{"podcast":{"title":"The Game","slug":"the-game-1066443","podcast_index_feed_id":1066443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-game","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e501a8cbe71d83cf13e/1781622185758-e35264ad-4a4c-4124-b920-75949a523cf7.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1380,"summary":"The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR. Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups. We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:20:51.825312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443"},"episode":{"title":"WORLD CUP 2026: Scotland special - Craig Levein","slug":"world-cup-2026-scotland-special-craig-levein","published_at":"2026-05-29T14:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-2026-scotland-special-craig-levein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-2026-scotland-special-craig-levein","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a186a0f71443cf04ab4d13c/media.mp3","summary":"This is a one off special from our colleagues in Scotland who join former player and national team manager Craig Levein.  They look at what reaching a World Cup means to Scotland, and how the team might fare. Scotland correspondent Michael Grant is joined by Mark Palmer and former Scotland international Craig Levein In the run up to World Cup 2026 we will be releasing a series of specials. Join us next week for our regular shows plus a special England preview with Jonny Northcroft, Martin Samuel and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This is a one off special from our colleagues in Scotland who join former player and national team manager Craig Levein. They look at what reaching…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2199,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-2026-scotland-special-craig-levein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-2026-scotland-special-craig-levein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}