{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/65aea18199b9160017645dfc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Battles, beauty salons and lost friends: Eight years in the Middle East","description":"<p>Louise Callaghan has spent most of the last decade reporting from the Middle East. During that time she witnessed a coup attempt in Turkey, the battle to free Mosul, and was the first Western journalist to report on a gas attack in Syria in 2018. As she heads to the US to report on the election there, she reflects on the lessons she learned in the region.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Louise Callaghan, former Middle East Correspondent and current Senior US Correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Euronews, TRT World, RTE, France 24, Al Jazeera.</p><p>Get in touch: <a href=\"mailto:storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk</a></p><p><strong>Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Inside the newsroom'</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}