{"podcast":{"title":"Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird","slug":"bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195","podcast_index_feed_id":7323195,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP8863223339","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/06c401d0-254c-11f0-8301-639ccf99e287/image/e157e9dc62dcad92cad3391eb0f27f5b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sue Bird","episode_count":34,"summary":"Bird’s Eye View is your courtside seat to the WNBA, hosted by Hall of Famer and four-time champion Sue Bird. Every week, Sue offers sharp insight, candid analysis, interviews, and behind-the-scenes stories that spotlight the brilliance of women’s basketball — on the court. From the Vox Media Podcast Network and TOGETHXR. New episodes drop every Friday here and on YouTube.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195"},"episode":{"title":"A WNBA Finals Preview, Phee’s Press Conference, and the Referee Dilemma with Ryan Ruocco","slug":"a-wnba-finals-preview-phee-s-press-conference-and-the-referee-dilemma-with-ryan-ruocco","published_at":"2025-10-03T15:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195/a-wnba-finals-preview-phee-s-press-conference-and-the-referee-dilemma-with-ryan-ruocco","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9218763641.mp3?updated=1759501607","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9218763641.mp3?updated=1759501607","summary":"We have a very special episode this week with the one and only Ryan Ruocco! We talk all things happening in the WNBA, including our reaction to Napheesa Collier’s press conference, before getting into a really great discussion about referees and how WNBA games should be officiated. Ryan then shares all the different areas of growth that he’s seen in the WNBA since he started calling games in 2013, his favorite playoff and Finals moments that he’s gotten to cover, and the origin of his iconic “You Bet!” call. We then recap the semifinals and our takeaways about the Las Vegas Aces, Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever, and Minnesota Lynx, before previewing the Finals match between the Aces and Mercury. Link to vote for ‘Bird’s Eye View’ in the Signal Awards: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signal4_finalists_finalistnotification_092325&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2025/shows/genre/sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"We have a very special episode this week with the one and only Ryan Ruocco! We talk all things happening in the WNBA, including our reaction to Napheesa C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5005,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195/episodes/a-wnba-finals-preview-phee-s-press-conference-and-the-referee-dilemma-with-ryan-ruocco/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bird-s-eye-view-with-sue-bird-7323195/a-wnba-finals-preview-phee-s-press-conference-and-the-referee-dilemma-with-ryan-ruocco.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}