{"podcast":{"title":"Neutral Zone Hotel","slug":"neutral-zone-hotel-6619056","podcast_index_feed_id":6619056,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5958466/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://neutralzonehotel.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c1533085574ccaf8213371e6a0340ce7.jpg","author":"NZH Team","episode_count":126,"summary":"Neutral Zone Hotel is an unapologetically left-leaning, inclusive podcast about hockey, topics around hockey, and, sometimes, things that aren't hockey. The show features a rotating crew of six hosts and their special guests, who will discuss current events, take deep dives into interesting topics, and occasionally break for a bit of fun. We welcome all fans, new and old, to check into the Neutral Zone Hotel with us. Logo design by Emily Mowbray","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T12:17:13.942004+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056"},"episode":{"title":"Cowards and Villains at USA Hockey","slug":"cowards-and-villains-at-usa-hockey","published_at":"2026-01-30T03:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/cowards-and-villains-at-usa-hockey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cowards-and-villains-at-usa-hockey--69676026","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69676026/nzh_s3ep18.mp3","summary":"The crew discusses USA Hockey's transgender participation ban, transphobic PWHL player Britta Curl-Salemme, and a special guest joins to discuss her own perspective as a transgender hockey player. At the end, we pivot to a discussion on the impact of Heated Rivalry across the pro hockey world. Benjamin welcomes Emily, Trevor, and special guest Heather to the Neutral Zone Hotel 02:47 The crew discusses USA Hockey's new transgender participation ban. 21:51 The PWHL still lacks a gender inclusion policy and Britta Curl-Salemme is sponsored by a vocally anti-trans organization. 40:49 Special guest Heather joins to talk about her own journey as a trans hockey player and fan and the personal impact of the ban. 1:08:17 The impact of Heated Rivalry on real life hockey. Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team. More information is available at https://neutralzonehotel.com Logo design by Emily Mowbray. We're available on YouTube and all the major podcast platforms. You can follow us on social media if you're so inclined: Bluesky: @neutralzonehotel.bsky.social You can join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord","meta_description":"The crew discusses USA Hockey's transgender participation ban, transphobic PWHL player Britta Curl-Salemme, and a special guest joins to discuss her own p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5292,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/episodes/cowards-and-villains-at-usa-hockey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutral-zone-hotel-6619056/cowards-and-villains-at-usa-hockey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}