{"podcast":{"title":"Echo Sportscast","slug":"echo-sportscast-7021822","podcast_index_feed_id":7021822,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6304231/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/echo-sportscast--6304231","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5a60d22fc9edc3f7166782c790ed11f8.jpg","author":"North Bay Echo","episode_count":90,"summary":"The Echo Sportscast delivers a weekly collection of Nipissing District Athletics high school results, video highlights and interviews, followed by post-secondary varsity, competitive club and recreational news and views. Each Friday morning, the 30-minute Sportscast will begin with the NDA roundup for the first one-third to half of the production. In the middle, we will spotlight an individual or sport with a five-minute excerpt from a longer podcast-style interview posted separately. Up next will be a variety pack of non-high school sports, ranging from club leagues to tournaments involving youth and adults, as well as post-secondary varsity coverage. At the end of each show, you will find a “Sports Heritage Moment” and historical footnote feature, most of which will connect to the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame inductees. We want the Echo Sportscast to be multi-generation involving youth, adults and the grandparents who raise and support them – while also adding a spark to their own athletic memories. The inaugural co-hosts are Paul McLean and Dave Dale, who bring a combined 40 years of local sports experience and a long list of network friends with bigger and better resumes to c…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T06:18:12.904250+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822"},"episode":{"title":"4 Important Games Across the NDA in Basketball and Volleyball Heading Into Exams","slug":"4-important-games-across-the-nda-in-basketball-and-volleyball-heading-into-exams","published_at":"2026-01-23T15:30:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/4-important-games-across-the-nda-in-basketball-and-volleyball-heading-into-exams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-important-games-across-the-nda-in-basketball-and-volleyball-heading-into-exams--69560254","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69560254/sportscast_jan_23rd_audio.mp3","summary":"This week's Sportscast features a Tuesday night that saw major matchups across the NDA. In basketball West Ferris hosted Algonquin and SJSH hosted Chippewa. The Trojans with a chance to secure the 1st seed with a win over the Barons. In volleyball the undefeated Bears went to Chippewa as they look to complete a perfect season with just 2 games left in the schedule. And in hockey Algonquin played Chippewa in a preview of their upcoming semi-final matchup starting on February 14th. 2:35 Basketball 10:35 Volleyball 16:50 Hockey 30:17 Laker/Panther Updates","meta_description":"This week's Sportscast features a Tuesday night that saw major matchups across the NDA. In basketball West Ferris hosted Algonquin and SJSH hosted Chippew…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2302,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/echo-sportscast-7021822/episodes/4-important-games-across-the-nda-in-basketball-and-volleyball-heading-into-exams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/4-important-games-across-the-nda-in-basketball-and-volleyball-heading-into-exams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}