{"podcast":{"title":"The GIST of It","slug":"the-gist-of-it-744020","podcast_index_feed_id":744020,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5678978/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-gist-of-it","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0f2d2c51d1569bed50d809503e859b1a.jpg","author":"The GIST of It","episode_count":590,"summary":"The GIST of It is a twice-weekly podcast on what’s going on in the sports world. Hosts Ellen Hyslop and Stephanie Rotz discuss current sports topics and how they intersect with pop culture and social issues, covering everything from major league season previews to calling out the sexist BS we see in sports daily. Expect a hilarious yet informative conversation with a refreshing female perspective on the world of sports.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T20:17:37.415701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020"},"episode":{"title":"#540: Are you primed for the Madness?","slug":"540-are-you-primed-for-the-madness","published_at":"2026-03-19T09:00:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020/540-are-you-primed-for-the-madness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/540-are-you-primed-for-the-madness--70730673","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70730673/ep_540_podcast_track.mp3","summary":"Lace up those dancing shoes. It’s time to boogie. Men’s March Madness officially begins today, with the 64-team first round tipping off at 12:15 p.m. ET. Before the guys and gals hit the hardwood, co-hosts Steph Rotz and Lauren Tuiskula are going all in with a Big Dance primer, spending this episode of The GIST of It talking about the top storylines in the men’s and women’s tourneys. Gimme gimme, shimmy shimmy. Show notes: Join The GIST’s Men’s College Basketball Bracket Challenge Join The GIST’s Women’s College Basketball Bracket Challenge Annie Costabile, FOS Alexa Philippou, ESPN Jackie Powell Doug Feinberg, AP More on The GIST: 🎧 Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepod ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistca @thegistusa 🐦 X: @thegistpod","meta_description":"Lace up those dancing shoes. It’s time to boogie. Men’s March Madness officially begins today, with the 64-team first round tipping off at 12:15 p.m. ET.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gist-of-it-744020/episodes/540-are-you-primed-for-the-madness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020/540-are-you-primed-for-the-madness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}