{"podcast":{"title":"Whistleblowers","slug":"whistleblowers-6994565","podcast_index_feed_id":6994565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd","website_url":"http://www.dailymail.co.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/1759489853319-cd5b72b1-12ae-4a99-8ff3-d55989259365.jpeg","author":"Daily Mail","episode_count":118,"summary":"Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about. Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the inside stories only those at the heart of the game can tell. Players have had their say. Now, it’s time to hear from the people who actually know how football works. Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman Executive Producer: Jamie East Producer: Henry Williams Researcher: William Colledge Booker: Ashley Whitt Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T08:20:37.174208+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565"},"episode":{"title":"How far can the Host Nations go THIS time? | Whistleblowers at the World Cup","slug":"how-far-can-the-host-nations-go-this-time-whistleblowers-at-the-world-cup","published_at":"2026-07-03T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/how-far-can-the-host-nations-go-this-time-whistleblowers-at-the-world-cup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565","url":"https://shows.acast.com/whistleblowerspod/episodes/how-far-can-the-host-nations-go-this-time-whistleblowers-at","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/e/6a46ac0a8890f0eef3b8878c/media.mp3","summary":"Whistleblowers is in America! And Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart are lacing up their (cowboy) boots and putting on their Stetsons as they ask how far a sparkling looking USMNT can make it in their home World Cup, even if they are without their talismanic Falorin Balogun… Plus, we find out why Balogun should never have been sent off from our resident expert, while the boys lament yet another lacklustre Belgium performance, and even dip their toes into some Premier League news that has gone under the radar! Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up? Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart and Mark Clattenburg Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Video Editor: William Colledge Content Editor: Joseph Palmer Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Graphic Designer: Daniel McGarry Social Handles: X: @blowerspod Instagram: whistleblowerspod TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Whistleblowers is in America! And Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart are lacing up their (cowboy) boots and putting on their Stetsons as they…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2590,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whistleblowers-6994565/episodes/how-far-can-the-host-nations-go-this-time-whistleblowers-at-the-world-cup/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/how-far-can-the-host-nations-go-this-time-whistleblowers-at-the-world-cup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}