{"podcast":{"title":"We're Obsessed","slug":"we-re-obsessed-7872420","podcast_index_feed_id":7872420,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/were-obsessed","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/05f078b4-3f55-11f1-9077-a7fb2193e2e1/image/ede387e50c4b6f3fe57c2127d4e3afb4.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":81,"summary":"Your FYP has a podcast! Every Wednesday and Friday, The Ringer’s Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti dig into the pop culture obsessions, celebrity gossip, viral vernacular, and media crazes that are taking over your life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:19:58.053474+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-obsessed-7872420"},"episode":{"title":"The Phia Scam Explained, a Viral Bison, and Every Unhinged After-School Snack You've Ever Made","slug":"the-phia-scam-explained-a-viral-bison-and-every-unhinged-after-school-snack-you-ve-ever-made","published_at":"2026-07-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-obsessed-7872420/the-phia-scam-explained-a-viral-bison-and-every-unhinged-after-school-snack-you-ve-ever-made","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-obsessed-7872420","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6131068273.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6131068273.mp3","summary":"Jodi and Nora kick things off in Animal Corner with the Yellowstone bison attack that produced what the internet is calling \"the Mona Lisa of tourist photos.” Then, they pivot over to Scam Summer as they break down Mitch McConnell's proof-of-life photo and the Bloomberg investigation into Phoebe Gates's shopping app Phia. They cap it off with listener responses to this week's introspective question: What was your go-to after-school snack with no parental advisory? (00:00) Catching up on the weekend (08:16) Animal Corner (08:45) The Mona Lisa of tourist photos (16:35) Taylor Swift’s dog is revealed! (20:10) Erling Haaland (and his raccoon?) return home (27:11) Scam Summer (27:37) Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham proving life (34:37) Let's explain the Phia scam (58:14) Introspective questions Hosts: Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Producers: Sasha Ashall and Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Jodi and Nora kick things off in Animal Corner with the Yellowstone bison attack that produced what the internet is calling \"the Mona Lisa of tourist phot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5358,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-re-obsessed-7872420/episodes/the-phia-scam-explained-a-viral-bison-and-every-unhinged-after-school-snack-you-ve-ever-made/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-re-obsessed-7872420/the-phia-scam-explained-a-viral-bison-and-every-unhinged-after-school-snack-you-ve-ever-made.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}