{"podcast":{"title":"The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima","slug":"the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928","podcast_index_feed_id":1099928,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacy/cleveland_wkrkfm_the_ken_carman_show_with_anthony_lima","website_url":"https://www.audacy.com/podcast/all","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/647/0/0/0/0-8322056.jpg","author":"Audacy","episode_count":500,"summary":"The only place to talk about the Cleveland sports scene is with Ken Carman and Anthony Lima. The two guide listeners through the ups and downs of being a fan of the Browns, Cavaliers, Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes in Northeast Ohio. They'll help you stay informed with breaking news, game coverage, and interviews with top personalities.Catch The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima live Monday through Friday (6 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 92.3 The Fan, the exclusive audio home of the Browns, or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @KenCarmanShow.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:18:56.720959+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928"},"episode":{"title":"The Harden Trade Was Absolutely a Necessity","slug":"the-harden-trade-was-absolutely-a-necessity","published_at":"2026-05-15T13:16:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928/the-harden-trade-was-absolutely-a-necessity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8384367_2026-05-15-135707","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8384367/8384367_2026-05-15-135707.128.mp3?rssID=3588","summary":"Ken makes the unfiltered case that the James Harden trade was the only move the Cavs could have made given the roster's salary constraints, depleted draft capital, and Darius Garland's depressed trade value — and anyone still calling it a mistake isn't watching the games. The bigger honest admission is that this window is likely two years max before the roster gets broken up, which makes tonight's Game 6 and whatever comes after it feel genuinely urgent in a way Cleveland fans haven't experienced since LeBron was here. With Harden holding Detroit to 37.5 percent shooting while carrying the offensive load for 43 minutes in Game 5, the trust debate is shifting — but Ken isn't pretending the squeamishness disappears completely when a must-win game six is on the line.","meta_description":"Ken makes the unfiltered case that the James Harden trade was the only move the Cavs could have made given the roster's salary constraints, depleted draft…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928/episodes/the-harden-trade-was-absolutely-a-necessity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-carman-show-with-anthony-lima-1099928/the-harden-trade-was-absolutely-a-necessity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}