{"podcast":{"title":"Le Batard & Friends - Mystery Crate","slug":"le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381","podcast_index_feed_id":468381,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ESP8602810307","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3530b030-4f64-11eb-938f-ef7926e19317/image/Mystery_Crate_cover_DKN.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meadowlark Media","episode_count":200,"summary":"Mystery Crate will serve as a random grab bag of weekly topics curated and created by varying members of the \"LeBatard & Friends\" universe. You'll never know who or what an episode may bring. It's a mystery some would say.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381"},"episode":{"title":"Episode Three Hundred - Sixty Seven: Officially “Dorky”? + George R.R. Martin Conspiracy + 6 Burgers","slug":"episode-three-hundred-sixty-seven-officially-dorky-george-r-r-martin-conspiracy-6-burgers","published_at":"2026-02-26T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381/episode-three-hundred-sixty-seven-officially-dorky-george-r-r-martin-conspiracy-6-burgers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/MEADOWLARK/3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE8196399047.mp3?updated=1772128810","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/MEADOWLARK/3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE8196399047.mp3?updated=1772128810","summary":"On this episode of Mystery Crate, things spiral immediately.Mike Fuentes attempts to defeat Chris Cote by taking on the 6 McDonald’s cheeseburger challenge — can he actually finish six McDonald’s cheeseburgers in one sitting? From there, the show derails into a full-blown argument about the Renaissance Festival (Ren Faire) — is dressing up medieval and drinking all day harmless fun, or is it officially “dorky”? The crew debates nerd vs dork culture, tailgates vs Ren Fests, and whether calling something “dorky” is secretly an insult.We also:-Try beef bacon and compare it to pork bacon (yes, this gets serious)-Debate Game of Thrones vs Lord of the Rings-Pitch a George R.R. Martin hot tub sitcom theory about why he hasn’t finished Game Of Thrones-React to viral AI LeBron James videos-Develop a brand-new fear of sinkholes in Florida-Talk Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and the future of the Game of Thrones universe If you’re here for fast food challenges, fantasy book conspiracies, Ren Faire arguments, or pure Mystery Crate nonsense — this episode has all of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"On this episode of Mystery Crate, things spiral immediately.Mike Fuentes attempts to defeat Chris Cote by taking on the 6 McDonald’s cheeseburger challeng…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3261,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381/episodes/episode-three-hundred-sixty-seven-officially-dorky-george-r-r-martin-conspiracy-6-burgers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-mystery-crate-468381/episode-three-hundred-sixty-seven-officially-dorky-george-r-r-martin-conspiracy-6-burgers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}