{"podcast":{"title":"The Thunder Down Under Chargers Podcast","slug":"the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751","podcast_index_feed_id":5339751,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thunderdownunder/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thunderdownunder","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thunderdownunder/20220415_010425_873db5e525b1a75c12d66a43a314a050.jpg","author":"Thunder Down Under","episode_count":147,"summary":"Three Aussies. One passion: American Football Join best mates Andy (@TDU_Andy), Jack (@TDU_Jack), and Alister (@TDU_ Alister) as they use data, analysis, and humour to work through their feelings about the Los Angeles Chargers and the NFL. If you love the Chargers and the NFL, you'll love The Thunder Down Under. Follow us on Twitter at @TDU_Chargers Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheThunderDownUnderPodcast Tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever else you get your favourite podcasts","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:18:41.417924+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751"},"episode":{"title":"Joe Hortiz: Genius or Villain? | Chargers Free Agency Breakdown!","slug":"joe-hortiz-genius-or-villain-chargers-free-agency-breakdown","published_at":"2026-03-15T11:19:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751/joe-hortiz-genius-or-villain-chargers-free-agency-breakdown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thunderdownunder/2629652","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/122223/2629652/thunderdownunder/2026_03_15_11_19_11_e8afc665-af86-46e5-9d5c-5f791d47045d.mp3","summary":"For a third consecutive free agency, the Chargers have had a deathly quiet start to proceedings and fans have seriously had enough! Armed with the most cap space in the NFL, GM Joe Hortiz has adopted a cautious, targeted approach, staying true to his Baltimore origins. Big names like Odafe Oweh and Zion Johnson have departed. Lesser-known names like Keaton Mitchell, Charlie Kolar, Alec Ingold and Cole Strange have arrived. Are these shrewd football decisions by the Bolts’ top man or is it simply parsimonious tosh?! Is he the best or is he the worst GM in the League?! In this binary era of football discourse and analysis, is it possible to be anything in between? We discuss it all on TDU. Don’t miss it!","meta_description":"For a third consecutive free agency, the Chargers have had a deathly quiet start to proceedings and fans have seriously had enough! Armed with the most ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4442,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751/episodes/joe-hortiz-genius-or-villain-chargers-free-agency-breakdown/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thunder-down-under-chargers-podcast-5339751/joe-hortiz-genius-or-villain-chargers-free-agency-breakdown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}