{"podcast":{"title":"PWTorch Dailycast","slug":"pwtorch-dailycast-162732","podcast_index_feed_id":162732,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3276210/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/pwtorch","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/62c4ed04309c59b52d1188b7d0acb302.jpg","author":"Pro Wrestling Torch","episode_count":1000,"summary":"PWTorch Dailycast features a line-up of seven weekly shows, with a new episode on each day of the week with a different focus. The lineup currently features shows dedicated to NXT, ROH, and AEW, plus MMATalk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Wrestling Night in America covering pro wrestling's biggest events including including post-WWE PPV live call-in post-shows, a weekly Deep Dive on a single topic, and our newest series looking back at a week in pro wrestling as covered in a Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter back issue from 30 years ago that week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T08:19:00.207477+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast-162732"},"episode":{"title":"Worse or Better (Episode 11 - Authority Triggers) - Steph & Josh talk authority figures through decades from Tunney to McMahon to present","slug":"worse-or-better-episode-11-authority-triggers-steph-josh-talk-authority-figures-through-decades-from-tunney-to-mcmahon-to-present","published_at":"2026-06-22T21:35:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast-162732/worse-or-better-episode-11-authority-triggers-steph-josh-talk-authority-figures-through-decades-from-tunney-to-mcmahon-to-present","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast-162732","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/worse-or-better-episode-11-authority-triggers-steph-josh-talk-authority-figures-through-decades-from-tunney-to-mcmahon-to-present--72638558","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72638558/20260622freewob.mp3","summary":"In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled \"Worse or Better,\" Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it to a previous era or eras and decide if today is... worse or better. Stephanie and Josh acknowledged Jack Tunney as one of the first modern authority figures and reminisced on some big moments in history that involved him. They moved on to Vince McMahon, discussing his transition to supervillain, some of the good, bad, and crazy moments, and his long-lasting impact. Josh and Steph rounded out some of the GMs from the 2000s before landing on the modern-day setup and determined whether it's currently worse or better. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support .","meta_description":"In this PWTorch Dailycast series titled \"Worse or Better,\" Josh White and Stephanie Chase discuss one aspect of today's pro wrestling scene and compare it…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6071,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pwtorch-dailycast-162732/episodes/worse-or-better-episode-11-authority-triggers-steph-josh-talk-authority-figures-through-decades-from-tunney-to-mcmahon-to-present/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast-162732/worse-or-better-episode-11-authority-triggers-steph-josh-talk-authority-figures-through-decades-from-tunney-to-mcmahon-to-present.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}