{"podcast":{"title":"America 2026: A World Cup podcast","slug":"america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210","podcast_index_feed_id":7773210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-sport","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6/1780681462154-fc175257-2434-4578-a2bd-b3fd5a9937f0.jpeg","author":"The Irish Times","episode_count":32,"summary":"This is a new podcast from The Irish Times covering the 2026 World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States. Join former Irish international Kevin Kilbane and journalist and host Paul Howard for all the big stories, match analysis and special guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:19:10.403868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210"},"episode":{"title":"Pole Pole, Slowly Slowly: Ken Early in New York, Kevin Kilbane in Canada, explaining the snickometer, and the delirium of Paul Howard","slug":"pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard","published_at":"2026-07-03T13:01:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210","url":"https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-sport/episodes/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69ab015a6ffdcd8188961ba6/e/6a47b2970069388b7a2a429b/media.mp3","summary":"\"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge of it.\" Fridays tend to run giddy on the America 2026 podcast but make no mistake, this World Cup is barrelling into the serious business end now. Malachy Clerkin is in studio to keep an increasingly delirious Paul Howard company. Kevin Kilbane joins us from Canada, where the tournament's stay is drawing to a close. Though not without leaving an enduring mark on the country's culture, and on Kevin's star power. Paul also caught up with Ken Early in New York last night, who shares his reflections on England, hearts of darkness, and the champions-in-waiting: France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"\"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge of it.\" Fridays tend to run giddy on the America 2026 podcast but make no mistake, this Worl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/episodes/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}