{"podcast":{"title":"Roy and HG - Bludging on the Blindside","slug":"roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861","podcast_index_feed_id":663861,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/12099676/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bludging-on-the-blindside/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b60cb9ea9b4494e11406728065817365.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":50,"summary":"The master of midfield mayhem Rampaging Roy Slaven and the leading light of long shots HG Nelson cast a collective eye over the world of sport.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T06:17:13.407309+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861"},"episode":{"title":"The race that stops the world","slug":"the-race-that-stops-the-world","published_at":"2025-10-18T02:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861/the-race-that-stops-the-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bludging-on-the-blindside/bludging-on-the-blindside/105907558","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/e5/Z/dn.mp3","summary":"Roy and HG explore the cultural phenomenon of The Everest horse race and the absurdity of modern sporting hype. They debate the merits of a global public holiday dedicated to Australian racing and navigate the chaos of app integration.","meta_description":"Roy and HG discuss The Everest, the potential for a global horse racing holiday, and the 'toilets of interest' in this episode of Bludging on the Blindsid…","key_points":["Main idea: The Everest has reached a level of spectacle that warrants a global moment of silence","Practical takeaway: Navigating the ABC Listen app requires moving between the fishing and feedback interfaces","Failure mode: The risk of over-extending sporting hype into a permanent global holiday","Main idea: Gus Gould's recent bathroom selfie provides a new foundation for heritage tourism","Practical takeaway: High-stakes racing events like The Everest drive massive, localized economic and social energy"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Sumpst in the Booth","summary":"Roy and HG introduce the week's chaos from the ABC Sport soundproof booth."},{"start_ms":490000,"title":"Cricket and Sandpaper","summary":"A look at the mental disintegration and tactical grit found in international cricket."},{"start_ms":1350000,"title":"International Series Tension","summary":"Reflections on the high stakes and difficulty of the current international sporting series."},{"start_ms":2580000,"title":"The App Ecosystem","summary":"A guide to navigating the complex links between the fishing, feedback, and listening apps."},{"start_ms":2180000,"title":"The Toilet Heritage Tour","summary":"Discussing Gus Gould's potential as the face of Rugby League's heritage-listed toilets."},{"start_ms":3840000,"title":"The Alchemy of Performance","summary":"Exploring the historical and modern role of fermented drinks in athletic edges."},{"start_ms":5090000,"title":"The Everest Holiday Proposal","summary":"The pitch for a global public holiday to celebrate the world's greatest horse race."}],"topics":["The Everest","NRL","Australian Horse Racing","ABC Sport","Rugby League","Sports Culture","Randwick","Gus Gould"],"duration_seconds":5523,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861/episodes/the-race-that-stops-the-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/roy-and-hg-bludging-on-the-blindside-663861/the-race-that-stops-the-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}