{"podcast":{"title":"Perfect Match?","slug":"perfect-match-6822510","podcast_index_feed_id":6822510,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65e8dde5c54f630016af0733","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/perfect-match","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65e8dde5c54f630016af0733/1753289208427-60d7f747-ef65-45ff-9965-d5961fd7e8ee.jpeg","author":"Bryan Keller","episode_count":98,"summary":"Perfect Match? is a tennis podcast where we talk about tennis as it relates to the culture (and sometimes our relationship as it relates to tennis). Co-hosts, partnered couple and dare we say doubles partners, Bryan and Michele get into it exploring the big game, their own game and anything else that's making tennis fans talk from the sidelines. Episodes drop weekly. Stay in touch: Bluesky at @perfectmatchpodcast.com or @shellsteak , and Instagram at @perfectmatchpodcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T00:19:12.037686+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perfect-match-6822510"},"episode":{"title":"The Tennis Channel, Sinclair Broadcasting and the Authoritarian Attack on Free Speech","slug":"the-tennis-channel-sinclair-broadcasting-and-the-authoritarian-attack-on-free-speech","published_at":"2025-09-24T11:34:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perfect-match-6822510/the-tennis-channel-sinclair-broadcasting-and-the-authoritarian-attack-on-free-speech","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perfect-match-6822510","url":"https://shows.acast.com/perfect-match/episodes/the-tennis-channel-sinclair-broadcasting-and-the-authoritari","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65e8dde5c54f630016af0733/e/68d3d734d4ea86dd5906c782/media.mp3","summary":"As we have all heard, Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended at the behest of the Trump administration, then reinstated after an enormous public outcry. What is less discussed is the influence of the two main networks that own many of the local ABC affiliate stations, Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group , the latter of which owns… The Tennis Channel . Prior to ABC’s blanket suspension of the show, both networks were blocking Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their local stations, because they are right-wing, Pro-Trump organizations. What's a tennis fan to do? Cancel your Tennis Channel account? Boycott their advertisers? There aren't a lot of good options here, but we can and must keep speaking out. As Jamelle Bouie put it, \"Stand up...and say no.\" Also: Carlos Alcaraz doesn't know what \"Meta Glasses\" are Taylor Townsend screwed up on social media Anti-Asian racism in tennis isn't all that uncommon It's a dark time. Keep the faith. Send us your hot takes at perfectmatchpodcast@gmail.com As always tell your friends, rate this podcast in your app , and send us feedback at https://www.perfectmatchpodcast.com/ You can also follow us on Bluesky at @perfectmatchpodcast.com or @shellsteak and YouTube at @PerfectMatchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"As we have all heard, Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended at the behest of the Trump administration, then reinstated after an enormous public outcry. What is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2055,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/perfect-match-6822510/episodes/the-tennis-channel-sinclair-broadcasting-and-the-authoritarian-attack-on-free-speech/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perfect-match-6822510/the-tennis-channel-sinclair-broadcasting-and-the-authoritarian-attack-on-free-speech.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}