{"podcast":{"title":"Crush City Territory: A Houston Astros Podcast","slug":"crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562","podcast_index_feed_id":7134562,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/551b08a3-28fb-475b-9864-b33100f0b3ea/1cb46f5d-4f7d-435c-a5a8-b33100f0b3fe/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cardinal-territory-a-st-l-315207929/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/551b08a3-28fb-475b-9864-b33100f0b3ea/1cb46f5d-4f7d-435c-a5a8-b33100f0b3fe/image.jpg?t=1754490983&size=Large","author":"Foul Territory Network","episode_count":214,"summary":"A Houston Astros show podcast by The Athletic beat reporter Chandler Rome, former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick and Tyler Stafford. Crush City Territory brings you inside info and analysis on the 'Stros all year long. CCT is part of the Foul Territory Network: Baseball the way it should be covered!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:17:15.631855+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562"},"episode":{"title":"The Astros' Messy First Half — And Why Hope Isn't Gone","slug":"the-astros-messy-first-half-and-why-hope-isn-t-gone","published_at":"2026-07-13T02:02:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562/the-astros-messy-first-half-and-why-hope-isn-t-gone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast/the-astros-messy-first-half-and-why-hope-isnt-gone","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/2D5E6/mgln.ai/e/1246/clrtpod.com/m/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/551b08a3-28fb-475b-9864-b33100f0b3ea/5bf01098-ad23-41b8-88c8-b486001ef63e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=1cb46f5d-4f7d-435c-a5a8-b33100f0b3fe","summary":"The Astros finished an underwhelming first half with an underwhelming 2-4 road trip through Washington and Arlington, leaving the club four games under .500, but somehow still within legitimate striking distance of a playoff spot. The Crawfish Boxes' Adam Spolane joins The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss the first half as a whole, best and worst moments and the difficult decisions forthcoming for general manager Dana Brown.  Use our code for 10% off your next order of MLB tickets on SeatGeek*: seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount See how K12 Powered Schools can help unlock your child’s full potential.  Enroll online today at K12.com/foul See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"The Astros finished an underwhelming first half with an underwhelming 2-4 road trip through Washington and Arlington, leaving the club four games under .5…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562/episodes/the-astros-messy-first-half-and-why-hope-isn-t-gone/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crush-city-territory-a-houston-astros-podcast-7134562/the-astros-messy-first-half-and-why-hope-isn-t-gone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}