{"podcast":{"title":"Walk On: The Athletic FC's Liverpool show","slug":"walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074","podcast_index_feed_id":887074,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae/show-cover.png","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":503,"summary":"The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Andy Jones join Tony Evans to bring you the very best insight into Liverpool Football Club twice a week, every week Follow for expert knowledge of the club from breaking news to entertaining and informed discussion around the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074"},"episode":{"title":"Is the future bright for Slot's Liverpool?","slug":"is-the-future-bright-for-slot-s-liverpool","published_at":"2026-04-23T12:48:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/is-the-future-bright-for-slot-s-liverpool","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074","url":"https://shows.acast.com/walk-on-the-athletic-fcs-liverpool-show/episodes/is-the-future-bright-alisson-reports-liverpools-next-no1","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae/e/69ea1101289eeb2c7ba48ce1/media.mp3","summary":"Simon Hughes and James Pearce join Tony Evans to assess the bigger picture at Anfield. With Arne Slot insisting the future looks promising, the panel ask whether that optimism is justified — or if major questions still need answering. A big focus is on the goalkeeping situation. With injuries to Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Freddie Woodman stepping in, what does Liverpool’s long-term plan look like between the posts? Plus, a preview of the weekend clash with Crystal Palace — a side that has caused Liverpool plenty of recent problems! Want to get in touch with your thoughts? Email: walkon@theathletic.com Host: Tony Evans With: Simon Hughes & James Pearce Producers: Guy Clarke & Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Simon Hughes and James Pearce join Tony Evans to assess the bigger picture at Anfield. With Arne Slot insisting the future looks promising, the panel ask…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2590,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/episodes/is-the-future-bright-for-slot-s-liverpool/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-on-the-athletic-fc-s-liverpool-show-887074/is-the-future-bright-for-slot-s-liverpool.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}