{"id":362791,"date":"2026-07-20T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/introducing-stuff-matters-with-ed-conway\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:00:25","slug":"introducing-stuff-matters-with-ed-conway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/introducing-stuff-matters-with-ed-conway\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing&#8230; Stuff Matters with Ed Conway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/QFCR-HL2eFc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Introducing... 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