{"podcast":{"title":"The 5280 Pitch - Denver Summit FC Podcast","slug":"the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150","podcast_index_feed_id":7614150,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/4mMPZQWY.rss","website_url":"https://www.5280pitch.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/3a1827de-93bd-40d6-a54e-221cf9873320/logos/4d3c4367-82bd-4b16-aff7-48f1917a9593.png","author":"Kate Hanson","episode_count":47,"summary":"Women's soccer in Denver is no longer a \"what if.\" Denver Summit FC is here. And every Tuesday, Kate Hanson — Colorado native and sports radio reporter — breaks down what's actually happening. The results. The roster. The moments defining this inaugural season in real time. Plus the players themselves, in their own words. Inaugural seasons only happen once. Might as well pay attention. Women's soccer at altitude.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:19:39.696645+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150"},"episode":{"title":"Denver Summit FC Is Back: New Facility & Kansas City Preview (BONUS)","slug":"denver-summit-fc-is-back-new-facility-kansas-city-preview-bonus","published_at":"2026-07-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150/denver-summit-fc-is-back-new-facility-kansas-city-preview-bonus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/756842e16a097f9375da7d54054bb8a9863e924dbbe0714a19a648cf841e0028/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1MDdjMmMxZS1iNTEzLTQzMjMtYTViMy0yZDliMjhmZjAxZDgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIzYTE4MjdkZS05M2JkLTQwZDYtYTU0ZS0yMjFjZjk4NzMzMjAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2MzBkMGViNWU0NTg5NjAwMGNmNTdmMGUiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0NzMyMzg0MWZjYTdmMDkwMjQ3ODZiLzUyODAtcGl0Y2gtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTNfXzUtNTMtMjgubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/756842e16a097f9375da7d54054bb8a9863e924dbbe0714a19a648cf841e0028/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1MDdjMmMxZS1iNTEzLTQzMjMtYTViMy0yZDliMjhmZjAxZDgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIzYTE4MjdkZS05M2JkLTQwZDYtYTU0ZS0yMjFjZjk4NzMzMjAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2MzBkMGViNWU0NTg5NjAwMGNmNTdmMGUiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0NzMyMzg0MWZjYTdmMDkwMjQ3ODZiLzUyODAtcGl0Y2gtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi03LTNfXzUtNTMtMjgubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"Denver Summit FC just opened a NWSL facility that wasn't borrowed, wasn't adapted from a men's team — it was designed, from the studs out, for women. And once you hear what that actually meant in the design, you can't unhear it. Ten years ago, captain Janine Sonis was a rookie in Houston, parking on the street and handing her kit to an equipment manager she never saw wash it. This week she walked into a building with a cryotherapy chamber, a dry float tank, red-light therapy, and a first-team locker room built to the same standard as the Broncos, the Rockies, the Avs, and the Nuggets. Same standard. Not close to. That's the jump. That's the story. I talked to the people who built it and the people who'll live in it — Populus lead architect Valerie, club President Jen Millay, head coach Nick Cushing, and veterans Sonis and Kaleigh Kurtz — about what \"designed for women\" really means, and why Kurtz says this place might change how long she plays. Then the restart. Five weeks off. Kansas City up next — a team in real disarray, but one still carrying two-time MVP Temwa Chawinga. Cushing has beaten Chris Armas before; Kurtz has to deal with Chawinga now. And Lindsey Heaps is close. I break it all down and give you my prediction. New here? Follow the show and dig into the rest of the coverage. The 5280 Weekly newsletter and full archive — 5280pitch.com @5280pitch on Instagram & Threads Merch — 5280-pitch-shop.fourthwall.com Denver Summit FC. NWSL. Women's soccer at altitude.","meta_description":"Denver Summit FC just opened a NWSL facility that wasn't borrowed, wasn't adapted from a men's team — it was designed, from the studs out, for women. And…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1629,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150/episodes/denver-summit-fc-is-back-new-facility-kansas-city-preview-bonus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-5280-pitch-denver-summit-fc-podcast-7614150/denver-summit-fc-is-back-new-facility-kansas-city-preview-bonus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}