{"podcast":{"title":"Hard Fork","slug":"hard-fork","podcast_index_feed_id":1026613,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/l2i9YnTd","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4105a47a-42e5-4ccc-887a-832af7989986/23965394-f5e4-4fdb-b150-639f4910353e/3000x3000/nyt-hf-album-art-3000-2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The New York Times","episode_count":195,"summary":"“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. 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