{"podcast":{"title":"The World Cup Files","slug":"the-world-cup-files-7854774","podcast_index_feed_id":7854774,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11139a58c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ails-and-the-cheeks","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45739579/45739579-1777767991964-b8a8291ad42c2.jpg","author":"Aileen Summers","episode_count":16,"summary":"The greatest show on earth has a history as dramatic as the matches themselves. The World Cup Files takes you back to where it all began, uncovering the untold stories, unforgettable moments, and wild facts behind every World Cup tournament. From heroes and villains to shocking upsets, controversial decisions, and moments no one saw coming — this is football history as you’ve never heard it before. Strap in. History never played it safe.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T06:22:17.485059+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774"},"episode":{"title":"File 1: Uruguay, 1930","slug":"file-1-uruguay-1930","published_at":"2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774/file-1-uruguay-1930","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ails-and-the-cheeks/episodes/File-1-Uruguay--1930-e3ir710","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11139a58c/podcast/play/119429600/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-8%2F76433312-8d72-b716-016c-20dcbbc47f63.mp3","summary":"In our first file, we travel back to Uruguay, 1930 — where the story of the FIFA World Cup began. Thirteen teams, three stadiums, and one bold idea: to bring the football world together for the first time. But the first World Cup was far more than goals and glory. It was filled with long journeys, fierce rivalries, controversial decisions, unlikely heroes, and a final that lit up both sides of the River Plate. In Episode 1: Uruguay 1930 , we uncover how the World Cup was born, why Uruguay became the perfect stage, and how one tournament changed football history forever. Strap in. History never played it safe.","meta_description":"In our first file, we travel back to Uruguay, 1930 — where the story of the FIFA World Cup began. Thirteen teams, three stadiums, and one bold idea: to br…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1088,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-world-cup-files-7854774/episodes/file-1-uruguay-1930/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774/file-1-uruguay-1930.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}