{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Mystery Pod","slug":"pop-mystery-pod-6911267","podcast_index_feed_id":6911267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/CEQBba3S","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/3f494a42-e823-4be3-9711-87d600a28689/3000x3000/a16579b451851d95c3b61009b7bc4573076a74a389ee2990149876d0a2652adfeb43e57df258dd00649ce57b2af517bee187997b21a8181b50957ffa8ebd216d.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Tess Barker","episode_count":99,"summary":"Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:51.204952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267"},"episode":{"title":"Is Spencer Pratt a Villain in Reality? (with Rachel Brodsky)","slug":"is-spencer-pratt-a-villain-in-reality-with-rachel-brodsky","published_at":"2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/is-spencer-pratt-a-villain-in-reality-with-rachel-brodsky","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267","url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","audio_url":"https://afp-935193-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/episodes/608dc242-ea17-4168-bcdc-764d0673aba4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08&awEpisodeId=608dc242-ea17-4168-bcdc-764d0673aba4&feed=CEQBba3S","summary":"Spencer Pratt is one of reality television’s iconic bad guys…but is he really a bad guy? What is it about this former “Hills,” cast member that has led to his surprising endurance as a public figure? The truth about who Spencer Pratt really is is more complex than may seem at first glance. Joining Tess to talk about her recent LA Times profile of Spencer Pratt is journalist Rachel Brodsky (@rebrods), writer for LA Times, Rolling Stone, and Time magazine.","meta_description":"Spencer Pratt is one of reality television’s iconic bad guys…but is he really a bad guy? What is it about this former “Hills,” cast member that has led to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4414,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/episodes/is-spencer-pratt-a-villain-in-reality-with-rachel-brodsky/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/is-spencer-pratt-a-villain-in-reality-with-rachel-brodsky.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}