{"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: Iran latest and the Makerfield by-election","slug":"q-a-iran-latest-and-the-makerfield-by-election","published_at":"2026-05-29T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/q-a-iran-latest-and-the-makerfield-by-election","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/qa-iran-latest-and-the-makerfield-by-election","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a182db769630795d89656f9/media.mp3","summary":"As discussions - and tensions - rumble on in the Middle East, what are the stumbling blocks that have prevented a peace deal so far? And the Makerfield by-election which could help decide our next prime minister is fast approaching; we’ve got all you need to know on both topics, in our monthly Q&A. 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 Hosts: Manveen Rana and Luke Jones.  Producer: Olivia Case. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Israel bombs ancient sites as it pushes deeper into southern Lebanon Further listening: Is Trump being out-negotiated over Iran? Clip: 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":"As discussions - and tensions - rumble on in the Middle East, what are the stumbling blocks that have prevented a peace deal so far? And the Makerfield by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1696,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/q-a-iran-latest-and-the-makerfield-by-election/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-iran-latest-and-the-makerfield-by-election.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}