{"podcast":{"title":"English with Dane","slug":"english-with-dane-494541","podcast_index_feed_id":494541,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/271145.rss","website_url":"https://www.englishwithdane.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lpcmb263v7w7zuox2r03kfplmo3i?.jpg","author":"Dane Rivarola","episode_count":211,"summary":"Hey, I'm Dane. I grew up bilingual and after 15 years of teaching and working with English learners, I've realised that true fluency comes from understanding how the language fits into real life. I created English with Dane to give Spanish speakers a calm approach to becoming fluent through practical conversations about language, culture, TV and current events. No stress, just English that makes sense and gets easier to use over time.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/english-with-dane-494541"},"episode":{"title":"Sports Metaphors for Work","slug":"sports-metaphors-for-work","published_at":"2026-01-13T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/english-with-dane-494541/sports-metaphors-for-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/english-with-dane-494541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/271145/episodes/18940697-sports-metaphors-for-work.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/271145/episodes/18940697-sports-metaphors-for-work.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail We are OBSESSED with sports metaphors. I think it's because in the U.S sport have become a religion, and the corporate culture that they have exported mirrors this. Anywhere you look you find things like \"the final stretch\", \"a heavy hitter\" \"out of left field\", but do you know how to use them, or even for where they come from? This episode is a guide on how to use these phrases to blend in with native speakers and sound more natural.","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail We are OBSESSED with sports metaphors. I think it's because in the U.S sport have become a religion, and the corporate culture that they…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/english-with-dane-494541/episodes/sports-metaphors-for-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/english-with-dane-494541/sports-metaphors-for-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}