{"podcast":{"title":"Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast","slug":"discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978","podcast_index_feed_id":727978,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/oPwoKpPT","website_url":"https://discordpod.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7afc01d6-8ae0-40a0-b668-11fe875aab51/b47bf119-634f-4164-b95a-6d873067aa11/3000x3000/b91939c408e5c1e786e25408295cfc01.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Discord and Rhyme","episode_count":283,"summary":"A music podcast where we discuss our favorite albums, song by song.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T18:21:29.359798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978"},"episode":{"title":"168: Badfinger - Straight Up (1971)","slug":"168-badfinger-straight-up-1971","published_at":"2025-11-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978/168-badfinger-straight-up-1971","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978","url":"https://discordpod.com/listen/168-badfinger-straight-up-1971","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/7afc01d6-8ae0-40a0-b668-11fe875aab51/episodes/843c29f1-bcb1-4c05-a561-668346bdf58c/audio/1087073f-53be-4082-bcdf-0363cc324400/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=oPwoKpPT","summary":"Of all the casualties of the Beatles’ Apple label, Badfinger is the most tragic. They had a very promising start, helped along by the Beatles and their associates, but a combination of bad management and personal tragedy stopped them from being as successful as they should have been. However, for a brief period everything worked out exactly right, and Badfinger came up with an album that deserves to be ranked among the all-time classics. From power pop to boogie rock and various points in between, Straight Up is a no-skips album that deserves your attention, so listen up.","meta_description":"Of all the casualties of the Beatles’ Apple label, Badfinger is the most tragic. They had a very promising start, helped along by the Beatles and their as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978/episodes/168-badfinger-straight-up-1971/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discord-and-rhyme-an-album-podcast-727978/168-badfinger-straight-up-1971.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}