{"podcast":{"title":"The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim","slug":"the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228","podcast_index_feed_id":7027228,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-world/","website_url":"https://the-world.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0f13920c-ed77-45ea-b38d-c057964bc238/af94589b3bcc169d27ab7a8049bb3778.jpg","author":"Sky News","episode_count":105,"summary":"Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. This is the podcast where they share experiences from the frontline. They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events. From conflict in the Middle East, to the Trump presidency, and the war in Ukraine there is no better place for analysis and expertise New episodes from Richard and Yalda every Wednesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:18:13.725584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228"},"episode":{"title":"Did America and Israel just ramp up the war in the Middle East?","slug":"did-america-and-israel-just-ramp-up-the-war-in-the-middle-east","published_at":"2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/did-america-and-israel-just-ramp-up-the-war-in-the-middle-east","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228","url":"https://the-world.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2822614f-aea3-4fec-a5a0-7a276cc4c052.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=017f3337-d13b-4493-8846-ca84c374143c&aw_0_1st.episodeid=2822614f-aea3-4fec-a5a0-7a276cc4c052","summary":"Is Israel about to occupy Lebanon? Why is Donald Trump sending more troops to the Middle East? And what is it actually like reporting from an active war zone? Yalda and Richard discuss the latest developments in Iran and what the killing of the country's security chief Ali Larijani could mean for any peace process. They assess the reaction of the Gulf states to the war and look at how possibly putting troops on the ground could affect the conflict. Meanwhile, Israel says its forces have begun “limited and targeted” ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. What’s the justification? The pair examine the possible reason and talk about when they were both there in 2024. The two of them will answer listeners' questions, so write to them at theworld@sky.uk You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube channel here","meta_description":"Is Israel about to occupy Lebanon? Why is Donald Trump sending more troops to the Middle East? And what is it actually like reporting from an active war z…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2045,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/episodes/did-america-and-israel-just-ramp-up-the-war-in-the-middle-east/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/did-america-and-israel-just-ramp-up-the-war-in-the-middle-east.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}