{"podcast":{"title":"On the Corner of Main Street","slug":"on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595","podcast_index_feed_id":602595,"rss_url":"https://plaza.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://plazahotelcasino.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/f/2/7/2f2791da670e7393e5bbc093207a2619/4920-Podcast-06.jpg","author":"Plaza Hotel and Casino","episode_count":177,"summary":"On the Corner of Main Street provides an inside scoop on downtown Las Vegas. From gaming and special events to new projects and the growing art scene, hear straight from the amazing people who are making downtown Las Vegas a unique and fast-growing destination. Recorded at the Plaza Hotel & Casino – on the corner of Main Street – Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel will be joined by special guests, including gaming industry leaders, entertainers, local officials and downtown partners, who will share their own exclusive and often entertaining perspective on where Vegas got its start and where it's going now. Hosted by Lisa Melmed, Jonathan Jossel and Gary Vickery.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595"},"episode":{"title":"From Intern to President: Marc Badain's Journey in Sports","slug":"from-intern-to-president-marc-badain-s-journey-in-sports","published_at":"2025-08-28T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/from-intern-to-president-marc-badain-s-journey-in-sports","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595","url":"https://plaza.libsyn.com/from-intern-to-president-marc-badains-journey-in-sports","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plaza/2025-08-19-OTCOMS-Marc-BadainAudio.mp3?dest-id=1681652","summary":"In this episode Jonathan and Gary welcome Mark Badain, President of the Oakland Athletics. Mark shares his journey from starting as an intern with the Raiders to becoming the team president, overseeing their move to Allegiant Stadium, and now working on building a world-class ballpark on the Las Vegas strip. The conversation covers the challenges and opportunities of relocating sports franchises, the financial and community impacts of stadium projects, and the excitement surrounding the A's new ballpark in Vegas. Mark also reflects on the passionate fan reactions and the collaborative efforts required to bring such large-scale projects to fruition. The episode concludes with Mark sharing his personal piece of advice on maintaining integrity in one's career.","meta_description":"In this episode Jonathan and Gary welcome Mark Badain, President of the Oakland Athletics. Mark shares his journey from starting as an intern with the Rai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3352,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/episodes/from-intern-to-president-marc-badain-s-journey-in-sports/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/from-intern-to-president-marc-badain-s-journey-in-sports.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}