{"podcast":{"title":"What The Trans!?","slug":"what-the-trans-11837","podcast_index_feed_id":11837,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/125382/destinations/746382.xml","website_url":"https://whatthetrans.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/f/9/4/ef940c58cf92638d16c3140a3186d450/Super_Large_Logo.png","author":"Ashleigh Talbot","episode_count":180,"summary":"We are Ashleigh & Alyx, and we are mighty. On this pod, we discuss UK trans news, events, pop culture and how being trans is better than being anything else.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:18:35.209748+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-trans-11837"},"episode":{"title":"EP137 - Democracy Bashes Back!","slug":"ep137-democracy-bashes-back","published_at":"2025-08-11T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-trans-11837/ep137-democracy-bashes-back","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-trans-11837","url":"https://whatthetrans.com/ep137","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whatthetrans/WTT137.1.2.mp3?dest-id=746382","summary":"On this democratically-charged episode, Flint and Ashleigh rake over the coals of: A listener's digest of the goings-on in the EHRC, including the now-confirmed new Chairperson, Mary-Ann Stephenson. NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie's tribunal and her questionable conduct within it. A roundup of various Trans Pride events attended by the team. Regular segments Action Alley, Pond Hoppin' and Loser's Corner. Alyx reports from a protest outside of Wes Streeting's constituency office, and a broader conversation about some less polite ways of making our voices heard. What's that little cartoon on our thumbnail this week? Handala - Wikipedia References: https://whatthetrans.com/ep137","meta_description":"On this democratically-charged episode, Flint and Ashleigh rake over the coals of: A listener's digest of the goings-on in the EHRC, including the now-con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-the-trans-11837/episodes/ep137-democracy-bashes-back/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-trans-11837/ep137-democracy-bashes-back.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}