{"podcast":{"title":"The Lowdown","slug":"the-lowdown-1381121","podcast_index_feed_id":1381121,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/20231215_041224_7739adb6610cd729232da8422a865dd2.jpg","author":"Conor Walsh","episode_count":201,"summary":"The Lowdown is a football podcast giving listeners unprecedented access to the minds shaping the modern game. Each week, we sit down with the people driving football forward — from club owners and technical directors to academy heads, coaches, and broadcasters — to uncover the lessons, challenges, and stories behind their journeys. Whether you’re a young coach, a player chasing the next step, or simply fascinated by what happens behind the scenes, The Lowdown offers honest insights to inspire the next generation of football professionals . Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-walsh-847b08127/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:19:29.055993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121"},"episode":{"title":"#198 - 2026 World Cup Preview w/ Liam Tharme","slug":"198-2026-world-cup-preview-w-liam-tharme","published_at":"2026-06-02T22:17:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/198-2026-world-cup-preview-w-liam-tharme","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown/2880543","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/32751/2880543/thelowdown/2026_06_02_22_16_43_53ce7d28-b302-40ab-8db9-f1693c19a4ff.mp3","summary":"The countdown is almost over as the biggest FIFA World Cup in history arrives across the United States, Canada and Mexico. With 48 teams, three host nations and an expanded format, the 2026 tournament promises to be unlike anything football has seen before. Liam Tharme and I discuss whether the scale of the event will elevate the spectacle, the challenges presented by travel, climate and scheduling, and how the never-ending football calendar continues to fuel the debate around player workload and the balance between club and international football. Alongside our predictions, we explore the tactical trends, key group-stage fixtures and knockout permutations that could define the road to the final. Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","meta_description":"The countdown is almost over as the biggest FIFA World Cup in history arrives across the United States, Canada and Mexico. With 48 teams, three host natio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2271,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lowdown-1381121/episodes/198-2026-world-cup-preview-w-liam-tharme/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/198-2026-world-cup-preview-w-liam-tharme.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}