{"podcast":{"title":"Global News Podcast","slug":"global-news-podcast-204504","podcast_index_feed_id":204504,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0lqf7hf.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":265,"summary":"The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:19:32.887142+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-podcast-204504"},"episode":{"title":"The Global Story: World Cup 2026: The most political of all time?","slug":"the-global-story-world-cup-2026-the-most-political-of-all-time","published_at":"2026-05-31T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-podcast-204504/the-global-story-world-cup-2026-the-most-political-of-all-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-podcast-204504","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0np13fz","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0np10fc.mp3","summary":"Politics, power and money have always been part of international sporting competitions, and football (or soccer) is no exception. However, this year’s World Cup faces new challenges. The United States is co-hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico, and its relationship with its neighbours has at times been rocky. Two countries at war with each other – the US and Iran – have never played in the same competition before. Some fans are anxious about travelling to games at a time of high tension. And the cost of attending the event has led some to ask whether this World Cup is really worth it. Mehreen Khan, economics editor of The Times of London and a lifelong fan of the sport, joins us to discuss what this World Cup could mean for a divided world. The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts. Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Aron Keller Executive producer: James Shield Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: FIFA World Cup on display in Toronto. Credit: Kevin Sousa/ Imagn Images","meta_description":"Politics, power and money have always been part of international sporting competitions, and football (or soccer) is no exception. However, this year’s Wor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1785,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-news-podcast-204504/episodes/the-global-story-world-cup-2026-the-most-political-of-all-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-news-podcast-204504/the-global-story-world-cup-2026-the-most-political-of-all-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}