{"podcast":{"title":"History Daily","slug":"history-daily-4410220","podcast_index_feed_id":4410220,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43207441/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"History Daily","episode_count":365,"summary":"On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:43.093155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220"},"episode":{"title":"The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster","slug":"the-hillsborough-stadium-disaster","published_at":"2026-04-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/the-hillsborough-stadium-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8881836","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8881836.mp3?modified=1775068205&sid=5162833&source=rss","summary":"A deep dive into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster and the decades-long battle for justice. It traces the journey from a fatal crowd crush to the exposure of a massive police cover-up.","meta_description":"Explore the true story of the Hillsborough disaster, the fight against false media narratives, and the long pursuit of truth for the victims' families.","key_points":["Main idea: The 1989 tragedy was caused by systemic police mismanagement rather than fan behavior","Failure mode: Authorities and tabloids initially used false allegations to smear victims and protect the institution","Practical takeaway: Persistent grassroots campaigning can eventually overturn official narratives and force legal accountability","Main idea: A secondary inquest finally overturned the 'accidental death' verdict, ruling the victims were unlawfully killed","Failure mode: Inadequate emergency response and deliberate evidence tampering delayed justice for nearly thirty years"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The FA Cup Final","summary":"A look at Liverpool's victory at Wembley and the emotional weight of the period."},{"start_ms":120000,"title":"The Tragedy Unfolds","summary":"The immediate aftermath of the fatal crowd crush at Hillsborough Stadium."},{"start_ms":260000,"title":"Crowd Control Failures","summary":"How broken fences and poor management led to the fatal influx of fans."},{"start_ms":390000,"title":"The Media Smear","summary":"The role of tabloid journalism in publishing false allegations against Liverpool fans."},{"start_ms":510000,"title":"The Taylor Report","summary":"Judge Taylor's investigation into the true causes of the stadium disaster."},{"start_ms":720000,"title":"The Independent Inquiry","summary":"The shocking findings of a new inquiry revealing a deliberate police cover-up."},{"start_ms":860000,"title":"Unlawful Killing","summary":"The conclusion of the second inquest and the long-awaited verdict for the families."}],"topics":["Hillsborough disaster","Liverpool FC","Police misconduct","Sports history","Legal inquests","UK true crime","Crowd safety","Social justice"],"duration_seconds":988,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-daily-4410220/episodes/the-hillsborough-stadium-disaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/the-hillsborough-stadium-disaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}