{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC Podcast","slug":"the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","podcast_index_feed_id":887075,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/1780908531790-dc4761a0-ffde-45cc-a794-1639ef472007.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1397,"summary":"The Athletic's flagship football podcast - hosted by Adam Leventhal and Emma Paton - will be with you six days a week during the World Cup, bringing unrivalled analysis and colour from every single host city. Featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle, the show will takes audience inside the biggest stories in football told by the best reporters in the business. We cut through the noise to tell you what’s really happening - and why it matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:20:23.239332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075"},"episode":{"title":"Why do Spurs keep hitting the self-destruct button?","slug":"why-do-spurs-keep-hitting-the-self-destruct-button","published_at":"2026-05-12T15:13:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/why-do-spurs-keep-hitting-the-self-destruct-button","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/why-do-spurs-keep-hitting-the-self-destruct-button","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a03412bece5b71f1f779f53/media.mp3","summary":"The relegation race looks set to go to the wire after Tottenham’s draw against Leeds. So have West Ham been given a lifeline? And why do Spurs keep pressing the self-destruct button? Host: Ayo Akinwolere Guests: Jack Pitt-Brooke, Dan Kilpatrick Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producers: Mike Stavrou, Guy Clarke, Nick Thomson Videographer: Liam Warburton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The relegation race looks set to go to the wire after Tottenham’s draw against Leeds. So have West Ham been given a lifeline? And why do Spurs keep pressi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1818,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/why-do-spurs-keep-hitting-the-self-destruct-button/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/why-do-spurs-keep-hitting-the-self-destruct-button.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}