{"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 3: France, 1938","slug":"file-3-france-1938","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-cup-files-7854774/file-3-france-1938","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-3-France--1938-e3ir7df","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11139a58c/podcast/play/119429999/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-13%2Fe9e1c21f-78ff-111d-ec3d-0261422f8d4b.mp3","summary":"In our third file, we travel to France, 1938 — where the World Cup returned to a Europe on the edge of war. Four years after Italy’s controversial triumph, football came back with tension in the air and politics pressing in from every side. Some nations stayed away. Others arrived under pressure. And on the pitch, the tournament delivered fierce battles, brilliant goals, unexpected stories, and a defending champion determined to prove its victory was no accident. In Episode 3: France 1938 , we uncover how world events shaped the tournament, why several teams were missing, and how Italy fought its way to a second straight World Cup title. Strap in. History never played it safe.","meta_description":"In our third file, we travel to France, 1938 — where the World Cup returned to a Europe on the edge of war. Four years after Italy’s controversial triumph…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1183,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-world-cup-files-7854774/episodes/file-3-france-1938/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-3-france-1938.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}