{"podcast":{"title":"Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast","slug":"friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027","podcast_index_feed_id":7202027,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/friends-and-rivals/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/friends-and-rivals","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/friends-and-rivals/20250206_020238_8f0c9077e76bd0014b90e7993dbf6272.jpg","author":"Nick & Josiah","episode_count":67,"summary":"Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast is your go-to show for all things Marvel Rivals ! Hosted by best friends Josiah and Nick, who’ve been gaming together since high school, this weekly podcast dives into the latest news, updates, hero spotlights, and community buzz—all from an informed, casual perspective. Join us as we break down the game we love with insight, humor, and the power of friendship! New episodes every Friday! Podcast art by DarkRaiDraws (X: @DarkRaiRai)","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T02:17:52.999986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027"},"episode":{"title":"What If... Things Feel Pretty Balanced? | Friends & Rivals 48","slug":"what-if-things-feel-pretty-balanced-friends-rivals-48","published_at":"2026-01-23T17:48:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027/what-if-things-feel-pretty-balanced-friends-rivals-48","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/friends-and-rivals/2478968","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/315218/2478968/friends-and-rivals/2026_01_23_17_35_01_4ce31ef0-788d-4224-ba79-f57521b42167.mp3","summary":"This week is all about first impressions and the balance changes for Season 6. Josiah and Nick also bring some groovy news, Armed & Dangerous, a Mailbag, and the Reddit Take of the Week. --------------------------------------------- Referenced Links: News: Patch Notes: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20260121/41548_1282950.html Hero Hotlist & Balance Post: Hero Hotlist: https://www.marvelrivals.com/heroes_data/index.html Balance Post: https://www.marvelrivals.com/balancepost/20260113/41667_1281488.html Reddit Take of the Week: https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1qha0wp/battle_pass_theme_confusion_by_me_gris/ https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1qj4qgk/dance_if_you_managed_to_dodge_nerfs_every_season/","meta_description":"This week is all about first impressions and the balance changes for Season 6. Josiah and Nick also bring some groovy news, Armed & Dangerous, a Mailb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8763,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027/episodes/what-if-things-feel-pretty-balanced-friends-rivals-48/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-rivals-a-marvel-rivals-podcast-7202027/what-if-things-feel-pretty-balanced-friends-rivals-48.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}