{"podcast":{"title":"The Excerpt","slug":"the-excerpt-742145","podcast_index_feed_id":742145,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/5-things","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/29/c4/eb/f0/29c4ebf0-b5c3-4838-9e30-d92e8d15e76d/88497752e60324195a25c5bb3f28f051091ea2a3a998fa22473d99c272b7bc8e7e9910c488c26d289891c53191b78ca85d242efd540b5897a9977660eddd300e.jpeg","author":"USA TODAY","episode_count":90,"summary":"Get context, not just headlines. Every weekday The Excerpt brings USA TODAY's award-winning journalists from across the nation together to unpack America's most pressing stories — from politics and culture to sports and entertainment — with host Dana Taylor.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T18:20:13.139640+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145"},"episode":{"title":"The must-see movies of summer 2026—and a surprising frontrunner","slug":"the-must-see-movies-of-summer-2026-and-a-surprising-frontrunner","published_at":"2026-05-05T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145/the-must-see-movies-of-summer-2026-and-a-surprising-frontrunner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/be8b57a6-557b-4948-a905-faca17067636.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/be8b57a6-557b-4948-a905-faca17067636.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Hollywood’s summer movie season is here and it’s packed with big names, familiar franchises and high-stakes bets at the box office. From \"Spider-Man\" to \"Star Wars,\" studios are once again leaning on proven hits to draw audiences in. But this year, one film could break through the noise: Christopher Nolan’s \"The Odyssey.\" With a stacked cast and built-in name recognition, it’s emerging as a potential frontrunner in a season that feels more wide open than usual. In this episode of The Excerpt, USA TODAY Movie Critic Brian Truitt breaks down several of the must-see films of the summer.  Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to  podcasts@usatoday.com .  Episode transcript  available here .  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Hollywood’s summer movie season is here and it’s packed with big names, familiar franchises and high-stakes bets at the box office. From \"Spider-Man\" to \"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":891,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-excerpt-742145/episodes/the-must-see-movies-of-summer-2026-and-a-surprising-frontrunner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145/the-must-see-movies-of-summer-2026-and-a-surprising-frontrunner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}