{"podcast":{"title":"The Bay","slug":"the-bay-504645","podcast_index_feed_id":504645,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/55805ad4-88bd-11ea-91c9-3b939e86e535/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_The_Bay.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":1215,"summary":"Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra talks with local journalists about what’s happening in the greatest region in the country. It’s the context and analysis you need to make sense of the news, with help from the people who know it best. New episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:20:00.238766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645"},"episode":{"title":"The South Bay Plays Host to the World Cup","slug":"the-south-bay-plays-host-to-the-world-cup","published_at":"2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/the-south-bay-plays-host-to-the-world-cup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC4325448619.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC4325448619.mp3","summary":"Another huge sporting event is here in the Bay Area. The World Cup, with 48 participating countries and 104 matches spread out across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is underway until the final on July 19. In addition to the six World Cup games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, free watch parties are on all over the region, and two teams – Paraguay and Australia – are using the Bay Area as their base camps. KQED reporter Ayah Ali-Ahmad tells us what it’s like on the ground in San Jose, as thousands of visitors come to the Bay Area yet again. Links: Team Paraguay Arrives in San José Ahead of World Cup Games at Levi’s | KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Another huge sporting event is here in the Bay Area. The World Cup, with 48 participating countries and 104 matches spread out across the U.S., Canada, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bay-504645/episodes/the-south-bay-plays-host-to-the-world-cup/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645/the-south-bay-plays-host-to-the-world-cup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}