{"podcast":{"title":"Rebel Girls","slug":"rebel-girls-961017","podcast_index_feed_id":961017,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RGS8260109708","website_url":"https://www.rebelgirls.com/pages/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/59b585a2-ebaf-11ea-bfc7-e3c989c566f8/image/fb5163f4eb3fd823ca5ac9450d193479.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Rebel Girls","episode_count":438,"summary":"A podcast from Rebel Girls focused on building confidence in girls everywhere. Each episode explores the lives of real-life extraordinary women, from record-breaking athletes to fearless leaders. With empowering stories, interviews, news, and advice this show will inspire listeners to believe in themselves and take on the world. Formerly called Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:18:56.274762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rebel-girls-961017"},"episode":{"title":"Billie Jean King Read by Jessica Valenti","slug":"billie-jean-king-read-by-jessica-valenti","published_at":"2026-06-09T10:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rebel-girls-961017/billie-jean-king-read-by-jessica-valenti","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rebel-girls-961017","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/495/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prefix.up.audio/s/traffic.megaphone.fm/RGS6786912410.mp3?updated=1721753457","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/495/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prefix.up.audio/s/traffic.megaphone.fm/RGS6786912410.mp3?updated=1721753457","summary":"Once upon a time, there was a bespectacled girl who loved tennis. She was resourceful and figured out a way to get tennis lessons for free since her family didn't have a lot of money. When she became a national champion, she began to fight for equal rights within the tennis circuit: equal pay for men AND women. This led to a revolution in the sport, paving the way for future female superstars like Venus and Serena Williams. [This episode originally aired in April 2018.] About the Narrator Jessica Valenti is a columnist for the Guardian US and the author of multiple books on feminism, politics, and culture. Her most recent book, Sex Object: A Memoir, was a New York Times bestseller. Her award-winning blog, Feministing.com, has been praised by Columbia Journalism Review as “head and shoulders above almost any writing on women’s issues in mainstream media.” Credits This episode of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is produced by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, with writing and operation support by Darby Maloney and Elyssa Dudley. Sound Design and Original Theme Music by Elettra Bargiacchi.","meta_description":"Once upon a time, there was a bespectacled girl who loved tennis. She was resourceful and figured out a way to get tennis lessons for free since her famil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":880,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rebel-girls-961017/episodes/billie-jean-king-read-by-jessica-valenti/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rebel-girls-961017/billie-jean-king-read-by-jessica-valenti.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}