{"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":"Barons and Raven Clash on the Court in a Critical Game Going Into Playoffs","slug":"barons-and-raven-clash-on-the-court-in-a-critical-game-going-into-playoffs","published_at":"2026-02-06T20:48:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/barons-and-raven-clash-on-the-court-in-a-critical-game-going-into-playoffs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/barons-and-raven-clash-on-the-court-in-a-critical-game-going-into-playoffs--69849527","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69849527/sportscast_feb_6th_audio.mp3","summary":"This week's Sportscast features a big game at Chippewa for the senior boys as they face Algonquin to determine who gets the 2nd seed bye to the semi-finals. We also have highlights from the Barons and Ravens on the volleyball court and quarterfinal matchups for next week. For our Spotlight interview we sat down with Team Winters who are heading off to nationals in curling. Jackson sits down with the boys to talk about nationals, the future, and to learn the basics of curling. 0:00 Intro 2:30 Basketball 7:30 Volleyball 13:45 Hockey 25:50 Spotlight with Team Winters","meta_description":"This week's Sportscast features a big game at Chippewa for the senior boys as they face Algonquin to determine who gets the 2nd seed bye to the semi-final…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3291,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/echo-sportscast-7021822/episodes/barons-and-raven-clash-on-the-court-in-a-critical-game-going-into-playoffs/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/barons-and-raven-clash-on-the-court-in-a-critical-game-going-into-playoffs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}