{"podcast":{"title":"The Good, The Bad & The Rugby","slug":"the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352","podcast_index_feed_id":744352,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT7578700931","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7915b26a-df42-11ef-9f85-df0abe57c217/image/2056f396dc5aef1bf7e1af8f78e22e11.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Platform Media","episode_count":328,"summary":"James Haskell, Mike Tindall and Alex Payne return for season six of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Expect more great guests, insight, laughter and tears.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T04:20:57.054760+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352"},"episode":{"title":"Bath: Now Vs Then","slug":"bath-now-vs-then","published_at":"2026-04-28T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/bath-now-vs-then","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5198666798.mp3?updated=1778028793","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5198666798.mp3?updated=1778028793","summary":"With Bath chasing a historic double and a Champions Cup semi-final looming in Bordeaux, Tins is joined by two proper club legends, and his former flatmates: Matt Perry and Lee Mears. Bath Now: The Finn Russell era, a world-class academy at Farleigh House, 9,000 fans watching Bath University games, and a squad that has traded \"hope\" for \"belief.\" Bath Then: From Matt Perry earning £1.80 an hour in a tea room to the training-ground fights at Lambridge that led Bath to '98 European Glory. Plus Lions Tales and why Paul O'Connell begged the 2009 squad to \"sacrifice professionalism\" to become friends. 00:00 🛞 Season 6 is sponsored by Continental Tyres 01:15 🏆 Bath Legends and Hall of Fame 03:35 🥫 Living With Tins 09:08 🫖Perry Pathway to Pro 18:50 🥊 Training Fights and Culture 22:44 🍷 1998 Bordeaux Glory 28:05 🏉 Bath Today Semi Final Preview 35:08 📉 Why Trophies Dried Up 40:46 🃏 Card School 45:55 🦁 Lions Tour 2001 Lessons 48:28 ❤️ Lions Tour 2009 Culture 50:57 🤔 Should Lions Change? 01:09:12 💪 Grip Strength Challenge 📗The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Unloaded are now available: https://lnk.to/GBRUnlocked/waterstones Welcome to The Good, The Bad & The Rugby with journalist and former broadcaster Alex Payne, England and Lions flanker James Haskell, and World Cup Winner Mike Tindall. #Rugby #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"With Bath chasing a historic double and a Champions Cup semi-final looming in Bordeaux, Tins is joined by two proper club legends, and his former flatmate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/episodes/bath-now-vs-then/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby-744352/bath-now-vs-then.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}