{"podcast":{"title":"First Touch '26 World Cup Podcast","slug":"kickback-26-7606085","podcast_index_feed_id":7606085,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/kickback-26/","website_url":"https://kickbacksoccer.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/18b0ac78-0fa4-4703-b61d-878064448fa7/firsttouch26-podtile-062326.png","author":"Kickback Soccer Media","episode_count":112,"summary":"First Touch is the home for World Cup 2026 storytelling and modern soccer coverage guiding fans from the road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 and beyond. From premium podcasts and original series to smart analysis and cultural context, First Touch brings new, emerging, and diehard fans inclusive, American-driven perspectives on the stories shaping the global game, from now, through World Cup 2026, and into soccer’s future.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T10:18:22.450637+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kickback-26-7606085"},"episode":{"title":"Tartan Army's USA Adventure & WC Ticket Prices - EP. 8 First Touch Weekly","slug":"tartan-army-s-usa-adventure-wc-ticket-prices-ep-8-first-touch-weekly","published_at":"2026-04-10T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kickback-26-7606085/tartan-army-s-usa-adventure-wc-ticket-prices-ep-8-first-touch-weekly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kickback-26-7606085","url":"https://kickbacksoccer.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ac5f9015-0b7c-4c7c-b83f-b980ff3beae7.mp3","summary":"Let’s hear it for the fans—or not. Host David Gass breaks down the good, bad, and ugly of the World Cup 2026 fan experience as we meet Hazel and Gregor, two long-standing members of Scotland’s famed Tartan Army (the good), breakdown how FIFA ticketing continues to make it impossible to afford (or experience) the upcoming World Cup (the bad), to commuting logistics that may potentially stealing the match-day experience from the fans (the ugly). 0:43 News 3:34 Ticket Changes & Travel Issues For 2026 World Cup 9:03 Behind The Scenes Of Tartan Army's Epic Travel Experience Watching Scotland 19:33 Bosnia Coming \"Home\" To St. Louis","meta_description":"Let’s hear it for the fans—or not. Host David Gass breaks down the good, bad, and ugly of the World Cup 2026 fan experience as we meet Hazel and Gregor, t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kickback-26-7606085/episodes/tartan-army-s-usa-adventure-wc-ticket-prices-ep-8-first-touch-weekly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kickback-26-7606085/tartan-army-s-usa-adventure-wc-ticket-prices-ep-8-first-touch-weekly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}