{"podcast":{"title":"Cubs Now","slug":"cubs-now-874685","podcast_index_feed_id":874685,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/cubs-weekly","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/cubs-weekly","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/78/47/db/bf/7847dbbf-933f-4452-9354-f5ad0b83aabc/ee14d818ef1271dbe8fa03415f44e539345be9b461665f96439ae98fe53361cb327cb4bbd01162b8a44c028f78cf56292805f8289a5e088739c5cf47ce1f6d76.jpeg","author":"Marquee Sports Network","episode_count":467,"summary":"Alex Cohen is a play-by-play announcer, and Lance Brozdowski is a player development analyst -- Chicago Cubs insiders who see the game from completely different angles and aren't afraid to have a conversation about it. So, they do, bringing their press-pass access and insight to Marquee Sports Network's brand-new Cubs podcast. Twice per week. All season long.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:19:55.281851+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-now-874685"},"episode":{"title":"Revisiting the 2016 Reunion and 2026 MLB Draft","slug":"revisiting-the-2016-reunion-and-2026-mlb-draft","published_at":"2026-07-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-now-874685/revisiting-the-2016-reunion-and-2026-mlb-draft","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-now-874685","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9319f038-f17d-42c7-9f79-4deb5cb0fb1d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9319f038-f17d-42c7-9f79-4deb5cb0fb1d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Just like that the 2nd half of 2026 MLB season is underway and what better way to start then with the Cubs honoring the 2016 World Series team. Alex and Lance cover the festivities from this past weekend, and yes, Anthony Rizzo somehow got another home run hit at him while in the bleachers. Additionally, the Cubs selected RHP Cade Townsend from Ole Miss 23rd overall in the draft that Lance was there and his smile tells you everything you need to know about the Cubs draft strategy. Also don't look now, the trade deadline is approaching - August 3rd - find out why Alex thinks Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers is staying put and who the Cubs could possibly go after. All new episode of Cubs Now","meta_description":"Just like that the 2nd half of 2026 MLB season is underway and what better way to start then with the Cubs honoring the 2016 World Series team. Alex and L…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1508,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cubs-now-874685/episodes/revisiting-the-2016-reunion-and-2026-mlb-draft/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cubs-now-874685/revisiting-the-2016-reunion-and-2026-mlb-draft.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}