{"podcast":{"title":"James O'Brien Daily","slug":"james-o-brien-daily-7140035","podcast_index_feed_id":7140035,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/james-obrien-daily/","website_url":"https://james-obrien-daily.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c07a897c-6ced-432e-a32f-4f4bd9f05a2e/AgGT-y6QsFNjfER2kcrLtb-b.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":399,"summary":"Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes every weekday. James covers all the big stories which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook. James O'Brien Daily is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:20:32.014755+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035"},"episode":{"title":"Is University still worth it?","slug":"is-university-still-worth-it","published_at":"2026-06-09T16:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/is-university-still-worth-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035","url":"https://james-obrien-daily.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/711c250e-0e36-4616-b8dc-82827e7e3550.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=3dc25db1-030b-4bf2-a725-90d94e43aa2a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=711c250e-0e36-4616-b8dc-82827e7e3550","summary":"James asks a deeply uncomfortable question: is university still worth it? For generations, higher education was sold as the great route to opportunity, independence and a better life - but with soaring fees, huge debt and shrinking returns, James wonders whether that promise still holds true, or whether it now belongs to a different era. This episode was recorded on the 9th of June. James O'Brien Daily is a Global production, available every week day on Global Player, or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.","meta_description":"James asks a deeply uncomfortable question: is university still worth it? For generations, higher education was sold as the great route to opportunity, in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/is-university-still-worth-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/is-university-still-worth-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}