{"podcast":{"title":"Crossroads with Joshua Philipp","slug":"crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717","podcast_index_feed_id":709717,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/crossroadset/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/eb0fe95e-1c6e-405c-ad27-4dab2f293177/Zwt_IpEeC7WynqaJWLyM8TOr.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":300,"summary":"It's easy to get lost in the daily news cycle, with its constant barrage of headlines and updates. What's often missing, however, is a broader and deeper analysis of what’s behind the headlines. Crossroads, hosted by Epoch Times senior investigative reporter Joshua Philipp, is an opinion and analysis show that presents deeper insights into the news cycle, culture, and society. It connects current events with history, ties various news stories together with analysis and opinion, and goes beyond the headlines to present a clearer picture of what’s happening in the world","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:17:10.972262+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717"},"episode":{"title":"NYC Bodega Owners Push Back on City-Run Grocery Plan","slug":"nyc-bodega-owners-push-back-on-city-run-grocery-plan","published_at":"2026-07-09T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/nyc-bodega-owners-push-back-on-city-run-grocery-plan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/68ebeff9-417e-43b0-9c0b-c7b70bff9ec0.mp3","summary":"The reality of government-run enterprises and how they compete with small businesses is starting to dawn on New York City, which is moving to open a city-run grocery store. Smaller grocery stores and bodegas in the city are now having discussions on how they can manage to stay in business while operating alongside a government-run competitor. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.","meta_description":"The reality of government-run enterprises and how they compete with small businesses is starting to dawn on New York City, which is moving to open a city-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4654,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/episodes/nyc-bodega-owners-push-back-on-city-run-grocery-plan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/nyc-bodega-owners-push-back-on-city-run-grocery-plan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}