{"podcast":{"title":"The Ringer-Verse","slug":"the-ringer-verse-1577068","podcast_index_feed_id":1577068,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-ringer-verse","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b90e552a-8370-11eb-92d2-533f3946efd4/image/be7060285776706aefa759e82dfb1bea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":775,"summary":"The Ringer-Verse is your go-to nexus podcast feed for all things nerd culture and fandom, featuring: 'The Midnight Boys': Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman react to the latest in fandom and share their instant reactions to the newest nerd culture releases, all while bringing the banter every week. 'Button Mash': Ben Lindbergh and company discuss the latest in the world of video games, from headline-making new releases, to industry trends, to game swaps and nostalgic re-plays. Follow the House of R feed for deep dives from Mal and Jo!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:01.795689+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068"},"episode":{"title":"Ringer-Verse Recommends: May 2026 (Featuring ‘Outlander,' 'For All Mankind,' and 'Star City')","slug":"ringer-verse-recommends-may-2026-featuring-outlander-for-all-mankind-and-star-city","published_at":"2026-05-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068/ringer-verse-recommends-may-2026-featuring-outlander-for-all-mankind-and-star-city","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2898274518.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2898274518.mp3","summary":"In a departure from the typical \"Recommends\" format, Ben Lindbergh brings on 'Vulture' TV critic and 'TV Is Good' cohost Kathryn VanArendonk for a wide-ranging discussion centered on a sci-fi/fantasy pairing of 'Outlander' (which just concluded an eight-season Starz run), 'For All Mankind' (which just wrapped its fifth season of six on Apple TV), and their respective spinoffs (especially 'Star City,' which just premiered). They start by assessing how much the shows have in common, what sets them apart, and how they reflect TV trends, before diving deeper into each franchise, first in a high-level way and then (with warnings) by reacting to the latest seasons. (00:00) Intro (04:14) Kathryn VanArendonk Joins (15:39) 'Outlander' (38:29) 'Outlander' Spoilers (48:18) 'For All Mankind' (65:03) 'For All Mankind' Spoilers (78:25) 'Star City' Host: Ben Lindbergh Guest: Kathryn VanArendonk Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"In a departure from the typical \"Recommends\" format, Ben Lindbergh brings on 'Vulture' TV critic and 'TV Is Good' cohost Kathryn VanArendonk for a wide-ra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ringer-verse-1577068/episodes/ringer-verse-recommends-may-2026-featuring-outlander-for-all-mankind-and-star-city/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068/ringer-verse-recommends-may-2026-featuring-outlander-for-all-mankind-and-star-city.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}