{"podcast":{"title":"Sports Media with Richard Deitsch","slug":"sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610","podcast_index_feed_id":1023610,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/sports-media-deitsch","website_url":"http://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382767.jpg","author":"Audacy","episode_count":733,"summary":"The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T14:18:01.712103+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610"},"episode":{"title":"First Look: Why have women's sports podcasts exploded over the last two years?","slug":"first-look-why-have-women-s-sports-podcasts-exploded-over-the-last-two-years","published_at":"2026-03-24T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/first-look-why-have-women-s-sports-podcasts-exploded-over-the-last-two-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/serve.castfire.com/audio/8091823/8091823_2026-04-08-225323.192.mp3?rssID=6247","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/serve.castfire.com/audio/8091823/8091823_2026-04-08-225323.192.mp3?rssID=6247","summary":"The women's sports podcast market is experiencing an unprecedented boom, with over 70% of top-ranking shows launching within the last two years. Jessie Katz of iHeartMedia explains how media companies are leveraging underserved fanbases to drive new investment and content growth.","meta_description":"Explore the rapid expansion of women's sports podcasts and how iHeartMedia is capturing hungry, underserved audiences in this industry preview.","key_points":["Market trend: Over 70% of the top 100 women's sports podcasts were launched in the last 24 months","Strategic advantage: Media networks are using established broadcast reach to find and promote niche, underserved sports audiences","Industry shift: Long-time veteran journalists are finally gaining dedicated platforms to focus exclusively on women's athletics","Content strategy: Success involves a mix of targeting high-demand niche sports like volleyball and softball alongside major talent acquisitions","Growth outlook: The sector is currently in an experimental phase, building infrastructure to meet the rising appetite of expanding fanbases"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":0,"title":"Introduction to the Boom","summary":"An overview of the recent explosion in women's sports podcasting and the significance of new market entrants."},{"start_ms":60000,"title":"A Non-Mature Market","summary":"Discussion on why the rapid influx of new shows indicates a high-growth, high-investment opportunity rather than a saturated market."},{"start_ms":130000,"title":"Empowering Veterans","summary":"How the new landscape provides dedicated space for established journalists who have long covered women's sports."},{"start_ms":220000,"title":"iHeart's Programming Portfolio","summary":"A look at specific successful shows like Good Game with Sarah Spain and talent-driven content like 'FUT around and find out'."},{"start_ms":290000,"title":"Targeting Underserved Fans","summary":"The strategy of identifying hungry audiences in sports like volleyball, softball, and skateboarding to drive engagement."},{"start_ms":340000,"title":"The Experimental Phase","summary":"How networks are testing different content areas to build a sustainable ecosystem as viewership grows."}],"topics":["Sports Media","Women's Sports","Podcast Industry","iHeartMedia","Content Strategy","Sports Business","Audience Engagement","Media Investment"],"duration_seconds":415,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/episodes/first-look-why-have-women-s-sports-podcasts-exploded-over-the-last-two-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/first-look-why-have-women-s-sports-podcasts-exploded-over-the-last-two-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}