{"podcast":{"title":"Rascal News","slug":"rascal-news-7079600","podcast_index_feed_id":7079600,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/554222/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/554222","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/7/c/1/f7c185252ebe1f83e55e3c100dce7605/Untitled_design-20241102-h6l7ymn276.png","author":"Rascal News","episode_count":53,"summary":"Rascal News is an independent, worker-owned outfit composed of Chase Taylor-Carter, Thomas Manuel, Caelyn Ellis, Rowan Zeoli, and Lin Codega. Join them in exploring the tabletop industry and its associated online spaces across two shows: Rascal Radio Hour is a biweekly show where the crew dig deeper into the biggest news and newest games; and Rascal Reading Club allows Thomas to wax long on RPG rulebooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T02:17:31.911490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600"},"episode":{"title":"Rascal Radio Hour E30: A Postage Stamp Is Not A Paywall","slug":"rascal-radio-hour-e30-a-postage-stamp-is-not-a-paywall","published_at":"2026-02-04T14:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600/rascal-radio-hour-e30-a-postage-stamp-is-not-a-paywall","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600","url":"https://7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e.libsyn.com/rascal-radio-hour-e30-a-postage-stamp-is-not-a-paywall","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e/Rascal_Radio_Hour_Episode_30_Audio_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4785797","summary":"Rascal 's article about the fate of Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast , and that of its creators, sparked a significant amount of interest, questions, and criticism. The team decided to dedicate this week's podcast episode to a larger and more casual conversation tackling those inquiries. Thomas and Chase start by discussing the reporting process and the limitations this article faced, paired with frustrations regarding how tabletop news is discussed online. In the second half, the pair tackle some direct questions and criticism sent in by readers. It's a long episode, and maybe not as fun as our normal fare. But if you're curious about how Rascal does journalism then this will hopefully be an insightful listen. Regular programming resumes next week! -- Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter ( @chasecarter.bsky.social ). Featuring Thomas Manuel ( @newmadras.bsky.social ). Theme song by People Need Goals. Cover art logo by Johan Nohr ( @johannohr.bsky.social ). -- Games we mentioned: Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast","meta_description":"Rascal 's article about the fate of Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast , and that of its creators, sparked a significant amount of interest, questions, and criticis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7101,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rascal-news-7079600/episodes/rascal-radio-hour-e30-a-postage-stamp-is-not-a-paywall/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600/rascal-radio-hour-e30-a-postage-stamp-is-not-a-paywall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}