{"podcast":{"title":"Game of Roses","slug":"game-of-roses-182735","podcast_index_feed_id":182735,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/614a8b25beeabb001340b859","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/gameofroses","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/614a8b25beeabb001340b859/1652055065502-0e7a7647fa10b780d957f703e9af2c7c.jpeg","author":"Game of Roses","episode_count":803,"summary":"In-depth coverage of the fastest growing professional sport in the world - The Bachelor. The foremost experts in gameplay analysis @BachelorClues and @PaceCase examine every episode as it airs as well as the history of the game and the plays that happen off the field in the parasocial arena of social media. Described as \"the MoneyBall of The Bachelor\", Game of Roses will give even a casual viewer a whole new way to watch America's true pastime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:20:10.436611+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-of-roses-182735"},"episode":{"title":"Michelle Obama Defends Love Island as High Art | Digging Deeper","slug":"michelle-obama-defends-love-island-as-high-art-digging-deeper","published_at":"2026-06-22T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-of-roses-182735/michelle-obama-defends-love-island-as-high-art-digging-deeper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-of-roses-182735","url":"https://shows.acast.com/game-of-roses/episodes/michelle-obama-defends-love-island-as-high-art-digging-deepe","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/614a8b25beeabb001340b859/e/6a37681cf1612f1c6951259f/media.mp3","summary":"BachelorClues and PaceCase dive into one of the most surprising reality TV conversations of the year as Michelle Obama passionately argues that reality television deserves serious cultural analysis. From Love Island fandom and audience participation to producer manipulation, unseen footage, and the power of the edit, this Digging Deeper explores why reality TV may be far more important than its critics admit. Plus, analysis of Viall Files interviews, behind-the-scenes revelations from Love Island USA, and what these contract-violation-level disclosures reveal about the modern reality game. Subscribe to Game of Roses on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gameofroses Patreon: https://patreon.com/gameofroses Merch: https://gameofroses.org Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/gameofroses Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifygameofroses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"BachelorClues and PaceCase dive into one of the most surprising reality TV conversations of the year as Michelle Obama passionately argues that reality te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/game-of-roses-182735/episodes/michelle-obama-defends-love-island-as-high-art-digging-deeper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-of-roses-182735/michelle-obama-defends-love-island-as-high-art-digging-deeper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}