{"podcast":{"title":"Slate Daily Feed","slug":"slate-daily-feed-530620","podcast_index_feed_id":530620,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/696925135f7f66b0e44666db","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/696925135f7f66b0e44666db/cover-35359de9-6dd6-458b-b7a1-bb3a2f466642.jpg","author":"Slate","episode_count":5000,"summary":"The Slate Daily feed includes new episodes from more than 30 shows in the Slate Podcast Network. You'll get thought provoking analysis, storytelling, and commentary on everything from news and politics to arts, culture, technology, and entertainment. Discover new shows you never knew you were missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:21:03.685217+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-daily-feed-530620"},"episode":{"title":"ICYMI - Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake","slug":"icymi-your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake","published_at":"2026-06-27T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-daily-feed-530620/icymi-your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-daily-feed-530620","url":"https://shows.acast.com/icymi/episodes/6a3ef77ea3fa9782378d37a4","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/a/slatedailyfeed-podcasts/e/6a3ef77ea3fa9782378d37a4/media.mp3","summary":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Will Oremus, tech writer at The Atlantic and author of “ The Feel-Good Story of the World Cup Is Too Good to Be True .” While our social media feeds have been flooded with thousands of viral and wholesome moments from the World Cup, Will discovered that a number of accounts behind some of the biggest posts aren’t what they seem. Some are using AI to write exaggerated stories, and others have become so mysteriously popular so mysteriously quickly that users are becoming suspicious. Is a Japanese tourist really writing odes to chips and salsa on X? And who is Freddy ? Please say Merlin the duck is really a duck! This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Will Oremus, tech writer at The Atlantic and author of “ The Feel-Good Story of the World Cup Is Too Go…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slate-daily-feed-530620/episodes/icymi-your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-daily-feed-530620/icymi-your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}