{"podcast":{"title":"Rhode Island Report","slug":"rhode-island-report-3874357","podcast_index_feed_id":3874357,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/rhode-island-report","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/rhode-island-report","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/68/1a/b8/3d/681ab83d-c17b-4e93-85c7-d6e23d286793/6ea98e92a3b34ec4152cf49ab53aacff96fb8f1d98ed5a9aaabb0ec8a838b55c9cb93a183204d372c72b3f0345aab087c51d63179b764e12baa9126d0d1cffda.jpeg","author":"The Boston Globe","episode_count":277,"summary":"A weekly podcast from The Boston Globe on what’s bubbling in Rhode Island news. In-depth interviews with newsmakers, perspective and analysis from Globe Rhode Island reporters, and intimate conversations with community members across the state.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T18:19:17.506070+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357"},"episode":{"title":"Politics and the Olympics","slug":"politics-and-the-olympics","published_at":"2026-02-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357/politics-and-the-olympics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f6ba9728-affb-4e16-8f79-48e0de58e5fb.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f6ba9728-affb-4e16-8f79-48e0de58e5fb.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, starts on Feb. 6. Like every Olympics, they will showcase the best athletes from around the globe, and reveal something about world politics. Erin Redihan, a lecturer in the history department at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., teaches a course on this subject every two years. She joins host Edward Fitzpatrick to talk about the history of the Olympics, and what to expect at the 2026 games. Tips and ideas? Email us at rinews@globe.com . 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 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, starts on Feb. 6. Like every Olympics, they will showcase the best athletes from around the globe, and reveal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rhode-island-report-3874357/episodes/politics-and-the-olympics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357/politics-and-the-olympics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}