{"podcast":{"title":"Utilidork Podcast","slug":"utilidork-podcast-7772784","podcast_index_feed_id":7772784,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/utilidork-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/utilidork-podcast","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/utilidork-podcast/20260317_020303_a9689cf1150c46d170df75a22fa31d8c.png","author":"Zack and Matt","episode_count":5,"summary":"You said yes to a Disney World trip and now you're staring at ticket types, dining reservations, and a website that won't stop using acronyms. Utilidork is the podcast for you. Each week, a reluctant Disney adult and an unapologetic true believer take first-timers and die hard fans, from the moment of decision through the parks and out the other side — covering tickets, resorts, the lingo, the 14-mile-a-day reality, picking the right rides, eating well, and what to do when it all goes sideways. Expect honest disagreement, comedy, and the stuff most Disney content skips: how to actually prepare your body for the parks, when to ignore the optimized plan, and why one of us keeps slowly caving to the magic against his better judgment. Plus mini episodes between the mains — focused, no fluff, the kind of thing you pull up the night before a park day. Whether you're 60 days out or just dipped a toe in, we'll get you ready..","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/utilidork-podcast-7772784"},"episode":{"title":"Be Our Guest - Jeremy from Main Street Magic Joins the Pod","slug":"be-our-guest-jeremy-from-main-street-magic-joins-the-pod","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/utilidork-podcast-7772784/be-our-guest-jeremy-from-main-street-magic-joins-the-pod","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/utilidork-podcast-7772784","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/utilidork-podcast/2795546","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/378367/2795546/utilidork-podcast/2026_05_05_12_29_26_abf9bc6d-8077-4137-9863-f105cc512ead.mp3","summary":"What turns a Maryland kid with zero Disney upbringing into a guy who hosts a Disney podcast and visits the parks monthly? The answer involves one toddler, one Mickey Mouse, and one moment that reorganized his entire vacation philosophy. This week on Utilidork , I sit down with Jeremy Stein — co-host of Main Street Magic and one of the most trusted voices in the Disney planning space — to talk about the slow, sneaky way Disney World gets you. Jeremy shares his own conversion story, why the parks hit different at different ages, and how he and his wife Rhonda have built a relationship with this place (and its cast members) over years of repeat visits. In this episode: The \"first trip\" moment that flipped Jeremy from skeptic to enthusiast Why some planning helps — and why over-planning will ruin your trip How cast members quietly do the heaviest lifting in the magic What changes when Disney becomes a place you go back to, not just a place you go to Whether you're planning your first trip or your fortieth, there's something here. Or, if you're like me, something to make you feel slightly more normal about loving this place. Listen now — and go subscribe to Main Street Magic wherever you get your podcasts.","meta_description":"What turns a Maryland kid with zero Disney upbringing into a guy who hosts a Disney podcast and visits the parks monthly? The answer involves one toddler,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2852,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/utilidork-podcast-7772784/episodes/be-our-guest-jeremy-from-main-street-magic-joins-the-pod/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/utilidork-podcast-7772784/be-our-guest-jeremy-from-main-street-magic-joins-the-pod.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}