{"podcast":{"title":"Small Market Bias: A San Antonio Spurs Podcast","slug":"small-market-bias-a-san-antonio-spurs-podcast-6421184","podcast_index_feed_id":6421184,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/O4_6mV00","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/small-market-bias-a-san-antonio-spurs/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ec3032c0-8f6c-492f-ac75-1ad630b8e70d/d47edd7a-3949-4006-86e9-642be8af0877/3000x3000/spurs_copy.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav","episode_count":115,"summary":"San Antonio writer and reporter Paul Garcia along with a variety of guests have all your Spurs angles covered. 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