{"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":"Former Laker Frank Longo on 3 National Championship Appearances with Lakers Lacrosse","slug":"former-laker-frank-longo-on-3-national-championship-appearances-with-lakers-lacrosse","published_at":"2026-01-02T15:28:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822/former-laker-frank-longo-on-3-national-championship-appearances-with-lakers-lacrosse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/echo-sportscast-7021822","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-laker-frank-longo-on-3-national-championship-appearances-with-lakers-lacrosse--69279454","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69279454/sportscast_jan_2nd_audio.mp3","summary":"For our first Sportscast of 2026 we are joined by Frank Longo, a former Lakers lacrosse player, current police constable in the Durham Region, and hockey scout working with an Alaska-based junior team. Frank reflects on his time at Nipissing, including three national championship appearances with the Lakers, coaching women’s hockey, and how sport helped shape his career beyond the rink.","meta_description":"For our first Sportscast of 2026 we are joined by Frank Longo, a former Lakers lacrosse player, current police constable in the Durham Region, and hockey…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/echo-sportscast-7021822/episodes/former-laker-frank-longo-on-3-national-championship-appearances-with-lakers-lacrosse/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/former-laker-frank-longo-on-3-national-championship-appearances-with-lakers-lacrosse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}