{"id":151089,"date":"2026-01-14T21:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/?p=151089"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:48:21","slug":"do-the-woo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ma.tt\/2026\/01\/do-the-woo\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the Woo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For my first podcast of the year with the WordPress community, I joined the new Do the Woo podcast! 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