, what should we expect next from Downing Street? And after Peter Murrell was sentenced for embezzlement this week, is the SNP finally drawing a line under the affair? Luke is joined by four of The Times’ finest journalists to answer your questions on this week’s big stories. 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 Guests:  Rebecca Myers, foreign editor, The Sunday Times Lizzie Deane, news editor, The Times Daniel Sanderson, Scottish political editor, The Times Mark Sellman, technology correspondent, The Times Host: Luke Jones Producers: Harry Bligh, Olivia Case. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more:   Marco Rubio kicks off Gulf tour to sell Iran deal to sceptical allies Further listening: How infinite scrolling damages our brains   Clips: Sky News, Fox News, The Guardian, GB News. Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"With peace talks continuing between the US and Iran, what are the big sticking points and what does this all mean for Israel? Following Starmer’s resignat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1491,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/q-a-departures-diplomacy-and-an-unused-motorhome/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/q-a-departures-diplomacy-and-an-unused-motorhome.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}