{"podcast":{"title":"Arena with Maurice Brosnan","slug":"arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423","podcast_index_feed_id":7783423,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-arena-podcast-with-maurice-brosnan","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab/1774266785305-923f34bf-29d1-451c-9c7e-4bc9167b3233.jpeg","author":"Irish Examiner","episode_count":27,"summary":"Award‑winning Irish Examiner journalist Maurice Brosnan cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, expert reporting and unmissable conversations. This essential new Irish sports podcast goes inside the biggest stories, the hottest debates and the voices shaping sport today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T04:22:49.765828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423"},"episode":{"title":"Arena: Wright Thompson on McGregor backlash, being there and the future of sports writing","slug":"arena-wright-thompson-on-mcgregor-backlash-being-there-and-the-future-of-sports-writing","published_at":"2026-08-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/arena-wright-thompson-on-mcgregor-backlash-being-there-and-the-future-of-sports-writing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-arena-podcast-with-maurice-brosnan/episodes/6a8475953c90594060be74a3","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab/e/6a8475953c90594060be74a3/media.mp3","summary":"On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner , Maurice Brosnan is joined by award-winning ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson.   The lads discuss the uncertain state of sports journalism, why it is important to separate the business behind the industry from the craft itself and what great sports writing can still offer in a rapidly changing media landscape.   Wright recalls the extraordinary reaction to his infamous 2017 profile of Conor McGregor, explains why being there still matters and discusses how long a profile really takes.   To get in touch with Maurice, email Maurice.brosnan@examiner.ie .   You can read Wright’s Steve Kerr profile here: The Warrior Still Remains   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner , Maurice Brosnan is joined by award-winning ESPN senior writer Wright Thompso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3139,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/episodes/arena-wright-thompson-on-mcgregor-backlash-being-there-and-the-future-of-sports-writing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/arena-wright-thompson-on-mcgregor-backlash-being-there-and-the-future-of-sports-writing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}