{"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":"This World Cup was NEVER for the Punters","slug":"this-world-cup-was-never-for-the-punters","published_at":"2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/this-world-cup-was-never-for-the-punters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565","url":"https://shows.acast.com/whistleblowerspod/episodes/this-world-cup-was-never-for-the-punters","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/e/6a1d97cd5e7c8b2378279ed0/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In this week’s Bonus Ball, the boys are talking money - Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart and Mark Clattenburg ask just how much is TOO much for football fans to pay, as we see prices for next month’s tournament increase week on week… Meanwhile, Mark reveals how much World Cup referees are really paid, and Ian tells us his surprising summer tournament habit that he hasn’t broken since 2002... Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up? Read Jack Gaughan’s Special 5 Part series of Pep’s City Decade HERE: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15830799/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-City-Untold-Decade-Two-Troubled-Season.html Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg Producer: William Colledge Executive Producer: Jamie East Booker: Ashley Whitt Video Editor: Rowan Jacobs 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":"Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In this week’s Bonus Ball, the boys are talking money - Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart and Mark Clattenburg ask just how much i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1377,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whistleblowers-6994565/episodes/this-world-cup-was-never-for-the-punters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whistleblowers-6994565/this-world-cup-was-never-for-the-punters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}