{"podcast":{"title":"Story Time with Dutch Mantell","slug":"story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994","podcast_index_feed_id":5790994,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/574050/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/574050","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/6/e/1/b6e1098b745ef391d959afa2a1bf1c87/DM_logo2.jpg","author":"WSI Network","episode_count":303,"summary":"Legendary wrestler, manager, commentator, producer and booker \"Dirty\" Dutch Mantell brings his definitive takes on the latest news in the professional wrestling business as well as the most entertaining stories from years gone by to the podcast airwaves. The Dirty Dutchman from Oil Trough, Texas has worked almost every single major promotion and wrestling territory in the United States over an illustrious 50 year career, including WWE, WWF, WCW, NWA, SMW, TNA, USWA, UWF, OVW, Impact, Georgia, Tennessee, Knoxville, Kansas City, St Louis, Florida, Memphis, Houston, Detroit, Mid-South, Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic, Dallas and even more - and that's not counting Puerto Rico and Japan! Every week, Dutch Mantell will give you his hot takes on the latest news, re-live some of the most memorable shows and events through history, bring you along on a virtual road trip to explain the nuances of the wrestling business, tell classic stories from throughout the decades and answer YOUR questions every week. There may even be a guest or two coming up in the future, so make sure you subscribe and never miss an episode of Story Time with Dutch Mantell! Story Time with Dutch Mantell is part of the WSI Ne…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T02:17:04.500940+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994"},"episode":{"title":"Story Time with Dutch Mantell 166 | Politics and Wrestling","slug":"story-time-with-dutch-mantell-166-politics-and-wrestling","published_at":"2026-02-17T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-166-politics-and-wrestling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994","url":"https://29656a21-ba46-4e5c-8461-2d6fe6e86ed0.libsyn.com/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-166-politics-and-wrestling","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/29656a21-ba46-4e5c-8461-2d6fe6e86ed0/Dutch_166.mp3?dest-id=4970140","summary":"Story Time with Dutch Mantell 166 | Politics and Wrestling Some say that politics and wrestling shouldn't mix. Others might say that some issues need to be highlighted and should be put in the spotlight to raise awareness. Is wrestling the right outlet for the most divisive and controversial issues in today's society or should it only ever be a way to escape the harsh reality?","meta_description":"Story Time with Dutch Mantell 166 | Politics and Wrestling Some say that politics and wrestling shouldn't mix. Others might say that some issues need to b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994/episodes/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-166-politics-and-wrestling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-5790994/story-time-with-dutch-mantell-166-politics-and-wrestling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}