{"podcast":{"title":"The NewsWorthy","slug":"the-newsworthy-503325","podcast_index_feed_id":503325,"rss_url":"https://thenewsworthy.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.theNewsWorthy.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/2/9/d/f29da3092104b65be55e3c100dce7605/REVISED_TNW-LibsynUpdate_1.png","author":"Erica Mandy","episode_count":2574,"summary":"The day's news made fast, fair and fun – in 15 minutes. Erica Mandy is like a trusted friend who always 'gets' both sides. She's a veteran journalist who was tired of talking heads, alarmist headlines and monotone voices, so she created something different. The NewsWorthy is packed with politics, tech, business and entertainment from a variety of sources -- brought together in one, convenient place (and with a friendly twist). Join the tens of thousands of people already listening each weekday!","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:21:43.425184+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsworthy-503325"},"episode":{"title":"Special Edition: World Cup in America — What to Know","slug":"special-edition-world-cup-in-america-what-to-know","published_at":"2026-06-06T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsworthy-503325/special-edition-world-cup-in-america-what-to-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsworthy-503325","url":"https://www.thenewsworthy.com/","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/35/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prefix.up.audio/s/clrtpod.com/m/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thenewsworthy/SES_0606_NWPOD_Saturday.mp3?dest-id=560482","summary":"The World Cup begins next week, and this time, it's happening across North America. Longtime soccer writer Leander Schaerlaeckens explains what makes this tournament so massive, what it means for soccer in America, and how far the U.S. men's team has come. Plus, we discuss the controversies surrounding the tournament — from high costs to global tensions. Learn more about our guest(s): https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes Join us again for our 10-minute daily news roundups every Mon-Fri! Become an INSIDER and get ad-free episodes here: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get The NewsWorthy MERCH here: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/merch Sponsors: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to Quince.com/newsworthy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/NEWSWORTHY and use promo code NEWSWORTHY at checkout. To advertise on our podcast, please email: ad-sales@ libsyn .com","meta_description":"The World Cup begins next week, and this time, it's happening across North America. Longtime soccer writer Leander Schaerlaeckens explains what makes this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-newsworthy-503325/episodes/special-edition-world-cup-in-america-what-to-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsworthy-503325/special-edition-world-cup-in-america-what-to-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}