{"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 14: Italy, 1990","slug":"file-14-italy-1990","published_at":"2026-06-20T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774/file-14-italy-1990","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-14-Italy--1990-e3khr9i","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11139a58c/podcast/play/121219826/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-9%2F358554e4-898d-601e-8d93-7db1faa73338.mp3","summary":"In our fourteenth file, we travel to Italy, 1990 — where the World Cup became tense, tactical, and unforgettable. After the magic and chaos of Mexico 1986, football returned to one of the game’s great nations for a tournament full of pressure, passion, and heartbreak. There were penalty shootouts, surprise heroes, defensive battles, and emotional farewells. Cameroon shocked the world, England dared to dream, and Diego Maradona’s Argentina fought their way back to the final — but this time, West Germany were waiting. In Episode 14: Italy 1990 , we uncover how Cameroon shocked the football world, why England’s run captured a nation, and how West Germany turned heartbreak into triumph. Strap in. History never played it safe.","meta_description":"In our fourteenth file, we travel to Italy, 1990 — where the World Cup became tense, tactical, and unforgettable. After the magic and chaos of Mexico 1986…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1336,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-world-cup-files-7854774/episodes/file-14-italy-1990/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-14-italy-1990.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}