{"podcast":{"title":"The Gay Tennis Podcast","slug":"the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141","podcast_index_feed_id":7380141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/647d28eec1e93b0011e33f02","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-gay-tennis-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1685923992119-e1f5be7bef75c3d26b7078952afb97da.jpeg","author":"TheGayTennis Podcast","episode_count":160,"summary":"Welcome to The Gay Tennis Podcast! We blend tennis news with gay culture. Join in the fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T10:18:42.105454+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141"},"episode":{"title":"Heated Rivalry Meets Tennis with Ben Rothenberg","slug":"heated-rivalry-meets-tennis-with-ben-rothenberg","published_at":"2025-12-31T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141/heated-rivalry-meets-tennis-with-ben-rothenberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-gay-tennis-podcast/episodes/heated-rivalry-meets-tennis-with-ben-rothenberg","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/647d28eec1e93b0011e33f02/e/69549fd9cb029db7575e5c19/media.mp3","summary":"Tony welcomes Bounces creator Ben Rothenberg back to talk about the show on everyone’s lips: Heated Rivalry. They get into:  Why this show became a phenomenon  Heated Rivalry vs Challengers  The importance of supportive women to gay men Ben’s hockey background  Gay male professional athletes coming out  What we want from Heated Rivalry Season 2 Follow Ben on Twitter , and read his latest Second Serve article . And here’s a link to the Challengers Review episode we mention. For more from us, you can follow along Twitter or Instagram .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Tony welcomes Bounces creator Ben Rothenberg back to talk about the show on everyone’s lips: Heated Rivalry. They get into: Why this show became a p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5258,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141/episodes/heated-rivalry-meets-tennis-with-ben-rothenberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gay-tennis-podcast-7380141/heated-rivalry-meets-tennis-with-ben-rothenberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}