{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC Presents...","slug":"the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368","podcast_index_feed_id":1364368,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68374afd998551779fb67f1a","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":49,"summary":"Welcome to The Athletic's home of audio documentaries and special series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T02:20:40.921509+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368"},"episode":{"title":"The World Cup and War","slug":"the-world-cup-and-war","published_at":"2026-05-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368/the-world-cup-and-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-presents/episodes/the-world-cup-and-war","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/e/69d1103ad2e95f51314446cd/media.mp3","summary":"This summer's World Cup in North America is the biggest in size and scale and now, arguably, the most controversial. The tournament kicks off in less than 40 days. Co-hosts USA remain at war with Iran, with fellow Middle East participants and historic allies drawn into the conflict - and FIFA caught in the middle. Travel bans, political protests and fears over ICE guarantee a turbulent countdown. This special episode hears from players, coaches, fans, regional experts and human rights advocates on the geopolitical backdrop to World Cup 2026. Presenter: Adam Leventhal Producer: Paul Iliffe Audio from: AP, BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, FIFA, England Records, beIN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This summer's World Cup in North America is the biggest in size and scale and now, arguably, the most controversial. The tournament kicks off in less than…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368/episodes/the-world-cup-and-war/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-presents-1364368/the-world-cup-and-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}