{"podcast":{"title":"South Beach Sessions with Dan Le Batard","slug":"south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726","podcast_index_feed_id":1017726,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ESP3822573043","website_url":"http://www.lebatardAF.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3544c5de-4f64-11eb-938f-f77ff0fbf4a8/image/a1004dd15dd509e6978057d30eeb8a16.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meadowlark Media","episode_count":200,"summary":"There's way more behind the biggest and most beloved personalities from sports, music, comedy and more... all it takes is longtime host and reporter Dan Le Batard revealing more about himself than ever before too. South Beach Sessions is the critically acclaimed flagship podcast in the Le Batard and Friends Podcast Network. These one-on-one conversations aren't the same old, boring sitdowns - there's no success story without some struggle, no laughs without a few tears, and no questions left unanswered by Dan who gets past what you've already heard and into more with Dan Le Batard.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:20:24.430032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726"},"episode":{"title":"Metta World Peace","slug":"metta-world-peace","published_at":"2026-01-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726/metta-world-peace","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/MEADOWLARK/7/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE5843810651.mp3?updated=1768324546","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/MEADOWLARK/7/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE5843810651.mp3?updated=1768324546","summary":"Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, wants to make the world a better place. Despite his focus on positivity today, Metta explains how his rough upbringing led to an equally rough way of asserting himself. He talks to Dan about his journey managing his anger, about why he used to fight through his troubles, and how therapy helped him learn to express himself differently. Metta reveals what he calls \"the worst period\" of his life after the infamous \"Malice at the Palace\" and the depression he had to deal with in the aftermath. He also shares his personal career highlights playing alongside the greats, and his proudest moments giving back to his community since retiring. If that weren't enough, Metta drops a big announcement on his plans to shape the future of our country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, wants to make the world a better place. Despite his focus on positivity today, Metta explains how his rou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4886,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726/episodes/metta-world-peace/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/south-beach-sessions-with-dan-le-batard-1017726/metta-world-peace.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}