{"podcast":{"title":"In The News","slug":"in-the-news-4008521","podcast_index_feed_id":4008521,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea","website_url":"https://www.irishtimes.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1767177794884-20c1be6d-99c9-4c2a-8d6b-ad074c095fb1.jpeg","author":"dconlon@irishtimes.com","episode_count":1141,"summary":"In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T06:17:33.044517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521"},"episode":{"title":"Paul Howard watched every World Cup game – here’s what he learned","slug":"paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-here-s-what-he-learned","published_at":"2026-07-17T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-here-s-what-he-learned","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521","url":"https://shows.acast.com/in-the-news/episodes/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-heres-what-he-learn","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a5962eb62e50b14bd60a71a/media.mp3","summary":"For his hosting duties on America 2026 , the Irish Times podcast, Paul Howard watched every World Cup single match, even it was on at 4am and featured a no-hoper team in the tournament to make up the numbers. What did he make of England’s loss to Argentina? Why does he think the bloated half-time show featuring Shakira and Justin Bieber, planned for Sunday’s final, highlights just how much Fifa is enthralled to the US; and who will lift the World Cup when the final whistle blows on Sunday, Argentina or Spain? Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"For his hosting duties on America 2026 , the Irish Times podcast, Paul Howard watched every World Cup single match, even it was on at 4am and featured a n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2007,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-the-news-4008521/episodes/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-here-s-what-he-learned/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-here-s-what-he-learned.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}