{"podcast":{"title":"Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters","slug":"global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314","podcast_index_feed_id":1060314,"rss_url":"https://undispatch.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.globaldispatches.org/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/9/a/7/c9a7a5a9fa3f6a5227a2322813b393ee/gloaaldispath.jpg","author":"Global Dispatches","episode_count":1169,"summary":"The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as \"a podcast to make you smarter,\" Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:20:50.304960+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314"},"episode":{"title":"Introducing: \"Houston At Large\" -- A New Podcast About How America's Fourth Largest City Impacts the World","slug":"introducing-houston-at-large-a-new-podcast-about-how-america-s-fourth-largest-city-impacts-the-world","published_at":"2026-05-04T15:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/introducing-houston-at-large-a-new-podcast-about-how-america-s-fourth-largest-city-impacts-the-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314","url":"https://undispatch.libsyn.com/introducing-houston-at-large-a-new-podcast-about-how-americas-fourth-largest-city-impacts-the-world","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/undispatch/Houston_At_Large_-_5426_9.44AM.mp3?dest-id=125334","summary":"I wanted to share with you a new podcast that I've had a hand in supporting. Houston at Large is a show produced by Rice University Master of Global Affairs students Luisa Tolda and Dante Garcia. The podcast aims to analyze Houston's role in international matters such as immigration, energy, and trade. The first episode of this series, presented today, features Dr. Tony Payan, Director of the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at the Baker Institute at Rice University. In this episode, Dr. Payan discusses a range of issues, including how immigration impacts Houston and how current events, such as the Iran conflict, have affected Houston, a major energy hub. Congratulations to these students for bringing this podcast to life! Now here are Luisa Tolda and Dante Garicia.","meta_description":"I wanted to share with you a new podcast that I've had a hand in supporting. Houston at Large is a show produced by Rice University Master of Global Affai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2712,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/episodes/introducing-houston-at-large-a-new-podcast-about-how-america-s-fourth-largest-city-impacts-the-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/introducing-houston-at-large-a-new-podcast-about-how-america-s-fourth-largest-city-impacts-the-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}