{"podcast":{"title":"Brenda You’re on Mute - The Podcast","slug":"brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522","podcast_index_feed_id":7496522,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/brendayoureonmute/feed.xml","website_url":"https://brendayoureonmute.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21291988/Spotify_Logo.png","author":"brendayoureonmute","episode_count":13,"summary":"Brenda You’re on Mute is the podcast that dissects the absurd theatre of business, the economy, and the world of work—one boardroom blunder at a time. From HR nightmares to baffling corporate jargon, we offer a sardonic, tongue-in-cheek exploration of modern workplaces, office politics, and the occasional managerial farce. If you’ve ever endured an interminable Zoom, winced at the word “synergy,” or suspected your role could be performed by a particularly competent goldfish, this show is for you. With sharp wit, real-world anecdotes, and a healthy dose of satirical scrutiny, we reveal the art of how not to do business. Because sometimes, when work is this ridiculous, laughter is the only sensible response.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:19:30.894838+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522"},"episode":{"title":"It's Coming Home - Brenda gets World Cup Fever","slug":"it-s-coming-home-brenda-gets-world-cup-fever","published_at":"2026-07-15T09:42:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522/it-s-coming-home-brenda-gets-world-cup-fever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522","url":"https://brendayoureonmute.podbean.com/e/its-coming-home-rakhee-and-heather-get-world-cup-fever/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wgu7knrdest8auqe/riverside_copy_of_world_cup_take_02_rakhee_verma_s_stud8ym8f.mp3","summary":"Rakhee and Heather tackle England's full-back dilemma, Japan's 100-year plan to win the World Cup and whether football really is coming home... Just kidding. Well... a little bit. What we actually do is ask whether the biggest sporting event on Earth is really worth the billions spent hosting it. Does the FIFA World Cup genuinely transform economies? Are the promised tourism booms real? Is winning the tournament actually better for a country's finances than hosting it? Along the way we somehow end up discussing Taylor Swift, Ryan Reynolds, Barcelona, Wrexham, Olympic legacies and why economists are the people least likely to believe the hype. There's also Brenda's Sporting Economics Quiz, where Heather discovers that football trivia is much easier when there aren't any football questions. Whether you're a lifelong football fan or someone who only tunes in when England are involved, this episode is less about tactics and more about the business behind the beautiful game. Sources: Goldman Sachs International (Kevin Daly & Mambuna Njie)https://www.sgieurope.com/sporting-events/world-cup-2026-big-event-small-economic-impact/121493.article FIFA / WTO GoalEconomy & OpenEconomicshttps://inside.fifa.com/organisation/media-releases/fifa-wto-study-estimates-usd-47-billion-economic-output-from-fifa-club-world Victor Matheson (College of the Holy Cross)https://www.sgieurope.com/sporting-events/world-cup-2026-big-event-small-economic-impact/121493.article American Hotel & Lodging Association (via Euronews)https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/02/the-2026-world-cup-billions-promised-but-will-the-economic-boom-arrive Natixis Corporate & Investment Bankinghttps://home.cib.natixis.com/articles/beyond-the-game-the-economics-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup Saxo Bankhttps:/…","meta_description":"Rakhee and Heather tackle England's full-back dilemma, Japan's 100-year plan to win the World Cup and whether football really is coming home... Just kiddi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3034,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522/episodes/it-s-coming-home-brenda-gets-world-cup-fever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brenda-you-re-on-mute-the-podcast-7496522/it-s-coming-home-brenda-gets-world-cup-fever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}