{"podcast":{"title":"The Commercial Break","slug":"the-commercial-break-1228059","podcast_index_feed_id":1228059,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/cbbta5Vb","website_url":"https://www.tcbpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/623bad4b-b036-499d-b6b9-5718cadc740e/6d9dd241-c572-4bde-a668-31e741a9b424/3000x3000/cover-art-audacy.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bryan Green","episode_count":952,"summary":"The Commercial Break is a podcast. It is summarized by an A.I. chat bot like this: \"\"TCB is an improv-comedy, interview, and variety podcast hosted by longtime best friends Bryan Green and Krissy Hoadley. Often described as the \"Cheesecake Factory of comedy podcasts,\" it’s a show that proudly embraces its chaotic, unpolished charm—self-aware that it’s \"just FINE\" and not for everyone. Airing Tuesday through Friday, the duo dives into their quirky friendship, blending twisted humor with discussions on pop culture, internet oddities, relationship drama, and dark comedy. They also have celebrity guests each Tuesday, play games and offer intentionally half-baked responses to listener questions and comments, creating a vibe that feels like a casual, irreverent escape from everyday life. The podcast features a mix of standalone episodes and a Tuesday \"TCB Infomercial\" series, where they bring in notable guests—think comedians like Ron Funches, Ari Shaffir, Hannah Berner, Steve-O, Tom Papa or Felipe Esparza—to riff on everything from personal anecdotes to absurd life experiences. Show topics can range from the mundane (spam texts, bad dating advice) to the bizarre (Mountain Monsters, Nak…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T12:17:14.641490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-commercial-break-1228059"},"episode":{"title":"The \"Up\" Massage!","slug":"the-up-massage","published_at":"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-commercial-break-1228059/the-up-massage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-commercial-break-1228059","url":"https://www.tcbpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/623bad4b-b036-499d-b6b9-5718cadc740e/episodes/1eef54ba-ca5c-4f3e-a112-c8b425aa857a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=623bad4b-b036-499d-b6b9-5718cadc740e&awEpisodeId=1eef54ba-ca5c-4f3e-a112-c8b425aa857a&feed=cbbta5Vb","summary":"EP(38: Bryan and Krissy have returned to the studio after ANOTHER lengthy vacation! What a life! Anyway....Bryan returns with a bad back and a need for deep tissue work. He goes searching and finds UP Massage just steps from his home. He makes an appointment over text while 38,000 feet over Canada and when he shows up for the massage, it goes about as well as expected.","meta_description":"EP(38: Bryan and Krissy have returned to the studio after ANOTHER lengthy vacation! What a life! Anyway....Bryan returns with a bad back and a need for de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4199,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-commercial-break-1228059/episodes/the-up-massage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-commercial-break-1228059/the-up-massage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}