{"podcast":{"title":"Reality Life with Kate Casey","slug":"reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631","podcast_index_feed_id":6631,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/reality-life-with-kate-casey","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/reality-life-with-kate-casey","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/6c/2a/1f/12/6c2a1f12-b639-4dc4-9a1f-6eea524108af/d673ddb6616d76ddf5df54c350474e097b3576753df5a66caa252a2c00e5de30e713e81c542dadfd12b7fbb8ca93607fe8d69e2bfcfb3648488567d7ff9f6185.jpeg","author":"Kate Casey","episode_count":1678,"summary":"Daily podcast about unscripted television. Kate Casey interviews the talent, producers, and directors of reality shows, documentaries, and docuseries. Saturday episodes tell incredible person stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T12:17:08.575866+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. - 1657 - THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: STORIES BEHIND THE GAMES","slug":"ep-1657-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-stories-behind-the-games","published_at":"2026-07-07T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631/ep-1657-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-stories-behind-the-games","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631","url":"https://pdrl.fm/353ca0/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/4319a4ab-70b4-4137-b78d-88d0a9d39d75.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/353ca0/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/4319a4ab-70b4-4137-b78d-88d0a9d39d75.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The 2026 FIFA World Cup has given us everything great unscripted television requires. Underdogs. Heartbreak. Redemption. Kate breaks down why this tournament deserves your attention, from Cabo Verde's improbable run to Erling Haaland rewriting Norway's history, and why it is citizens, not world leaders, who are bringing the world together right now.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  Summer Reading List: https://katecasey.substack.com/p/books-i-cant-stop-talking-about-this   Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/martha-moxleys-diary   What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca   Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245   Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey   Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"The 2026 FIFA World Cup has given us everything great unscripted television requires. Underdogs. Heartbreak. Redemption. Kate breaks down why this tournam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631/episodes/ep-1657-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-stories-behind-the-games/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631/ep-1657-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-stories-behind-the-games.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}